council tax removal of goods letter from bailiff

juliedawn001

Contact your local Citizen's Advice Bureau. They have drop in sessions and can help you get it passed back to the council for collection.
I have just done this myself this afternoon.

Homer_71

i 'm not on benefits i've just this second recieved another letter saying i have 4 hours to contact this bailiff in charge an Alan Miller the letter states he's attended my property today to find i wasn't in i've been in all day i only spoke to him on the phone this afternoon

CIS

Hi there, try not to let this worry you too much. I understand that the minimum the council will except for a council tax bill if you are in arrears with it is £5 per week per debt (as some people do have more than one year) (past debt).

There is no legal minimum arrangement, each is set by the local authority.

Anything you send them must be either hand delievered or get proof of posting (send recorded). As long as you are willing to pay an amount then they need to except it.

The council do not have to make a formal arrangement if they do not believe the payment amount is suitable and can instruct the bailiff to continue on any balance - irrespective of
your income if they so wish.

They are not allowed to force you into it as when the council goes to court this is when they request the full amount to pay under the liability order.

For a bailiff to have been instructed the Liability Order needs to have already been granted by a magistrates court.

juliedawn001

You don't have to be on benefits. They so a SOA with you at the CAB and then work out what you can afford to pay and then contact the council with the affordable amount. The council then put the account on hold for a month and recall the debt. You make your first payment direct to council offices within the month. All paperwork is then sent to you at home from council.BUt you have to make the payments without fail or it is returned to the baliffs!

CIS

You don't have to be on benefits. They so a SOA with you at the CAB and then work out what you can afford to pay and then contact the council with the affordable amount. The council then put the account on hold for a month and recall the debt. You make your first payment direct to council offices within the month. All paperwork is then sent to you at home from council.BUt you have to make the payments without fail or it is returned to the baliffs!

Remeber though that is is dependent on the council recalling the debt - I work in council tax recovery and we return very few overall, regardless of any CAB intervention.