COMPLIANCE FEE – £75
The compliance stage of the process begins at the point the bailiff/enforcement agent is instructed by the client (in this case the Local Authority) to pursue the debt.
The bailiff at this stage must then send a ‘Notice of Enforcement’ to the debtor, giving them seven days’ notice that a visit to take control of goods will occur. The £75 Compliance Fee is applicable to each Liability Order or Warrant of Control issued.
It is at this stage that you can enter into a ‘controlled goods agreement’ with the bailiff, which will include settlement of the £75 Compliance Fee, and only if you fail to keep to the terms of that agreement will matters progress to the next stage: Enforcement.
ENFORCEMENT – £235
(plus 7.5% of the value of the debt over £1,500)
Should you fail to stick to the terms and payment schedule of your ‘controlled goods agreement’ in the Compliance stage, matters will progress, and an Enforcement Agent will visit your property to remove goods, and you will be liable for the Enforcement Fee.
It is worth noting that bailiffs enforcing more than one Liability Order or Warrant of Control at this stage cannot apply multiple enforcement stage fees.
SALE STAGE FEE – £110
(plus 7.5% of the value of the debt over £1,500)
Once the bailiff has attended the premises to remove good, a further fee is then applicable when the bailiff oversees the sale of those goods.
Further charges relating to the removal that you might also be liable for at this stage include things such as storage charges and locksmith’s fees.