Bailiff Visit

[cards down]

Hi, can anyone give me a quick summary of the procedure from none payment of ctax to the point when a bailiff turns up at the door

1 Payments Missed
2
3
4
and finally bailiff arrives

Many thanks

[ploddertom]

Re: Bailiff Visit

1 - Payment missed
2 - Council write and ask you to pay
3 - If you fail to pay they remove the right to pay by instalment and all the outstanding is due immediately.
4 - If you again fail to pay the Council will say they are applying for a Liability Order - usually incurs a cost
5 - If you again do not pay then Council will go ahead with application for LO - usually granted & incurs a cost
6 - They should write saying they have a LO and if you don't cough wihin 14 days they will hand it on for enforcement
7 - Enforcement then ensues in whatever form they decide.

[cards down]

Re: Bailiff Visit

Thank you PT. Is number 6 opional for the council or part of the legislation?

[charitynjw]

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Post removed to avoid confusion.

Suitably 'slapped' by pt (see below), lol

Sorry, guys!

[ploddertom]

Re: Bailiff Visit

Hi cards down,

Courts Act 2003

Further steps notice

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/...5/paragraph/37

F1(6)

The fines officer must—

(a)

refer P’s case to the magistrates' court, or

(b)

deliver to P a notice (a “further steps notice”) that he intends to take one or more of the steps listed in paragraph *38.

(7)

Any steps that the fines officer intends to take must be specified in the notice.

(8)

A further steps notice must be in writing and dated.

(9)

P may, within 10 working days from the date of the further steps notice, appeal to the magistrates' court against it.

* http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/...5/paragraph/38

The above is for Magistrates Court fines and not Council Tax. For CT the approppriate legislation is at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1...lation/47/made

[charitynjw]

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(Living & learning - cheers, pt )

I've removed the contents of the post - my school reports often mentioned the fact that I 'could do better'

[charitynjw]

Re: Bailiff Visit

Blimey - draconian or what!

Two strikes & you're out!
Only one reminder for that year, then (possibly) porridge!

s23 - "(3) If, within the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which a reminder notice is issued,..............."

Let's hope 'posty' gets the right address