Dispute Bailiffs charges?

allofushere

I recently attempted to have a CCJ judgement Set Aside. It failed, however the judge told me that the bailiffs fees I had been charged looked a little steep and told me to request evidence of all the things they had charged me for. For example, they had put Inventory fee, Removal Fee etc. The CCJ is joint with an ex partner. He assured last year that the bailiffs had not been to his address. They have not been to mine either so where exactly did they go to carry out these 'Fees'.
This is why the Judge told me to dispute the charges. So, I weent straight home and fired off an email to the Bailiffs asking for evidence. This was nearly 2 weeks ago now and although I have sent a reminder, I have heard nothing.

Can anyone advise me how to get a response? Is there a procedure, a template letter or anything? I still owe them over £700 so I want to get this sorted before I hand over the full balance as getting money back off them if I then dispute the costs would, I imagine , be nigh on impossible.

I would really appreciate any advice as I want to settle this CCJ and get it off my worry list as soon as possible but the thought of paying them more than I need to, really makes me seethe. :mad::mad::mad:

allofushere

Can anyone help?

CornishBloke29

Search and you will find it: http://www.dealingwithbailiffs.co.uk/#HCEOhighfees

allofushere

Thank you very much for your reply. I have used one of the templates on the site you recommended. Just need to wait for the response (if any) now.

I have serached many times for help with bailiffs and have never come across that particular site, but having seen similar templates on MSE I knew it must be out there somewhere. Thank you for your help.

RAS

Which bailiff company is this?

allofushere

The Sheriffs Office

allofushere

Hi Hope someone can help. I have waited the given 7 days for a response from the Sheriffs Office but have heard nothing.

The charges they have given are as follows:

Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: ********
As per your recent request, we hereby attach a breakdown of the fees charged in this matter. We would advise the
fees are charged under the High Court Enforcement Regulations 2004, Schedule 3, Regulation 13 and in
accordance with the Senior Courts Costs Office guidance to chargeable hourly rates 2010 for the area London 3.
Band A £267.00 p/h :Authorised High Court Enforcement Officers & Chairman
Band B £195.00 p/h :Managing Directors
Band C £165.00 p/h :Other Directors
Band D £121.00 p/h :Paralegals, Enforcement Officers & Accounts Management
Hours are broken down into 10 x 6 minute units.
VAT is applicable at a rate of 20%.
Please note that if payment of the sums due is not recovered in full then fee '1 Percentage Fee' may be adjusted, as
necessary, upon completion. Other fees may be subject to adjustment if required.
Yours faithfully,
The Sheriffs OfficeYour Ref: ******
Our Ref: ******

FEE BREAKDOWN AS AT 25-04-2012
Date Name Amount
16-11-2011 12 Accounts Management Fee (D4) £48.40
16-11-2011 12 Case Preparation Fee (D3) £36.30
16-11-2011 12 Writ Management Fee (A1) £26.70
16-11-2011 12 Case Management Fee (D10) £121.00
16-11-2011 12 HCEOA Writ Levy Fee £1.50
24-11-2011 6.2(b) Auction Inventory Fee £52.60
24-11-2011 1 Percentage Fee £21.78
24-11-2011 2 Mileage Fee £50.00
24-11-2011 3 Seizure of Goods Fee £2.00
24-11-2011 12 Case Allocation Fee (D1) £12.10
24-11-2011 12 Attendance to Seize Goods Fee (D15) £181.50
30-11-2011 12 DVLA Vehicle Check Fee £15.00
28-03-2012 12 Case Allocation Fee (D1) £12.10
28-03-2012 5(3) Attendance to Remove Fee £363.00
28-03-2012 12 Commercial Van Fee £94.90
Totals £1,038.88
VAT is applicable at a rate of 20%.

I have no evidence that any of this even occurred as I did not live in the property/s they allege to have attended.

A county court judge advised me to contest these charges so, I sent this:

[NAME OF HCEO COMPANY]
[ADDRESS]
[AND POSTCODE]

[DATE]

Dear Sir

Re: Case ref/In the matter of: [case number/description of problem]

I note that you charged me [AMOUNT] in fees and costs that do not appear to comply with regulations governing fees and costs that can be charged to a debtor by a High Court Enforcement Officer.

Please send me the following no later than 3pm on [DAY AND DATE IN 7 DAYS TIME].

1. Fees charged under 1 to 11 of Schedule 3 of the High Court Enforcement Officers Regulations 2004.

a) A list of amounts you charged

b) Identify which regulation of Schedule 3 you relied upon to enable that fee

2. Costs claimed under Regulations 12, miscellaneous costs

a) A list of item descriptions or nature of work done giving rise to each sum of costs incurred

b) the invoice or sales receipt proving when and whom you paid those costs to

3. If you have a costs order, please send a copy of the order showing the court name and the date the order was made.

4. Truthfully confirm in writing the above-mentioned costs are genuine, and that they comply with the regulations.

If you are unable or unwilling to comply with the above, please refund me the above-amount and I will close the file.

Yours very truly
ETC

As I ve not heard from them, whats my next step??

Any help appreciated.

DVardysShadow

Edit your post, take your name and address out, reference Nos and any other identifying info.

allofushere

Any advice anyone? Is it worth pursuing a refund or shall I just pay and have done with it?