Sorry, I know that this question has been visited many times before but I can't find the specific answer to my questions.
The short version is I lost my job and over a two year period got myself into a mess and ended up with two years of liabilities for council tax debt.
I paid bits and pieces to the baliffs but couldn't pay what they wanted me to pay, breaking the agreement. I went back to the council as a last resort and got them to agree to take the debts back as long as I paid a large proportion of the debt (which I managed to get from my parents when the council put bankruptcy forms through my door despite attempts to negotiate with them).
I now have a set agreement with the council to pay a monthly amount. However, when I originally met with the head of the Debt Management Department at the council offices I queried why the bailiff charges were so high to which he replied they added their fees for removal even if they didn't attend. After reading everything on here I'm getting the impression that this isn't legal.
The info you probably need is as follows:
The bailiff in question is Newlyn
I received a Notice of Distress for each of the liability orders in place which was posted through my door by a lay bailiff who never knocked.
I have never signed the Notice of Distress nor have I ever had another bailiff at my door.
I have spoken to the certified bailiff who sent me a text but he has never been to my house.
Each Notice of Distress was for a car. One was for our own vehicle but the other was for a vehicle that doesn't belong here and was probablly just parked on the street at the time as I haven't seen said vehicle before or after.
The charges imposed for each liabilty order are £331.50 and £233.34 respectively.
I have read everything on the forum about misrepresentation and fraud as a result of charging for work that has not been carried out. Does this still apply when they have levied goods on my driveway? Secondly, how does this apply to the Notice of Distress for the vehicle that was not mine.
I am aware that the bailiff can charge £24.00 and £18.00 for a first and second visit and £12.00 for a walking posession order. Is a walking posession order the same as a notice of distress? If not what are the differences. (I have read the guide in this forum but this doesn't get answered there)
I fail to see where the extra monies come from other than as a levy fee for the vehicle the notice of distress wass charged on but even then they would not have been allowed to charge more than £36.00 plus 2.5%.
I have requested a list of charges from Newlyn and am awaiting their response.
My final question is if they have charged me for attendance with a van, is this allowed as this never took place. Is this fraud?
Any help is much appreciated.
The short version is I lost my job and over a two year period got myself into a mess and ended up with two years of liabilities for council tax debt.
I paid bits and pieces to the baliffs but couldn't pay what they wanted me to pay, breaking the agreement. I went back to the council as a last resort and got them to agree to take the debts back as long as I paid a large proportion of the debt (which I managed to get from my parents when the council put bankruptcy forms through my door despite attempts to negotiate with them).
I now have a set agreement with the council to pay a monthly amount. However, when I originally met with the head of the Debt Management Department at the council offices I queried why the bailiff charges were so high to which he replied they added their fees for removal even if they didn't attend. After reading everything on here I'm getting the impression that this isn't legal.
The info you probably need is as follows:
The bailiff in question is Newlyn
I received a Notice of Distress for each of the liability orders in place which was posted through my door by a lay bailiff who never knocked.
I have never signed the Notice of Distress nor have I ever had another bailiff at my door.
I have spoken to the certified bailiff who sent me a text but he has never been to my house.
Each Notice of Distress was for a car. One was for our own vehicle but the other was for a vehicle that doesn't belong here and was probablly just parked on the street at the time as I haven't seen said vehicle before or after.
The charges imposed for each liabilty order are £331.50 and £233.34 respectively.
I have read everything on the forum about misrepresentation and fraud as a result of charging for work that has not been carried out. Does this still apply when they have levied goods on my driveway? Secondly, how does this apply to the Notice of Distress for the vehicle that was not mine.
I am aware that the bailiff can charge £24.00 and £18.00 for a first and second visit and £12.00 for a walking posession order. Is a walking posession order the same as a notice of distress? If not what are the differences. (I have read the guide in this forum but this doesn't get answered there)
I fail to see where the extra monies come from other than as a levy fee for the vehicle the notice of distress wass charged on but even then they would not have been allowed to charge more than £36.00 plus 2.5%.
I have requested a list of charges from Newlyn and am awaiting their response.
My final question is if they have charged me for attendance with a van, is this allowed as this never took place. Is this fraud?
Any help is much appreciated.
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