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Years ago, probably 2005 but might have been 2006, a baliff came to my house over council tax from a previous address, where I had lived from July 2002- Feb 2003. The council tax had been owed by my ex husband, in his name, but the council had somehow or other got an order against me because they couldn't find him or something. To be clear, the 2002-2003 house had been privately let, in my ex-husbands sole name and at the time we lived there we were not married.
I remember the baliff was from Rossendales, and I let him into the house because he said I had to if I was [my maiden name], I didn't know any better. While he was there he made a list of things in the house, but he listed things which I for some reason had got the idea he wasn't allowed to list. My furniture was hired from the Ministry of Defence (2005/2006 house was an armed forces married quarter) and I had the idea he could not list crown property, which I said, but he didn't appear to know what I was talking about. I wasn't sure what I was talking about either to be honest, but I was very concerned that MOD furniture would be taken away because the impact on husbands job/life would be huge. Husband was out of the country at the time (Iraq).
The baliff left the peice of paper, and said I had to pay so much by some set time (I do not remember now) or he'd come and take the things on the list. His office phoned me a few days later about paying or something, I said to them I thought it wasn't legal because he listed crown property. They passed me round and argued for a bit then the last I heard was the boss at Rosendales was going to look into it. I never heard from them again. So I never paid a penny of it either.
Husband got hold of the army, and they went to court or something and it was all made OK again? We didn't have to pay it? I have no idea what could have happened then, if the army got the CCJ removed, or if they paid it for us or what.
I have found two old credit files I must have sent for, they date back to 2007, there is no mention of a CCJ on them. I also have all three of my credit files from a couple of months ago, again no sign of a CCJ.
A lot happened between then and now. I have no documents for anything at all from before June 2007, every peice of paper I had was destroyed in one day about half way through that month. I also can't ask my ex-husband now as we're not in touch anymore, which means I can't ask the army either. I would really like to know what happened there though, I can't help puzzling about it now that I have started looking at my overall debt situation.
Can anyone help shade in any more of the gaps please?
I remember the baliff was from Rossendales, and I let him into the house because he said I had to if I was [my maiden name], I didn't know any better. While he was there he made a list of things in the house, but he listed things which I for some reason had got the idea he wasn't allowed to list. My furniture was hired from the Ministry of Defence (2005/2006 house was an armed forces married quarter) and I had the idea he could not list crown property, which I said, but he didn't appear to know what I was talking about. I wasn't sure what I was talking about either to be honest, but I was very concerned that MOD furniture would be taken away because the impact on husbands job/life would be huge. Husband was out of the country at the time (Iraq).
The baliff left the peice of paper, and said I had to pay so much by some set time (I do not remember now) or he'd come and take the things on the list. His office phoned me a few days later about paying or something, I said to them I thought it wasn't legal because he listed crown property. They passed me round and argued for a bit then the last I heard was the boss at Rosendales was going to look into it. I never heard from them again. So I never paid a penny of it either.
Husband got hold of the army, and they went to court or something and it was all made OK again? We didn't have to pay it? I have no idea what could have happened then, if the army got the CCJ removed, or if they paid it for us or what.
I have found two old credit files I must have sent for, they date back to 2007, there is no mention of a CCJ on them. I also have all three of my credit files from a couple of months ago, again no sign of a CCJ.
A lot happened between then and now. I have no documents for anything at all from before June 2007, every peice of paper I had was destroyed in one day about half way through that month. I also can't ask my ex-husband now as we're not in touch anymore, which means I can't ask the army either. I would really like to know what happened there though, I can't help puzzling about it now that I have started looking at my overall debt situation.
Can anyone help shade in any more of the gaps please?
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