Council Tax

sourcrates

elliejake wrote: »

Now I feel as tho im being ripped off and theres nothing I can do about it...

I rang the council to complain about Rossendales charges £264.73 for 1 enforcement letter.
Rossendales were passed my case 11/10/13 and they hand delivered 2 letters to my last known address (I've been here 6 years) so must have been the one before this. If they were delivered at all..

He says what Rossendales charge is out of his hands, even tho I can prove I was not living at the address when these letters were suppose to have been hand delivered...

Resist the temptation to pick up the phone, do a Google search for "bailiffs fees", then write a letter of complaint to Rossendale's saying you dispute the charges they have added.


Ask for a full explanation and breakdown of charges.
Always best in writing, send recorded delivery ASAP.

hallowitch

send to Rossendale's and the council by e-mail and recorded delivery letter


My Name
My Address
.
To:
Acme Bailiff Co
Bailiff House
.
Ref: Account No: 123456
.
Dear Sir
.
With reference to the above account(s), 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 please provide a copy of the notice of seizure however at this stage I will accept a list of the goods seized

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
.
Ripped off customer"

elliejake

I wrote a letter asking what the charges were for and there reply was.

First visit Fee- £24.50 27th Jan 2014 at 15.48pm.
Second visit Fee-£18.00 3rd Feb 2014 at 15.20pm

Enforcement Fee- £235.00 24th April 2014 at 13.18pm

The first letter I received at my address was 23rd June 2014, Lived here for the last 6 years.
This means they have charged me for visiting my last address even though I left 6 years ago.

antonic

elliejake wrote: »

I wrote a letter asking what the charges were for and there reply was.

First visit Fee- £24.50 27th Jan 2014 at 15.48pm.
Second visit Fee-£18.00 3rd Feb 2014 at 15.20pm

Enforcement Fee- £235.00 24th April 2014 at 13.18pm

The first letter I received at my address was 23rd June 2014, Lived here for the last 6 years.
This means they have charged me for visiting my last address even though I left 6 years ago.

The last fee of £235 is wrong and cant be charged .

The £235 fee is charged under the new Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1894/contents/made

The £235 fee can ONLY be charged AFTER they have issued you with a Notice of Enforcement Letter charging you £75 * AND waiting 7 days after the issue of the Notice of Enforcement

(*Note the £75 and £235 fees are set by the Ministry of Justice and the MINIMUM fees that can be charged, Rossendales MAY charge more if they want , any fees charged are paid FIRST to the MoJ .)

Therefore any fees they want to charge are under the old legislation and not Taking Control of Goods.

elliejake

The above fee £235.00 was charged in accordance with the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (inclusive of amendments) following a visit made by Mr D Simpson who was certificated at Burnley Combined Courts centre on 6th August 2013.

elliejake

Is there anything I can do about these charges?
If so how do I go about it. Thanks

elliejake

elliejake wrote: »

Is there anything I can do about these charges?
If so how do I go about it. Thanks

Letter they recently sent about the fees charged.

Further to your correspondence
First visit fee £24.50 27th Jan 2014 at 15.48pm
Second visit fee £18.00 3rd Feb 2014 at 15.20pm

The above fees were charged in accordance with the council Tax Administration and Enforcement regulations following visits made by MrC Wiatson who was certificated at Burnley Combined Courts centre 5th November 2012.

Enforcement Fee-£235 - 24th April at 13.18pm

The above fee was charged in accordance with the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (inclusive of amendments) following a visit made by Mr D. Simpson who was certificated at Burnley Combined Courts centre on 6th August 2013.

I just rang Rossendales to ask are they 100% sure they are right to charge me Enforcement fee £235. They confirmed yes they are.