Bailiff seizes doormat
Later that night, she told the people she'd met on the self-help forum what had happened. After a few hours she got an answer.
After she read it she felt like a heavy weight had been lifted from her shoulders.
Rosie typed a letter to the bailiffs explaining that the Doormat was the property of the Landlord, that the levy was invalid and that his fees were excessive; she printed it, signed it, scanned it into her computer, and emailed it to the bailiffs, the Council Tax department, and her local councillor.
Then she downloaded a Statutory Declaration form, modified it to suit her circumstances, and took it to her nearest solicitors office - where a solicitor witnessed it for £5 - Rosie had to swear an oath.
She scanned and emailed it to the Bailiffs, copy to the Council and the Councillor.
She spoke to her Landlord, who thought the whole thing was very funny, and agreed to re-claim his doormat from the Bailiffs if they took it away.
The bailiffs visited a few times more, but eventually gave up and handed the account back to the council, and did not pursue their fees.
Rosie is still a student and until the end of her course will be exempt from Council Tax, but as she promised, she's paying £25 a month off her Council Tax arrears, and will have paid it off by the end of her course.
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