Council tax bailiff-Urgent Updated Please help!

moneysavingmumofone

They have not entered my flat at all. Im just not going to answer the door but am unsure what to reply back via text/phone call if he maintains the charges are legit and he wont accept a payment plan? Thanks. x

hallowitch

what council and bailiff company are you dealing with

check here to confirm the bailiff is certificated and to what company

http://certificatedbailiffs.justice.gov.uk/CertificatedBailiffs/

don't worry about the bailiff as said don't answer the door to him(you should keep your locked because legally they can walk in if the door is unlocked ) and keep the car well away from your flat

moneysavingmumofone

hallowitch wrote: »

what council and bailiff company are you dealing with

check here to confirm the bailiff is certificated and to what company

http://certificatedbailiffs.justice.gov.uk/CertificatedBailiffs/

don't worry about the bailiff as said don't answer the door to him(you should keep your locked because legally they can walk in if the door is unlocked ) and keep the car well away from your flat

Ive checked and he is certified to the correct company. Its Chandlers Bailiffs. The lock is on plus chain and OH has taken the car to work. Ive found this template letter (1st one) http://www.consumerwiki.co.uk/index.php/Bailiffs:_Useful_Template_Letters Does that look like the right thing to post to them tomorrow? Many thanks for all your help. x

Heffi1

Remember to send letters recorded and signed for so that you know they have been received, that way they cannot deny ever getting them.

Good luck.

moneysavingmumofone

Thankyou I will do that.

hallowitch

To:
Acme bailiffs
bailiff House

Ref: Account No: 123456

Dear Sir

With reference to the above account, Can you please provide me with a Breakdown of the charges.

This includes:
a - the time & date of any Bailiff action that incurred a Fee.
b - the reason for the fee.
c - the name(s) of the Bailiff(s) that attended on each occasion a Fee was charged.
d - the name(s) of the Court(s) the Bailiff(s) was/were certificated at.
e - the date of the Certification.
f- if a levy fee has been charged on the above account please provide a copy of the notice of distress/walking possession agreement

This is not a Subject access request under the Data Protection Act S7 1998 so does not incur a fee of £10. You are obliged to provide this information.

I require this information within 14 days.

Yours faithfully

Beetlemama

If your husband is on 24 hours and you're not working are you on benefits? our council takes back the debt if the client is on benefits and then sets up either a £5 per week repayment scheme or an attachment of benefits (less than £15 per month) provided the debt and the benefits are in the same name.

Speak to the council to find out what their policy is, they'll have tried a lot of letters before they got to this stage so you and they both know that you've all known there was a debt for a while, but they might not know your circumstances if you didn't complete the 14 Day Letter they sent out.

moneysavingmumofone

Beetlemama wrote: »

If your husband is on 24 hours and you're not working are you on benefits? our council takes back the debt if the client is on benefits and then sets up either a £5 per week repayment scheme or an attachment of benefits (less than £15 per month) provided the debt and the benefits are in the same name.

Speak to the council to find out what their policy is, they'll have tried a lot of letters before they got to this stage so you and they both know that you've all known there was a debt for a while, but they might not know your circumstances if you didn't complete the 14 Day Letter they sent out.

We get child and working tax credit. Have spoken to the council this morning who say they cant take it back. We got a few months behind (used to pay full c.tax and rent when OH was in his old job) just before OH was made redundant in 2010 then couldnt afford to pay it back as he was on JSA for just over a year. I did completely forget about it as I cant even remember when they last contacted me. At least this has shock started me into tackling debts again, I dont want to live like this anymore. Thanks for your reply.

nimbo

can you try to play dumb, and just call teh council, and give them cash over the phone????

My sister was being chased by a nasty man in Reading when she moved to Sheffield, and just called the office (paid over the phone) and next time nasty man called and said I'm going to come and get it she said help yourself it'll take ya a while, and PS here's my payment reference...

moneysavingmumofone

nimbo wrote: »

can you try to play dumb, and just call teh council, and give them cash over the phone????

My sister was being chased by a nasty man in Reading when she moved to Sheffield, and just called the office (paid over the phone) and next time nasty man called and said I'm going to come and get it she said help yourself it'll take ya a while, and PS here's my payment reference...

I dont have any money at the moment, 57p in the bank. Also Im sure they'd just use it to pay this years council tax bill as I think the refernce numbers the same?