Unpaid Council Tax & Bailiffs - What Next?

banksshouldworry

I was unable to pay my Council Tax so ended up getting a Liability Order served a few months ago.

I've since had two visits from the bailiffs (I didn't let them in obviously!) and they've added a further £24.50 and £18.00 to the bill.

I've heard that the bailiffs can't add any more fees on. Is that right?

I don't have the ability to pay them and my offer of token payments was ignored by Rossendales.

What else can the courts, collectors and the bailiffs do from this point?

Thanks for you help.

Cheers,

banksshouldworry

Trom

Attachment of earnings order if you're employed.

banksshouldworry

Im self-employed but my business is barely running at a profit at the moment. I'm in a deficit situation - more going out than coming in - even for priority expenses.

Does an attachment of earnings add further fees/costs?

banksshouldworry

CIS

Attachment of earnings order if you're employed.

Assuming the bailiff returns the case to the local authority then they may decide to go down that route however they also have the option of going for bankruptcy, a charging order or ultimately committal to prison if required.

Im self-employed but my business is barely running at a profit at the moment. I'm in a deficit situation - more going out than coming in - even for priority expenses.

Does an attachment of earnings add further fees/costs?

A self employed person cannot be attached for council tax. An attachment carries no extra cost other than a £1 per payroll admin fee that can be charged by an employer.

RobertoMoir

banksshouldworry wrote: »

I was unable to pay my Council Tax so ended up getting a Liability Order served a few months ago.

I've since had two visits from the bailiffs (I didn't let them in obviously!) and they've added a further £24.50 and £18.00 to the bill.

I've heard that the bailiffs can't add any more fees on. Is that right?

Unless they find something they can levy on, yes.

I don't have the ability to pay them and my offer of token payments was ignored by Rossendales.

What else can the courts, collectors and the bailiffs do from this point?

The bailiffs can do very little if they cannot levy. Though I can assure you they will claim they can do all kinds of things.

The council, however can bring considerable pressure to bear.

banksshouldworry

RobertoMoir wrote: »

Unless they find something they can levy on, yes.



The bailiffs can do very little if they cannot levy. Though I can assure you they will claim they can do all kinds of things.

The council, however can bring considerable pressure to bear.

The only valuable thing I have is my car but I need it for business purposes. Can they levy on that or take it?

What considerable pressure can the council bring to bear?

banksshouldworry

RobertoMoir

banksshouldworry wrote: »

The only valuable thing I have is my car but I need it for business purposes. Can they levy on that or take it?

Define "need it for business purposes". A bailiff cannot take a tool of the trade. This includes "My car/van, for I am a taxi driver/courier and this is the vehicle I use". It does not include "My car/van, for it is a right pain in the hoop to commute to work without it, I have to change buses twice and everything". A self-employed tradesperson's work vehicle is debatable - in the job I do, it would be quite possible for anyone to to commute to/from a job without a car, for example.

What considerable pressure can the council bring to bear?

banksshouldworry

CIS has already outlined the steps they can take.

Trom

OP, may I ask, why are you concerned about the additional charges? I assume since you're posting here that you're going BR.