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Bailiff's Call
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I had a phone call yesterday from a Bailiff who had called at my now semi empty old house. He called about some arrears of Council Tax that I thought had been sorted out with the Council following my husband's death.
My question is.... should I let him have access to the house so that he can take whatever is there? There is a large oak table, a 6' diameter circular table and a three piece suite that I was just going to send to the salerooms so in way he would be doing me a favour.
Also am I right in thinking that if he finds out where I am living now in a rented property, he can't enter this property? Any advice would be gratefully received.
My question is.... should I let him have access to the house so that he can take whatever is there? There is a large oak table, a 6' diameter circular table and a three piece suite that I was just going to send to the salerooms so in way he would be doing me a favour.
Also am I right in thinking that if he finds out where I am living now in a rented property, he can't enter this property? Any advice would be gratefully received.
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<Also am I right in thinking that if he finds out where I am living now in a rented property, he can't enter this property?>
They cannot enter your property anyway unless it is left unlocked/window open. Or they need a court order. Your debts stay with you regardless of where you live. For council tax arrears they will get a court appointed bailiff. You are better off trying to come to some sort of arrangement with them. Court appointed bailiffs are not like the heavy handed bailiffs who put £120 on every time they visit you.
They cannot enter your property anyway unless it is left unlocked/window open. Or they need a court order. Your debts stay with you regardless of where you live. For council tax arrears they will get a court appointed bailiff. You are better off trying to come to some sort of arrangement with them. Court appointed bailiffs are not like the heavy handed bailiffs who put £120 on every time they visit you.
If the bailiffs take your furniture they will sell it at auction then from that will be deucted auction fees and the cost of removing the furniture from your old house and transporting them to the auctionrooms plus any storage charges until the date of the auction. You really would be best to sell them yourself on a buyer collects basis and then pay that amount off your arrears you will get more for them. Can I also say that I go to auctions regularly and it is not unusual for a suite to sell for £50 or less and only this week I saw a perfectly good oak table and 6 chairs sell for £5 !
It just goes to show you that the whole removing possessions thing does nothing to repay a debt, it just brings more grief and heartache for the people caught up in its web.
And before anyone says that people shouldn't get themselves into this state, these things happen and there but for the grace of god go you.
And before anyone says that people shouldn't get themselves into this state, these things happen and there but for the grace of god go you.
