whyte and co (nulla bona letters)

[sarah216]

hi all, been on here before, thought i got rid of the baliffs Whyte and co, We have moved since and within a week they were sending letters out again, this time they were all nulla bona letters, but then they sent more letters out a few weeks later regarding the same LO's saying they are coming round with a van. surely if they are sending out nulla bona letters it would be the end of the matter and it would go back to the council. any advice please, the bloke turned up this morning posted a yellow letter through the door saying they will be back within 5 days to take goods.

 

What does it really mean when they send out nulla bona letters? thanks

[citizenB]

If I am correct, "nulla bona" is Latin for "nothing good".. having looked this up on the internet, it looks as though they are saying you have nothing of value

 

When a Supreme Court or magistrate's court judgment has been made against a

person ordering the payment of money, a 'nulla bona return' refers to the report

of the sheriff that the person has insufficient disposable

property which can be attached to satisfy the judgment.

[Jamberson]

Nulla bona means they have no realistic chance of settling the debt becuase of a lack of assets on the part of the debtor. They can come looking again, but will find what they found last time - nothing worth taking. Normally they refer back to the local authority, who make the case dormant. The debt does not disappear however, although it becomes unlikely they will seek to reactivate it, especially after 12 months when the warrant expires. So realistically, nulla bona means they've reached a dead end and the case dies.

[sarah216]

thanks for that.

[hallowitch]

A liability order for council tax does not expire

 

if the bailiff firm are saying you have no goods to levy then they should send the liability orders back to the council as nulla bona the council then decides what further action to take

this can be

attachment of earnings /benefits

charging order if the debt is over 1K

bankruptcy

committal proceeding's for (wilful refusal /culpable neglect )

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/613/regulation/47/made