i let the bailiff in

[unluckymeeee]

hi all,hope someone can help me ....this is what happened.....kids opened the door this morning at 8.30 to a rossendale bailiff who came to collect an out standing ballance for council tax which i thought was paid last year when the council did an attachment to my husbands earnings..i only found out a couple of months ago they had took the arrears from his earnings and the out standing ballance should of been paid by myself..of which i was not informed off until it was ready to be passed to bailiffs,i tried to sort out this with the council i asked them to let me pay by installments,but they refused to accept any payment on the account...when the bailiffs first came i was out so they left a form to fill out with my incomings and outgoings...i filled the form out i put bank statements inn showing all they wanted to know....SO this morning when the bailiff came i told him about me sending the form back over 2 weeks ago,he told me they had not received the form so he came to collect the money,he had his foot in the door and when my eldest child went out to school he walked in..he saw we had nothing of value only a tv i have on finance and my car on finance...he said he is coming back next week to see my finance agreement..then he said after he has seen them he will pass the debt back to the council for court to get the money which has grown to £1000 now,i explained my husband has lost his job and im the only one working now,we have 4 children between 6 and 15 and with everything else which we pay out we are living off less than £120.00 a week...we get charged every month from the bank for always being over drawn and dont know how to go about claiming all my charges back ..please help and sorry for it being long

[Amy]

Re: i let the bailiff in

When your children let the bailiff in, did you tell him to leave? When he had his foot in the door, did you tell him to leave?

Being allowed access by a minor is an irregular levy.

[Budgie]

Re: i let the bailiff in

Hi Unluckymeeee and welcome to Legal Beagles.

I suggest that Amy continues to assist you with regards to the Baliif issues, she's brilliant at that sort of thing.

Just wanted to let you know that we can probably assist you with a bank charges claim based on you possibly being in a financial hardship situation. But lets get the Bailify side of things sorted first and then when you are ready we can have a look at the other aspects.

Rgds Budgie

[unluckymeeee]

Re: i let the bailiff in

the children did not let him in the shouted that i was wanted at the door,i spoke to him at the door then my hubby come to the door talking to him..he came in as me and my hubby moved aside to let my daughter out the door to go to school as she walked out he walked in ..thankyou for you quick response

[Mochamoo]

Re: i let the bailiff in

From what you've said you might qualify to get your bank charges back under the financial hardship waiver. If you start a thread in the hardship forum we can advise you about that in there so this can be kept for you urgent issue witht he bailiffs x

[unluckymeeee]

Re: i let the bailiff in

thankyou

[Guest]

Re: i let the bailiff in

You should write to your local authority and inform them that they are equally culpable and liable for the unlawful actions of their agents. Bailiffs must not push past children to gain access to debtors’ homes, in fact they are expressly forbidden from pushing past anyone, regardless of their age.

Far too often councils turn a blind eye to how money is collected, as long as it is. If you would like help drafting a suitable letter, then please ask and we can help you.

[unluckymeeee]

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thankyou Cetelco for your advice and i would like to take you up on that offer cos he was a rude arrigant person and even commented... that he works 14 hours a day and doen"t spend much time at home but he still pays his bills..so my hubby said he would if he had a job.. the bailiff even told my hubby to do his job!! my hubby replied he would do anything as to work

[Guest]

Re: i let the bailiff in

I would not take too much notice of what a bailiff says, in particular one in the employ of Rossendales. You can always tell when bailiffs are lying because their lips are moving.

Do you have the details of the bailiff, in particular his name? You should check that he is certificated, because this is another common Rossendales trick, although is by no means limited to that company. Do that first, by checking here Bailiff Guide - Legal Beagles as depending on whether or not he is certificated, what you write to the council changes.

[unluckymeeee]

Re: i let the bailiff in

thankyou once again for reply...i agree with the comment you made about lying when their lips move lol ..i do have the name off the bailiff and i will ring the number tomorrow when i finish work and i have been reading the "bailiff guide" you directed me too..i will let you know how i get on

[WendyB]

Re: i let the bailiff in

lso, if hubby is now out of work have you checked with the council as to wether you are entitled to a rebate on your council tax? Not sure but if so it may be able to be backdated for a period.