After: lots of phoning and making a formal complaint when one council tax officer claimed that they had no idea when I would get my refund; I got a cheque for £293 was to be £511 but had stopped paying for two months. Yes, result!

Hi I appealed my banding and got it reduced from a C to a B but my council is back peddling the rebate. They say that because of benifits paid in 04/05 they have to recalibrate the amount due. When asked how long it will take they reply that they have no idea. Nothing has changed for three weeks, in fact they have sent me a demand for the last two months payment. I am due something like £400+ by my workings. My fear is they will backpeddle until the new financial year and apply the amount due back to the tax for 2010/11 and thus wipe it out. I need and am entitled to this overpayment. What to do? I am banging my head on a brick wall and being sent in circles whenever I phone.

Sorry for the delay in replying. Keyboard failed on the laptop. No not Brian Carter but Sechiari, Clark & Mitchell. Update is: Contacted Northampton ccbc again prior to going to my local County Court and they have recalled the warrant notified local Court and Bailiff. So back to square one.

My wife received a Warrant of Execution on a CCj that was over 6 yrs old. She was three months behind with payments. I phoned Northampton (CCBC) and after my wife told the court officer that they had permission to speak to me about the claim; I asked if the claimant [a bank represented by solicitors] had Leave of the Court prior to issue of the Warrant. The answer was no they did not. I stated that this was required the court chapess did not understand stating that "yes the ccj drops of your wifes credit file but is still enforcable" I explained that my understanding was that Leave was required prior to Issue of the Warrant on a CCJ over 6yrs old and did the Claimant fill in form N244 and was the court in receipt of this. No they were not, oh dear! The court is investigating what happened. Meanwhile I have filled in an affidavit with the facts to be sworn at local court tomorrow along with application for suspension of warrant and reduction of payments and a request for costs. We shall see.