Rossendales Bailiff Council Tax*** account returned to council***RESULT!!

[seanamarts]

Once a levy fee has been applied, the only fees which can be added are either a fee for an actual removal or a fee for attending to remove where no removal takes place. As I see it the fee on 23rd January of £110 can only be the fee for attending to remove where a removal did not take place (that could have been at the old address). They cannot charge £24.50 today (which is the value of a first visit fee for attending to levy where a levy does not take place).

 

You cannot avoid paying the balance. If you pay direct, the Regulations clearly state that any part payment made against a liability order must first pay the [bailiff] fees. If the council accept your payment against this debt, it must, by law pay the bailiff fees and the balance is always the original debt/arrears. The post regarding allocation is not relevant.

 

Can you point us in the right direction where these regulations are written, it does help the OP and others reading. You have to understand that many people who read these fp

forums are not familiar with all these regulations.

 

Can you let us know what was on the levy please.

 

i would also ask Rossendales for a written breakdown of all fee's and charges. They have made an obvious mistake with regards to a visit fee, lets see how many more they have made.

 

BTW they cannot force entry unless they have a warrant to state they can, very unlikely one will be granted as you have been paying.

 

You can pay the council, however if they choose to pay the bailiff the fee's that are stated then you need to remind them of the fee's that cannot be charged. Im sure blfuk1 will come up with the details.

[seanamarts]

As much as I agree with you TT, it just dosnt work well that way.

 

Before the council hand any money over to the bailiff for their fee's they should be 100% sure that the bailiff has carried out the work correctly. Many dont and it maddens me to see that the council do not check, always taking the word of the bailiff.

 

Levies are done incorrectly and fee's are stacked up for work that is not done or fee's added that are not on the sch 5 listing.

 

Council's pretty much dont care about the aftermath that they have caused as long as they get what is owing to them.

 

If the bailiff wants people to stick to the regulations then they must also and so does the council. Its there written down, but many do not follow it, but will quote it even though they do not understand what they are quoting.

 

Perhaps a lesson on how to decipher these regulations when becoming a bailiff, or a council worker in the revenues dept;

[seanamarts]

http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/courts/bailiffs-enforcement-officers/national-standards-enforcement-agents.pdf

 

This will help.

[seanamarts]

This is very very good news, well done

 

Will amend the title.

[seanamarts]

I have to agree with DX here, there was an amount owing and the bailiff is unfortunately owed for the first visit.

[seanamarts]

If the council made the mistake it would be down to the council to reimburse it.