help - filling out forms...in Scotland

dottypops

Yes: receieved a summary warrant, but just left it - I am at work just now so cant recall timescales etc, but can have a look later and will post any info I can.
Who would have thought that looking forward to a sherriff officers visit would be a good thing!!:rotfl:Must admit that I am glad that our sytem exists here seems to be a lot less daunting i.e non court appearance!

dottypops

Hi - this is also the fisrt month for me not to pay my DMP. So was very good timing! I had rented a place as i new that the mortgage company will be progressing with repo soon so get my keys in a fortnight - The telephone calls are just starting - just ignoring them! Nothing else for it

mustbedebtfree

dottypops wrote: »

Yes: receieved a summary warrant, but just left it - I am at work just now so cant recall timescales etc, but can have a look later and will post any info I can.
Who would have thought that looking forward to a sherriff officers visit would be a good thing!!:rotfl:Must admit that I am glad that our sytem exists here seems to be a lot less daunting i.e non court appearance!

Sorry for the million questions but its great to have scottish people to ask!

Did baliffs visit etc? Do the sherriff officers come to the house? Or anywhere they can catch you eg work?

dottypops

No Visits - just letter advising me that council had handed over the case to the sherriff officers - only got the visit yesterday - and I was at work so the charge was put throught the letterbox!

Yes on submission of the forms it could take just 5 days - however I need to time it so that I can take my wages out of the bank before they freeze the account as this is the money to help with my move to a new house!

dottypops

A wee update on Timescale

I received the notice form the Sheriff Officers on 12 June 2009 advising me that a summary warrant had been passed to them by the Council for collection. The summary warrant date was the 8 June.
(This is the letter that gives you a chance to enter into an agreement of payment with the sheriff officers). It also states that a summary warrant authorises recovery by;
· The service of a charge of payment by a Sheriff Officer who will visit your home
· An arrestment of your earnings and/or bank
· An attachment and auction of effects in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 of the debt Arrangement & Attachment Scotland act 2002
It also states ‘a charge for payment may be used to constitute your apparent insolvency which could lead to a Petition for your bankruptcy being lodge at court’.
I contacted them on the 26 June and made an arrangement to pay a sum on a weekly basis. I didn’t want them to arrest my wages or serve and attachment order for my possessions. I made one payment. Then I received a letter on 13th July stating that I must contact them as I hadn’t kept to the agreement. As I said they called round with the charge yesterday – 23 July. This was only to deliver the charge.
This charge is for outstanding arrears on this year 2009/2010 Council Tax. Just to let you know I do also have outstanding arrears from 2 previous years too! I have been paying intermittently when and what I could afford during the previous years – I have not until those 2 payments in early July paid anything to this years so far.
I think they have done me a huge favour!:o

broxiebear1

:beer:

dottypops wrote: »

A wee update on Timescale

I received the notice form the Sheriff Officers on 12 June 2009 advising me that a summary warrant had been passed to them by the Council for collection. The summary warrant date was the 8 June.
(This is the letter that gives you a chance to enter into an agreement of payment with the sheriff officers). It also states that a summary warrant authorises recovery by;
· The service of a charge of payment by a Sheriff Officer who will visit your home
· An arrestment of your earnings and/or bank
· An attachment and auction of effects in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 of the debt Arrangement & Attachment Scotland act 2002
It also states ‘a charge for payment may be used to constitute your apparent insolvency which could lead to a Petition for your bankruptcy being lodge at court’.
I contacted them on the 26 June and made an arrangement to pay a sum on a weekly basis. I didn’t want them to arrest my wages or serve and attachment order for my possessions. I made one payment. Then I received a letter on 13th July stating that I must contact them as I hadn’t kept to the agreement. As I said they called round with the charge yesterday – 23 July. This was only to deliver the charge.
This charge is for outstanding arrears on this year 2009/2010 Council Tax. Just to let you know I do also have outstanding arrears from 2 previous years too! I have been paying intermittently when and what I could afford during the previous years – I have not until those 2 payments in early July paid anything to this years so far.
I think they have done me a huge favour!:o

:beer: bumping for scottish b.r.