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Hi everyone, i am after some advice as i am not sure what to do in my current situation.
Long story short i owe Council Tax for the year to the tune of £1147.27
As a person living by himself i believe i am not liable for all of this but never followed it up.
As i havent paid a penny the council passed over this debt to Bristow and Sutor.
My friend let in the bailiff when i was at work.
The conversation went something like:
My friend assumed if he didnt let the bailiff in then the police would come - of course this isnt the case but he didnt know.
Once the bailiff was inside he made an inventory, and a "Notice of seizure of Goods"
This was on Friday 24th Oct, and i was given 5 days to begin making installments or my property would be seized.
The amount to be paid back is unrealistic for 2 reasons:
1 - it is out of my means
2 - i am not liable for the full sum (although i may well have given up that right!!)
All the paperwork looks to be in order, except the Inventory is not very specific. For example - where it says "PC - Black" i can quite easily remove my PC and replace it with a Black PC case. I know he did not inspect or record the quality of my property.
I have not contacted the Bailiff, or the Council. This is because i first found out about this Friday PM after returning from work. Saturday and Sunday are not working days of course, and i have not had the chance to deal with this at work today.
So now i have tonight and tomorow to figure out my position.
My friend let the COuncil Bailiffs in!!
when i was at work.
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