Looking for a bit of advice please , long story short if i can . Thought wrongly i was due small business rate relief on my unit as was told i was on previous unit 2 doors away but moved to new unit same sq footage etc . council took me to court the usual scenario r&r were sent round i raher than deal with r&r phoned council and was told that i had to apply for small business tax relief again . i owed part of last yrs and this making nearly £2500 my account was put on hold until my application was dealt with and i recieved full sbtr so owe nothing other than the £85 court costs which i will pay to council later today and r&r's charges =£400 odd inc £85 court costs so my question is where do i stand on paying r&r's this back as i am being hounded 2-3 times on my home and mobile a day by bailiff concerned i have had the £70 letter and 2 visits to my work address which he hasn't levied on anything as i am not there most of the time do i just pay him and be done? Many many thanks in advance .

I started paying council direct via online system pay weekly if you can it builds a nice payment trail but send letters asap to council and bailiffs templates are on here somewhere. Good luck.

They tried all that with me the wxxxxxs thanks to the people on here they had to waive over 300 quid in unlawful charges, i was told to send a letter to the council immediately making a formal complaint about the charges and bailiff behaviour the council put my account on hold for a few weeks while they investigated and r an r werent the quickest to reply despite council requests so something is amiss about their charges imo. It should at least give you some breathing space and pay the council direct via online system at least they are getting it . In my case r an r were creaming a bit off for themselves but helps on its way this is the best place for sound advice

Hi it may pay you to start your own thread you will get more responses that way, i'm no expert, but i take it the bailiff gained entry to your property to levy on your items? Secondly do you owe on just one council tax , how many levys did he do if like me he handed you two andlisted same items twice thats an unlawful levy. Thirdly if your on benefits you may be classed as vulnerable status and must notify council immediately . But i'd start a new thread and the people who know what they are really talking about will help. How much do you really owe without r an rs scandalous charges i got over 300 quid of there charges wiped off my account by the council and they got a rap on the knuckles .

update today .....got a phone call from council saying the account has been put on permanent hold....... going to make my payment next week as agreed direct to council .according to the robbers i owe £320 odd, council cant verify this till next week for some reason but will phone next week once i've done my checks on fees etc .... robbers seem to have had a hefty kick up the backside from council as a director from robbers had to phone back councill and subsequently all van fees totalling £240 walking possesion fee £12 and unlawful levy fee not sure which one £70 or £46 was wiped off probably the lower amount was wiped off account....... so mr bailiff who turned up yesterday spouting off and calling you all idiots probably isn't so smug today. i would like to thank you all who posted and those who put templates and the like for your help in this matter very very much appreciated and it just goes to show that david can beat goliath. many thanks again gary.

the £183 my missus says he put as fees don't know whether it was levy fees or what they called it just fees he told her, might be an arrangement fee not sure tbh ..... also he sat in the front room and asked her items of value.never went upstairs, kitchen , or anywhere else.

this is without the original set up fee of £183 when he levied we had to pay or he would take our stuff .

thanks ploddertom heres a breakdown of their charges relating to two accounts i have with them. as of 25/01/11 from the horses mouth acc 1 original balance owed £714 robbers fees £24.50 1st visit 01/09/10 £18 2nd visit 6/9/10 £46-00 levy fee 07/9/10 £12 walking possesion 07/9/10 amount paid £396 amount owed with charges i presume £814 outstanding £418 although they have levied for same items twice so maybe the lesser amount will be taken off ? unlawful levy? acc 2 as of 25/01/11 balance owed £1644 added fees are £70 levy fee 6/9/10 £12 walking possesion fee 6/9/10 £7-50 debit card fees for daring to pay by phone £1.50 a pop since my first post on here on 8th january i have been paying council direct at a more affordable £280 a month instead of £394 they told me to pay. since then the council have had 2 payments for jan/feb totalling £560 with another on the 12th but still i get agg. should i get a more upto date balance off the robbers or just check with council guys? many thanks for your help the guy was spitting feathers today.lol

Hi guys an girls just an update on this and some more advice needed ...... today the ross and robber came back citing that the council had told them that the account was no longer on hold and he was here to take stuff levied unless i paid £230 to clear one account and we will make an arrangement for the outstanding £310-00 my wife wouldn't let him in as you guys had advised she phoned me and the nice man wanted to speak with me saying he could just walk in and take our stuff i told him no way was he coming in an he started saying locksmith ,police blah blah so i told him to go get em he gave me a load of abuse saying i got stuff off the internet from idiots ..... calling caggers idiots.....thats rich. and refused to let me speak or get a word in edgeways and gave the phone back to my missus with a letter asking for £110-00. i phoned the council spoke to a nice man and he said the council never told them that this should be enforced the account was still on hold and phoned the robbers to tell them to leave the property immediately which by then he had ,only after telling my missus that it was illegal to move the car off the road and at a secret hideaway because the mot has run out and it is illegall to keep a non mot'd car on a public highway and he calls us idiots. Anyway the council have demanded a reply to some queries i raised about their fees by tomorrow morning even though the council asked for this information on or around the 12th of january and still no reply from robbers ,makes you think they have something to hide eh? anyway what i want to know is what to do next i owe £426 by my reckoning not £540 that robber says i do with another payment due on the 12th of this month of £280-00 direct to council . help please? plus he had the cheek to say i had a problem with bailiffs and i should pay my bills ... cheeky git.

upate on this wrote letters to council an ross an robbers ,council were investigating my case an told me to pay robbers, which i ignored a month goes by still no reply from council then robber turns up today with a letter which he sticks through the door wanting £130-00 van fee and setup a new arrangement which i shall ignore, phoned council and lady dealing with case is off till tuesday so they have put on hold till then. my question is what to do now ? carry on paying the council ? the amount owed is now £426 down from £2300, not sure what to do now advice please as robber is threatening to take the car plus the other stuf which he says he can.help?

thankyou seanamart for the quick reply set my mind at ease somewhat..... ploddertom the council and bailiffs figures match up ....for now anyway .....but will write letters to the council and bailiffs pronto.

Hi am after help please. Fell behind with c/tax ended up owing around £2,300 ish 2 seperate years 2009/2010 owe £792or £772 cant read his writing....... and the other for £1769 and got a visit and wife let em in ...... i know doh! . walking possession listed sofa 3and2 seaters table and chairs all of them 4 living in house bythe way leaves us with no chairs to sit on - car that my wife needs for her business and computer i need for my business got accounts etc dvd welsh dresser 2 tellys a fridge which he has put down as a freezer...........is this unlawful ? Anyway forced my wife into agreement of £394 per month which cant afford but have made 3 payments and now owe just short of £1300 but this months payment was late due on the 6th paid £170 paid automated their site ,with the rest being paid on tuesday 11th this month. tried phoning an emailing them and the council asking them to take it back but won't and got short shrift and know they will be round need advice on what to do next its worrying the life out of me.... should i pay council from now on ? Also on the walking possesion agreement / contract to steal my posessions legally lol, they have listed the same items on each agreement is this legal? plus he has signed his name over where their address is so don't know who he is and when i tried to find out they wouldn't tell me.any advice would be very much appreciated.