ok... so im ignoring the bailiff and solely communicating with the council..Will get in contact with the council regarding the debt as you said, and hopefully this can get sorted.. it was a very tricky situation with the death of my partner and moving home that created this debt in the first place, about 5 yrs ago. Don't need this extra stress... Thanks for the advice.. Its seriously appreciated! .. will be sure to post with any outcomes/advances...

Thank you for your reply! ... Is there any further advice you can give regarding this debt? thanks in advance

A few months ago, i received a letter from my council stating that i owed approx. £4.000 in council tax, then about 1 month later received a letter from a Bailiff company (Phoenix Commercial Collections) ordering me to pay the outstanding balance of approx. £5.000 (obviously there fee's added on!!) So i phoned them and asked how i could pay this off, and they said they were only willing to accept £500pr month over the course of 10 months (which i cannot in no shape or form afford!) Now today they have been back and posted a second notice, with the outstanding balance of approx £4.000 ( again) and it stated that they were coming back tomorrow to collect payment.. The letter also states : "Authorised by the Local Authority to enforce in respect of a Liability Order issued by the Magistrates Court" Now I have read up other peoples stories on here and am confused with the liability order from a magistrates court. Can they legally break into my home? Could anyone clear this up and advise me on the best course of action to take from here.. ASAP Thank you so much..