baillifs called

[mush66]

Please help.........My son recently had a visit from a baillif which he let into his property, he owed £233 in council tax which has now gone up to £427 with charges. Under a great deal of pressure he agreed to pay £100 per week as the baillif suggested to pay off this debt which is a silly amount and he cannot afford can he phone them with a lower offer.

[padja]

keep off the phone to bailiff they are very skilled in threatening all sorts of to your son nearly all are fantasy. First of all Charges can you list them as there is a fixed scale for charges they can charge you £24:50 for first visit and £18:50 for 2nd visit. £12 for a walking possession agreement and finally a rough guide if they remove goods is below £100 it can be £24:50 £500 its about £40:50 (these are approx figures for a guideline and only count if goods are removed).

 

How much has he paid? as the bailiffs take their fees off first then pay debt off, please post back with the charges. Your son can pay council direct using either online banking or council own online/telephone system as long as he makes regular payments to council if he can afford £50 a month it will only take 4 months to pay off. Also who is the bailiff company out of interest

[mush66]

Thank you......So far he has paid 2 instalments of £100 which i have paid 1 for him. was told yesterday the charges incurred on this was £120 . On letter he had it said £24.50 first visit but i cant see any other charges listed.

[mush66]

Sorry the company is swift collections

[tomtubby]

You need to ask RIGHT NOW what charges have been applied. A levy fee can be applied as your son (rather foolishly) allowed a bailiff to come into the proeprty.

 

What goods were levied upon?

 

The local authority are WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE for the charges of THEIR AGENTS

[padja]

if there is anything that says enforcement fee then its an illegal charge. follow TT's advice

[mush66]

Many thanks will get on to this straight away. Do i phone local authority or the company which sent the baillif.

[wonkeydonkey]

You will need to contact your Council and with pen and paper at the ready ask the following:

 

1 - how many Liability Orders they have against you

2 - how much each one is for - never take the Bailiffs figure

3 - how much is still outstanding

4 - what period of time they cover

5 - the date the LO was handed to the Bailiffs

 

when you have this info post back and the caggers will help you further

while on the phone ask the Council to access the baiff account and tell you the charges applied by them.

[padja]

that above is good advice

Edited November 3, 2011 by padja
better advice posted

[mush66]

Thank you so much for your advice. He has 2 liability orders against him 1 for £234.13 June 2011,, and another for £377.80 June 2010 asked about them accessing baillifs account but they said they cant do that. He understands it has to be paid but just cant afford £100 per week.

[seanamarts]

Do you know what was listed on the levy?

[brassnecked]

I beleive they can access the bailiffs account, and see, but you need the info as per WonkyDonkeys post, to see what can be challenged, as has been mentioned anything called an "enforcement fee" isn't allowable as it isn't in the regulations

[mush66]

I would like to thank everyone for their help on this matter as i found it very helpful indeed, we went to CAB who made a few phone calls and had the repayments reduced. Again many thanks