Former Tenant ArrearsIf you are no longer a council tenant and have left one of our properties owing rent, it is important that you contact us immediately on [01685] 725251/725119/726249 to arrange to repay the arrears.
If you fail to do this, we can refuse to re-house you in the future.
We may also take legal action against you to recover the debt. This could affect your credit rating and prevent you obtaining finance with catalogue companies, personal loan firms and mortgage lenders.
In addition, if you:
- Do not respond to our attempts to make contact with you, we may pass your account onto a debt collection agency who will recover the money for us;
- Do not give us your forwarding address, we will use a tracing agency to confirm where you currently live;
- Have a job and refuse to pay your debt, we can ask the Court to instruct your employers to repay the money direct from your salary;
- Own a home and refuse to pay your debt, we can obtain a Charging
- Order from the Court, which will prevent you selling your property without paying the debt first.
As a final resort, we may instruct County Court Bailiffs to take possession of your belongings. These can be sold to help pay off your debt.
To avoid all of this, please contact us on the numbers above to make arrangements to repay your debt.
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