What the hell bailiff?

Jimmygg7

MattMattMattUK said:

Is the person you are trying to get money from employed? If so an attachment to earnings would be the best way to go. 

I don't think he is, unfortunately. He was self employed, and usually gets cash, I imagine under the table.

MattMattMattUK

Jimmygg7 said:

MattMattMattUK said:

Is the person you are trying to get money from employed? If so an attachment to earnings would be the best way to go. 

I don't think he is, unfortunately. He was self employed, and usually gets cash, I imagine under the table.

Trying to recover money from someone with no legitimate income generally ranges from very difficult to impossible. As much as I would generally like these kind of people to be hounded until they finally pay you also have to assess how much it will cost you both potentially financially (fees paid to collection agents which end up being unrecoverable) as well as your time. 

fatbelly

That's what the information order should disclose.

If there are assets like a car, then a bailiff can use the reg number and knows what to go after
if he is employed then he knows the employer and address for an aoe
if he owns property then maybe a charging order
if he has savings then you know which bank to go after with a tpdo

It might also be appropriate to go for the nuclear option with a statutory demand.

This is what the info order should reveal - if the system works as it should.

Jimmygg7

fatbelly said:

That's what the information order should disclose.

If there are assets like a car, then a bailiff can use the reg number and knows what to go after
if he is employed then he knows the employer and address for an aoe
if he owns property then maybe a charging order
if he has savings then you know which bank to go after with a tpdo

It might also be appropriate to go for the nuclear option with a statutory demand.

This is what the info order should reveal - if the system works as it should.

You're dead on the money, that's my plan, plus the nuke if everything else fails. In hindsight, maybe I should have gone for the stat demand straight away, however I've learned a whole lot in the process about the judicial system, so if anything I've become wiser, and I'll know how to navigate myself around it in the future!

sourcrates

Statutory demand can be a double edged sword though, if they own property it might get a result, if they don`t they may just call your bluff and say make me bankrupt then, I guess you will find out.

Jimmygg7

sourcrates said:

Statutory demand can be a double edged sword though, if they own property it might get a result, if they don`t they may just call your bluff and say make me bankrupt then, I guess you will find out.

This particular person doesn't seem to own any property, he's on rent. However, I wouldn't think that anyone would want to be made bankrupt that easily. That's just me though.