Have you always dealt with the agent? Who carried out the checks/signing of the original tenancy agreement? If the agency did this, then you are entitled to rely on them as being an agent for the landlord and acting on his/her behalf. Therefore the agent should have ensured that they checked what they were doing with the LL before entering into further agreements. The fact that they have returned the money may not be sufficient to end the new contract they appear to have entered into on behalf of the LL. The detail would depend on what the contract between the agent and the LL states - i.e. whether or not they have authority to agree new

IN THE NORTHAMPTON CCBC COUNTY COURT Claim number: xxxxxx BETWEEN: WELCOME FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD CLAIMANT AND XXXXXXXXXXXX DEFENDANT PART 18 REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION TO: WELCOME FINANCIAL SERVICES (CLAIMANT) PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW AND BY WHAT MEANS, EITHER DIRECT DEBIT, DEBIT CARD, CASH TRANSFER, CHEQUE ETC. 2. HOW PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO THE LEWIS GROUP ON THE FOLLOWING DATES WITH EVEIDENCE OF THE TRANSACTIONS BY WAY OF STATEMENTS, BANK CARD NUM

Sounds good to me. Have you seen the website of Certification officer, if not, follow the link to "latest Decisions". If you have not seen this website you will see exactly how the unions argue their case and the, sometimes, formidable hoops that an unqualified person needs to jump through to win. But win they do – from what I can see our failure is usually a result of not being properly prepared in law. Another very good place to go to is the website "Bailii" and follow the links till you get to the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) – this is littered with cases involving the unions. One of the latest cases involves Unison who were tak

Brassnecked's approach is the best I feel. Do NOT feed the Bailiff, do not give him or her oxygen and water. Do not negotiate, if you have managed to keep your car out the way, or don't own one, and they have not managed peaceful entry, then they are completely powerless, just impotent little thugs ranting useless threats they cannot act upon. Film the little parasites from the moment they arrive, to the moment they get in their car. Tell them on Camera that you are not refusing to deal or pay your debt, you are refusing to deal with the Bailiff, and will only deal with the original creditor, as is your lawful right - whilst the cre

I would send a Formal Complaint challenging the levy, as being merely to garner fees if the only valid item is a ten year old telly worth at best a couple of quid at auction. I would pay visit fees in to the council anyway, as per hallowitch's advice and get receipt, that way bailiff has no avenue to look at calling, and if he does your texts and other evidence can be used to crucify him laterc

The problem you may have is that with Council Tax the Bailiff is allowed to deduct his fees first. Although you may have paid the Council direct it may be the case they have paid the Bailiff his fees and therefore there is still a debt outstanding on the original Liability Order. When checking with the Council you need to ensure they tell you the Liability order is discharged.

Once an LO is satisfied, it ceases to have any effect in law whatsoever. You should tell Mr Scummy Bailiff straight away, giving the date it was satisfied and, if possible, provide him and his employers with a copy of the letter the local council provided you with to say it was satisfied. If the levy is invalid, the bailiff is not entitled to any fees in respect of that whatsoever. If all he is entitled to is a First Visit fee, send this to the Council. He and his employers will then have to go begging to the Council to retrieve it. If Mr Scummy Bailiff does turn up and starts throwing his weight about, you should ring the police and tel

http://www.debtfreeme.co.uk/assets/dfm/national-standards-enforcement-agents.pdf Professionalism and conduct of the enforcement agent  Enforcement agents must act within the law at all times, including all defined legislation and observe all health and safety requirements in carrying out enforcement. They must maintain strict client confidentiality and comply with Data Protection legislation and, where appropriate the Freedom of Information Act.  Enforcement agents must not be deceitful by misrepresenting their powers, qualifications, capacities, experience or abilities, including, but not restricted to;  Falsely implying