Thank you so much. I haven't directly received any letters from the bailiff as they've been sent to our old address so I wasn't aware of this until the new resident hand delivered one letter to us on 13th May.
Thank you for sending me copies of the Out of Time Application forms. Unfortunately, like many other people in the same position, your forms were sent in a rush and could well have been improved. However, as discussed, once the forms have been sent, it is too late to make amendments to them and it is now just a matter of waiting for the applications to be considered and a decision made.
As you have already spoken with the enforcement company, it is very important that you also make them aware that you have a newborn daughter and that you are on maternity leave. You are therefore considered 'vulnerable' and a visit should not take place.
I would also suggest that you ask the company to reissue fresh Notice of Enforcements to you at your currant address. This is most important as you would then be entitled to enter into a payment arrangement without the visit fee of £235 being charged.
For anyone else reading this thread, if payment is made to an enforcement agent (in order to avoid goods being removed) and, an Out of Time application is then submitted, please be assured that if the application is accepted, the enforcement company should refund to you all monies paid. The Local Government Ombudsman has ruled on this matter a number of times.
