Bailiffs trying to levy on car

[osdset]

My partner and her daughter recently moved into a new property the previous tenant has several DCA's chasing her bailiffs are currently trying to collect a council tax debt accrued by the previous tenant and are threatening to clamp my partners daughters car today. She is currently trying to find the bill of sale for the car, if it does not turn up I have told her to move the car somewhere out of the way, would a statutory declaration safeguard against this in the future?

[nohope]

You only need to prove that they are the new tenants then the bailiff should leave them alone

[nohope]

Also, if they have just moved in if they get in touch with the council and let them no they are new tenants and date they moved in on then ask them to update there record and stop bailiffs from calling.

[i hate bailiffs]

If they did levy on your car it would be a invalid levy like others said contact council as they are responsible for the bailiffs and should stop any action

[osdset]

Thanks for the reply's all, my partner contacted the council and they have called the dogs off, mind you the previous tenant did a moonlight last November and knocked everyone in sight, parking fines, council tax, gas, electricity, finance companies, you name it, I expect that my partner will be getting grief for a while yet.

[brassnecked]

If the bailiff turns up show them the tenancy agreement or a letter with a commencement date from the council, if the bailiff is then so stupid as to levy, and leave a notice of seizure contact the council and complain stating you will be suing them for a wrongful seizure. you shouldn't have any further problems.

[nohope]

And if they get any other letter for the old tenant just get them to write -NO LONGER AT THIS ADDRESS- on them and put them back in the post box. they all get the hint in the end.

Took me 2 years to get rid of them all from my current place after the last tenant left the country without paying anything for a year other than his rent.

[brassnecked]

BTW if they don't take the hint after the tenancy agreement/proof is shown to them call the police, and tell them you have a bogus official at the door, they should soon go away then, as if they wait fior plod, and plod are savvy in that they see the name of the debtor bailiffs paperwork, and your Tenancy proof are different they should move them on.