Enforcing a CCJ - Bailiffs or Sheriffs ?

[thebennyboy]

Plot twist: OP now has the wardrobe that leads to the magical land of Narnia.

Must have been smoking something magical to pay up £950 to some joker.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Now I have a choice, I can bounce it up to a High Court Enforcement Officers, HCEO or just get a normal Bailiff.

Sheriffs have more powers than Bailiffs... £65 charge iirc. Make sure its a writ against company assets rather than his private address, assuming he's not a sole trader/has limited assets.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Surely not yet another Dr House thread that makes no sense.

 

[Adam]

You guys are quick to assume the £950 payment was a bad move. If this is a £10k wardrobe (which it could be if it was bespoke and fitted etc) then £950 isn't a bad option rather than losing the full £10k.

Not everything is black and white.

 

[Spook187]

lol Kwerk

How did it take 10 months to sort out.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

You guys are quick to assume the £950 payment was a bad move. If this is a £10k wardrobe (which it could be if it was bespoke and fitted etc) then £950 isn't a bad option rather than losing the full £10k.

Not everything is black and white.

An excellent point, but the OP states he paid in cash on the day he bought it.

If the wardrobe was worth £10k (or any amount which makes £950 seem insignificant) then that was one of the stupidest things I've heard anyone do! Especially considering it's a "one man band".

I'd feel uneasy paying that much upfront for a large business, nevermind Wardrobes R Us

 

[flame696]

Just get the sheriff's involved straight away

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

You bought storage and then paid extra for storage?

This, oh so much this.

 

[hurfdurf]

Can you show the wardrobe?

 

[CREATIVE!11]

You bought storage and then paid extra for storage?

Lol most appropriate use of this meme....

LOLL

OP you paid for storage so we gave you some storage for your storage so you can store whilst you store.

 

[dowie]

Did you buy the wardrobe from him or a business, if it was him it's a private sale and I don't think you can do anything, if it was a company and it's bankrupt (or so he says) you still probably can't do anything.

Check the status of where you bought it from then go to the courts, I think you have to go to the county court first then high court.

Andi.

are you reading a different OP or something, he's already got the CCJ

 

[dowie]

Ignoring everyone calling you whatever, go up, use the higher level, enforce it, see what they can do, as you paid him personally, they can go to his house and take his stuff. Its not in a company name the CCJ, so just do him, get them round his house, they can enter, they can take his home stuff to sell at auction to recover your fee, iirc it doesn't cost much of your 950.

Do him.

I'd do this, if you've already got a CCJ in his name then get your revenge, high court sheriffs, no nonsense, they can turn up and just take his things to cover the costs.

 

[mithrandir]

Costs about £60 to hire the sheriffs if this show is anything to go by:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...s-are-coming-compilations-series-3-episode-20

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Upon reflection:

I bought a wardrobe from a small shop in london (one man band), I paid in cash on the day.

wat

I then chased the guy for delivery for ages

wat

and finally I had to arrange my own collection a full 10 months later,

wat

he then forced me to pay £950 to his personal bank account to cover "storage".

wat

I had not choice as he said he has bankrupted his company and now training out of a new company.

wat

So I paid up and took him to court, I now have a CCJ against him

WAT

Now I have a choice, I can bounce it up to a High Court Enforcement Officers, HCEO or just get a normal Bailiff.

Is it worth the time and effort to move it up to the high court? Any feedback would be welcome. He is polish and I know he has assets in Poland also.

As someone who spends huge amounts on cars and a house, why on earth are you asking us how best to legally punish someone because you made very poor decisions?

 

[G-MAN2004]

This makes as much sense as buying two Panameras.

 

[ColdAsIce]

Really need to see this Wardrobe lol

 

[arknor]

Really need to see this Wardrobe lol

Probably not something like this

 

[Dr House]

Right, sorry been out all evening and just got home

So regarding the wardrobe. The shop is in a expensive location in central london and has been there for a long time, I paid around 1/4 of its retail cost which was still a lot of money but its quite big and very good quality.

The owner of the shop is a complete joker, I contact the manufacture to ask about some extra parts and it turned out that he has not paid them 40k Euros for the stuff he ordered inc this wardrobe.

I don't have any photos of it I as I moved out of the house some time back but its something like this with a mirrored doors
http://www.misuraemme.it/prodotti/hinged-sliding_light_matt_230_en.html

Anyway thanks for the info, I will put in for the high court judgment and see how I get along. I think it will take the best part of 5 weeks to get the high court judgment. I have had CCJ's against people in the past but they have all paid up I have never had to go through any enforcement process before.

 

[Tefal]

The owner of the shop is a complete joker, I contact the manufacture to ask about some extra parts and it turned out that he has not paid them 40k Euros for the stuff he ordered inc this wardrobe.

out of curiosity if the manufactures take action could they come for the wardrobe?


kinda a selling/receiving stolen goods thing

 

[kindai]

Just get it to the HCEO's, send them to his shop and you're done. As long as the "new" business is in his name, they'll take what they need on the day.