Bristow and Sutor

jamesshim89

Hi everyone just need a little advice.

I recieved a letter off bs that they are in control of council tax debt in increments of £50 a week yes £50 lol so i phoned them told them my situation and because they said no i fell behind once again on this years ct already now i logged on their website agreed £100 a month online. So i thought it was set-up direct debit for 5 months. Then today i recieved a knock knock at the door be being wary i dont answer. They left eventually i looked at the note they left and instead of £500 they now want £735 by 7pm or on saturday they will be taking goods i could pay in full but an extra £235 is taking the p*** any idea what i could do please

THANKS
JAMES

jamesshim89

Sorry that was 2mths ago i set up the arrangement now they come knocking the door

CIS

If you've defaulted the payments then they will come looking for the full balance. The £235 is the enforcement fee charged, which is set in legislation, for attending to remove goods.

Craig

National_Debtline

Hi

If they haven’t been into your home already keep the door locked and don’t let them in as they can’t force entry. If you own a vehicle keep it in a garage, on someone else’s private property or well out of the way. Their options will be limited if they can’t access your belongings.

The key thing is to show willingness to pay based on how much you can afford. If they will not accept your instalments save them up as there will come a point where they either accept your payments or pass the debt back to the council.

You might find this council tax factsheet useful:
www.nationaldebtline.org/EW/factsheets/Pages/02%20EW%20Council%20tax%20recovery/Default.aspx

James
@natdebtline