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Council Tax Joint Liability?
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Wrong.hodgester wrote:A council tax bill is no different from a gas or electric bill. They wouldn't accept a third off you for the total debt and neither will councils. Please ignore the advice to not open the doors to bailiffs. Their first visit costs £22.50, their second visit costs £16.50. If they come back after that then Richard Branson couldn't afford the charges you could get lumbered with. You need to face up to the situation as the longer you leave it to make an arrangement the bigger the debt will become.
In council tax arrears cases, for each liability order where no levy is made, £22.50 for the first or only visit, and £16.50 for a second visit, can be charged. No charge can be made for subsequent visits.
Best advice is not to allow the bailiff in.0 -
needaspirin wrote:Wrong.
In council tax arrears cases, for each liability order where no levy is made, £22.50 for the first or only visit, and £16.50 for a second visit, can be charged. No charge can be made for subsequent visits.
Best advice is not to allow the bailiff in.
RIGHT!
The words 'vanning call' mean anything to you? CCS, the company who were on the recent BBC documentary add around £200-300 for a vanning call. If they ask me for it after customer breaks arrangement with them I always grant them the right to call round.
If they are sly the bailiff can make a 'contstructive levy' even if they are not allowed in.. just by looking through your ground floor windows. They are generally not encourgaed to do this, as they need a signed walk-in possession but some of them can be very devious when needs be.it's not the council's fault your band is wrong, blame the Valuation Office !!!!! :rolleyes:0 -
and of course the other reason not to ignore bailiffs is that some councils (including mine) now do an experian (credit) check on you when the bailiff says it is to be returned. If you're not a homeowner or have bad credit then we start commital proceedings. If you are a homeowner then as long as you owe £750 or more then we commence bankruptcy proceedings...it's not the council's fault your band is wrong, blame the Valuation Office !!!!! :rolleyes:0
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and of course the other reason not to ignore bailiffs is that some councils (including mine) now do an experian (credit) check on you when the bailiff says it is to be returned.
where doing experian checks on any accts that have been returned un-delivered.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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