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NEED HELP! - Council Tax payment and Bailiffs
FAaron
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Hi,
I owe a certain amount (unknown exactly to me at present) for Council Tax. I rang Manchester City Council today and they told me the account has been passed on to bailiffs.
I have received letters from Equita Certificated Bailiffs informing me I owe £537.95 for December 6th 2011 - March 31st 2012 and £898.58 for the current year. Obviously, these have the bailiffs fees added on top I presume? I rang the bailiffs in question and the guy I spoke to urged me to pay up quickly. Should I?!
Do I have to pay my Council Tax arrears through the bailiffs now, or can I pay on the Manchester City Council website and then settle up whatever fees with the bailiffs after? I was reading through a similar thread to this whereby people were saying the bailiffs can only charge you for two visits? What exactly are the bailiffs entitled to? If I just pay what I owe to the council will the bailiffs go away? I have supposedly received visits from them but have never been in when they've called round.
Hope someone can help me! I don't want to be paying what I don't need to.
I owe a certain amount (unknown exactly to me at present) for Council Tax. I rang Manchester City Council today and they told me the account has been passed on to bailiffs.
I have received letters from Equita Certificated Bailiffs informing me I owe £537.95 for December 6th 2011 - March 31st 2012 and £898.58 for the current year. Obviously, these have the bailiffs fees added on top I presume? I rang the bailiffs in question and the guy I spoke to urged me to pay up quickly. Should I?!
Do I have to pay my Council Tax arrears through the bailiffs now, or can I pay on the Manchester City Council website and then settle up whatever fees with the bailiffs after? I was reading through a similar thread to this whereby people were saying the bailiffs can only charge you for two visits? What exactly are the bailiffs entitled to? If I just pay what I owe to the council will the bailiffs go away? I have supposedly received visits from them but have never been in when they've called round.
Hope someone can help me! I don't want to be paying what I don't need to.
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