Equita hand delivered removal notice.

[darth]

Hi all

I`ll keep this very brief, my wife and i owe £1,300 council tax that is 7 yrs old and is owed to a different borough to where we live now,

My wife rang bailiff last week to arrange payment plan but was told no way and wanted full amount that we can`t afford.

Today found hand delivered letter on the step ...BAILIFF REMOVAL, payment due in 24 hours.

I`ve read all the info regarding locking doors windows ect.....the problem is we are away for the next 10 days and are worried that the house will be empty, please help.

thanks.

[hallowitch]

they can send you a removal notice 10 times a day if they like but as long as they have never been in your home to levy goods there is nothing they can do

 

they will not break into your house to remove goods when you are away

don't leave anything in your garden if you have a garage,garden shed . greenhouse keep them locked if you have a car dont leave it on your drive or in the street keep it well away from the house do it now before he comes back

 

enjoy your time away and deal with it when you come back

[darth]

Many thanks for the reply, Just out of interest with the debt being 7 yrs old does the rule apply to this about debt being written off after 6 yrs ?

[hallowitch]

Many thanks for the reply, Just out of interest with the debt being 7 yrs old does the rule apply to this about debt being written off after 6 yrs ?

 

 

no as long as they have a liability order they can collect the debt

[darth]

We did have an arrangement originally with equita that we foolishly didn`t keep up the payments ...we still have the payment slips they sent us,

what if we were to just start paying them again ? surely they would`nt return the payments....would they ?

[hallowitch]

pay the council and keep the bailiffs out of the picture

 

when you pay a bailiff any fees you owe (or they think you owe ) are taken first before they pay the council

[darth]

We did think that, so should we go direct to the council ?......what if they say it`s in the hands of the bailiffs ?

[ploddertom]

We did think that, so should we go direct to the council ?......what if they say it`s in the hands of the bailiffs ?

 

Pay online through their website or automated phone line. Pay a regular amount on a regular basis eg £10 per week.

 

PT

[tomtubby]

You need to establish precisely WHEN the Liability Order was issued.

 

If a bailiff cannot levy upon any goods, then there is very little that he can do. HOWEVER