Nttm Post: Private bailiff firms contract to councils defraud

“IMPORTANT NOTICE: 

Private bailiff firms contracted to councils, are defrauding members of the public with no opposition from the Government, Local Authorities or the Police. 

Local news papers will not, for whatever reason, report on this serious issue. They are failing in their duty to raise awareness for the many thousands of victims involved. 

It seems these crimes will remain covered-up if left to the local press. It therefore must be tackled by members of the public who are prepared to expose our corrupt councils. 


It has been publicised in the national press and on TV, that Rossendales Ltd, who Nottingham City Council contract its bailiff services to, is a criminal outfit. 


Have you been charged Unfair and Hiked-up Enforcement fees by Nottingham City Council's bailiff contractors ROSSENDALES Ltd? 

This would be in connection with either alleged or actual council tax arrears. 

Does the council state that they are lawful? 

Does the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) also state they are lawful? 

You can enquire by contacting the following email for a second, more seriously considered opinion: 

nelc.bailiffs@talktalk.net 

Alternatively or additionally you can register with the following advice website where free guidance can be sought which may potentially save you £hundreds in charges: 

http://tinyurl.com/7jppcez 



The following link features the equally crooked private bailiff firm,"Equita", detailing a complainant's successful re-claim of nearly £400 of unlawful bailiff fees. 

Post #45 of this link. The council also offered money for the complainant not to pursue the complaint further. 

http://tinyurl.com/d49k74g”By s_auce2replies0recommendationsReport  What do you think?  2 Replies

• by s_auce

  Tuesday, September 04 2012, 8:45AM

  “The following advertisement states that Rossendales Ltd, incentivise their bailiffs with a Performance Bonus.
  
  Is this what encourages the criminal element I wonder... 
  
  http://tinyurl.com/coaqgp8
  
  ROSSENDALES LTD
  
  EMPLOYED ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REQUIRED
  
  Salary £16k, rising to 18k after training + Performance Bonus + Car Allowance + Business mileage + 
  
  Experience is not necessary as full training and mentors will be provided. 
  We are currently recruiting Enforcement Officers in the recovery of Council Tax, Business Rates and Central Government Orders in the following areas:
  
  Cornwall 
  London Borough of Richmond 
  Bournemouth 
  Cumbria
  Merseyside 
  Isle of Anglesey & North Wales 
  South Yorkshire 
  North Yorkshire
  Staffordshire 
  Boston/South Holland/Lincoln 
  North East & North Lincolnshire
  Telford
  Leicester 
  Peterborough 
  Anglia
  Essex 
  Sussex 
  Eastbourne/Hastings North Somerset
  Kings Lynn Manchester
  
  
  If you want to be a self employed bailiff for Rossendales they'll even offer you: 
  
  "UNCAPPED EARNING POTENTIAL."
  
  http://tinyurl.com/buv5xcw”

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• by s_auce

  Tuesday, September 04 2012, 8:46AM

  “Have a read of this. You'll have to maginify to see the text in your browser.
  
  http://tinyurl.com/cq2cn7e
  
  
  http://tinyurl.com/9kgzy2n
  
  "Rossendales said its charges were fair and agreed with councils. The company said £130 was a reasonable sum to charge for bailiffs who had to wait for a householder."
  
  These are statutory charges, and unfortunately for Rossendales, there is no such thing as a "waiting fee", so, they are breaking the law when they charge this.
  
  
  
  
  
  Another one to look at:
  
  The Sunday Telegraph
  
  http://tinyurl.com/3pa8uhu
  
  http://tinyurl.com/8w26gaf
  
  "Where wholesale fraud has entered this system, since many councils outsourced their debt collection to private firms, is that the bailiffs pile on charges for all these things without doing any of the work required. Instead of visiting, they pay for threatening letters to be pushed through the door (known as "phantom visits"). A bailiff then arrives with a pre-prepared handwritten bill for "levy distress", supposedly to cover all his costs for assessing and removing the goods – but again with no intention of doing the work for which he is charging. If this doesn't work, he then returns once more to do the work for which he has already charged – again adding further illegal charges which can be as high as £1,000." 
  
  
  
  
  
  You can of course watch the full ITV documentary exposing Rossendales in these four youtube videos:
  
  http://tinyurl.com/8ulbvtn
  
  
  AND:
  
  Sunday Times April 8, 2012
  
  http://tinyurl.com/95pc4p9”