marston Marstons HCEO NOE - for a recent £3k CCJ for my unpaid water bill.

[scarlettuk]

Thanks Plodderton. I didn't mean judged by you lot I've asked for help here on a number of occasions for different things and always been met with friendly, helpful replies.

 

I'm going to put my offer to Marstons in an e-mail and follow up with a letter in the post, just in case notes from my phone call haven't been recorded accurately.

 

What would happen with the writ if a variation order was granted? Would Marstons be sent packing and I'd be back to dealing with UU directly? The idea of doing anything with the court gives me chills, which I know is silly.

[Bailiff Advice]

 

Both of these are at odds with the wording on the Notice of Enforcement and we hope this (along with many of the other statutory forms) will be amended in the first year review.

 

I have made enquiries on this and will send you a message. The document does not require being changed. I should be able to update the forum in a day or so.

[jaxads]

A related question ...... Can marstons charge the £190 plus Vat (£228)fee for delivering a letter or are they only allowed to charge this sum if they have been into your property and carried out the inventory for taking control of goods??

[ploddertom]

 

A related question ...... Can marstons charge the £190 plus Vat (£228)fee for delivering a letter or are they only allowed to charge this sum if they have been into your property and carried out the inventory for taking control of goods??

 

 

You should have had a letter first - Notice of Enforcement - giving you 7 clear days to pay in full or make contact to formulate some sort of payment proposal. If you paid in full then the only fee payable would have been the Compliance Fee. The fee you list above is the 1st Enforcement Stage which comes into effect after the expiry of the 7 clear days or if you have made some sort of payment arrangement as the attending officer is commanded to attend to take control of goods to secure the debt should you fail to keep to your payment proposal.

 

You mention delivering a letter, are you saying this is all they have done without trying to make contact.

[HCEOs]

A related question ...... Can marstons charge the £190 plus Vat (£228)fee for delivering a letter or are they only allowed to charge this sum if they have been into your property and carried out the inventory for taking control of goods??

 

To clarify, this fee is chargeable upon the first attendance to your address, it is not dependant on whether goods are seized (taken into control) or whether entry is gained.