Disputes over bailiffs fees are resolved with a detailed assessment hearing.[1]
Bailiffs may only recover fees from the debtor when he uses the Schedule 12 procedure,[2] and only while the enforcement power is exercisable.[3]
The statutory fees are separated into stages, and for the enforcement of warrants and liability orders, they are as follows:[4]
Compliance stage: £75.00
When the bailiff is instructed.[5]
Enforcement stage: £235
Enforcement stage percentage fee to be recovered exceeding £1500: 7.5%
When the bailiff attends.[6]
Sale or disposal stage: £110
Sale or disposal stage percentage fee to be recovered exceeding £1500: 7.5%
When the bailiff starts removing controlled goods.[7][See Note 1]
Send the bailiff company an email asking for a 'statement of account', then check the arithmetic.
If you are overcharged, then apply for a detailed assessment hearing.[1][8]
[1] Civil Procedure Rule 84.16
[2] Regulation 3 of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[3] Regulation 17 of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[4] Table 1 of the Schedule of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[5] Regulation 5(1)(a) of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[6] Regulation 5(1)(b) of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[7] Regulation 5(1)(c) of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[8] See: Apply for a detailed assessment hearing
[Note 1] Sale stage fee does not apply if the bailiff does not adhere to Paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
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