bailiffs

I'm not that bothered about spelling(my fingers often make the odd slip as well) its the lack of any breaks in it. i.e. your full stops so that people can see what is a sentance and where it starts and ends. without them it is very difficult to read and get from it what you are trying to say.
 
BAILIFFS!!!!

They are sent round to collect money owed or to collect from you personal items to be sold at auction so that the debtee? can recover as much money owed as possible.

Many years ago, I had to deal with them after having a wife that didn't understand the connection between plastic card and income!

They have NO power PROVIDING they do not put one foot inside your door. Once they are inside, they have the right to return WITHOUT your permission to price up, remove and sell your personal belongings.

Generally, the conversation starts: "Can I come in to discuss the matter!" The answer is NO!! Talk at the door, but on no account let them in. THAT IS YOUR RIGHT! Once they have had permission to enter your premises, they can legally look through your window, appraise and remove items for auction!

By talking on the doorstep, theyare legally helpless!
 
I can't believe the people at the Townhall told you to tell the bailiffs to laugh in their face and to tell them to 'f**k off.'

When I've been in to see them they have always been professional and very helpful, even pointing me in the right direction to make sure I was getting all the benefits I was entitled to, unconnected to the council tax.

Carl if they did say this to you, I suggest you should make a complaint.
 
I have come accross bailiffs several times in the past Not at my Home) but I have to admit I have always found them to be sympathetic and really quite caring. The attitude, I suppose must vary with the circumstances on the day. Like has been said before it is a thankless job and bad apples turn up everywhere.
 
People on benefits should be going to welfare rights to find out what they should be claiming to help with things like council tax and household expenses. By household expenses I mean gas, electricity etc.
Far too many people buy things that they cannot afford. When I worked on district I was sick of the sight of visiting families where neither parent had worked a day in their lives but they had the latest mobile phones, computers, wide screen tv's, DVDs etc. In short, all the things that some of the working families could ill afford. My advice would be that if you don't want the bailiffs involved then pay what you owe, even if it means having to sell something in order to do it...
 
I think this is the fault of the places that do guaranteed credit. Like that place at the bottom of St James street. You too can have a wizzy bang widescreen TV as long as you are happy paying 30%interest. A
 
I used to work with bailiffs, in my job. In my particular sphere the bailiffs didn't have the powers, I did. They were there as advisers and witnesses. I had the power to levy distraint on any goods, whether or not I entered the premises, but I also had the discretion to make arrangements to pay. The purpose of levying was, in effect, to secure the arrangement in most cases. The person concerned knew that if he or she didn't keep to the arrangement the goods had been levied on and could be confiscated. That was far better than just removing goods as they never covered the whole debt.

No, I didn't work for a Council - I'm a Civil Servant. Very often people hadn't paid because they were, genuinely, short of money but instead of contacting us immediately they had ignored demands etc.

Court bailiffs are a different matter. They do have powers and can demand right of entry and remove goods much more readily. This is because the Court has ordered distraint, usually, when a court order has been violated. Court bailiffs don't have any discretion to give time to pay and nor do private bailiff companies.

The moral, if there is one, is never put things off. If you can't pay, ask for time straight away and, if it's granted, stick to the arrangement.
 
what if thay said thayed sent letters and i only received the one what are my rights there cuz i contacted them strait away and thay just said you should of contacted us on the first letter but i diddnt receive any other letters and thay wouldnt come to an agremant so what are my rights there
 
carl hurles said:
sorry i cant spell all that good
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I have a spell checker on my google search bar, it's excellent for checking your post, and correcting your mistakes.
 
carl hurles said:
what if thay said thayed sent letters and i only received the one what are my rights there cuz i contacted them strait away and thay just said you should of contacted us on the first letter but i diddnt receive any other letters and thay wouldnt come to an agremant so what are my rights there
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The trouble is, Carl, I can't answer for the way a Council works. In my case, if we didn't get a reply to letters we would have telephoned, distraint is a last resort, but I can only speak for my particular Government department

It sounds like your Council was using a firm of private bailiffs. As far as I know, once they have passed the debt on to that kind of firm they can't stop the visit and it sounds as though they are quite inflexible in any case. As I said, I don't know how they work or what their legal obligations are.
 
janet said:
I have a spell checker on my google search bar, it's excellent for checking your post, and correcting your mistakes.
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Having to go to your house and put every message through your spell checker isn't a viable answer is it? :)

Spell checkers don't help real people who can't spell.. like me.. as its the different use of simmilar sounding words that cause us problems. as well as is it i before e or ? and where to put commas and full stops

entwisi said:
Maybe you could also afford a keyboard with punctuation characters? :) Geesh, that first post is really hard to read.
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only anal people care about your spelling on an internet messageabord... just ignore the "i am better than you" brigade mate and remeber,, its content not presentation that counts :)
 
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