Builders bailiffs

Summer_Dreams

I've been in touch with trading standards over this builder throughout and I emailed him again yesterday with an update, just waiting for his reply!

Rain_Shadow

As we thought. Just an opening salvo from a debt collector.

Rain_Shadow

They have given you until 14 December to write back saying 'This amount is disputed'.


I wouldn't necessarily give them too much detail at this stage.

Doozergirl

Rain_Shadow wrote: »

As we thought. Just an opening salvo from a debt collector.

Exactly. It's just a threatening letter.

xyz123

pappa_golf wrote: »

bailiffs are involved AFTER you have been issued with a coiunty court summons

Not the high Court appointed bailiffs. In these cases there is no advance notice. Channel 5 have made a full tv series out of following high Court bailiffs (can't pay we will take away or something like that)..

Kiran

xyz123 wrote: »

Not the high Court appointed bailiffs. In these cases there is no advance notice. Channel 5 have made a full tv series out of following high Court bailiffs (can't pay we will take away or something like that)..

I'm by no means a lawyer but id imagine the high court wouldn't appoint bailiffs without allowing you to make representation!

Ectophile

On "Can't Pay We'll Take It Away", they always have a court order to back it up. That will only happen after a court case. And even if you lost a court case, the court would still give you time to pay before the bailiffs could be sent in.

The correct way do deal with the run-of-the-mill debt collectors in cases like this is to tell them that the amount owed is disputed, and they must refer the matter to the builders.