AMR67 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Scotcall are notorious for their bully boy tactics. If your neighbour is disputing the debt then go to moneysavingexpert.com - there's a whole section on them and how to deal with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Just hold your driving licence up to the window. It's not in their interest to waste time chasing people who have moved on, they have no power to obtain money from the new tenant so they would want to move onto the next 'customer' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Had similar trouble with them. Bluffed their way past the secure entry of the apartments to bang on my door, then proceeded with the foot in the door as soon as it was opened. No apology from them when they found out the person they wanted had moved on several months previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab6262 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Theres just been somewhat of a curfuffle at one of my neighbours house and as she lives alone i decided to go round. Some thugish looking bloke from a company called Scottcall or something was harassing this women for a debt she said shedidnt owe.This man was bullying her to prove who she was even though she was at her home. She rents private as do i so her property is private property but this bloke started taking pictures of her house. She got really upset at this and i told him to jog on so he went but then started taking snaps from the street say its public land so he can do what he wants,. This has all been a stress for her and now shes worried hes coming back or doing something with these pictures hes took. I told her id see what information i can find out but im stumped. Can anyone help with some advice about her situation mainly is someone allowed to come and start taking pictures of a private house against the tenants wishes? A neighbours house you say? are you sure it wasn't your house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Plant Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks for all your replies. Its a shame it seems like she cant stop any future debt collector taking random snaps of her which has her worried as she got some more post for the previous tennent today and now she thinks thats going to be more debt and more hassle. As she dosent have a computer ill be lodging a complaint with scottcall for the way the tool behaved. They will also be warned that if they turn up again and refuse to leave i WILL be removing them personally. Thank you again everyone. Well almost everyone because there is usually one Billy Nomates who thinks hes clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubermaus Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 There's some good youtube vids on dodgy bailiffs. The ones with these west country dudes crack me up ---------- Post added 27-01-2015 at 12:52 ---------- This ones even funnier warning strong language. ---------- Post added 27-01-2015 at 13:03 ---------- Hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks for all your replies. Its a shame it seems like she cant stop any future debt collector taking random snaps of her which has her worried as she got some more post for the previous tennent today and now she thinks thats going to be more debt and more hassle. As she dosent have a computer ill be lodging a complaint with scottcall for the way the tool behaved. They will also be warned that if they turn up again and refuse to leave i WILL be removing them personally. Thank you again everyone. Well almost everyone because there is usually one Billy Nomates who thinks hes clever If she's not the tenant that ran up the debt then all she has to do is to show them that she's not that person and that the person is no longer there. Even the most intrusive of debt collection companies recognise that pursuing the wrong person is not in their interests. In the last rented home I was in before I bought this place we were so used to debt collectors and bailiffs turning up for the previous tenants that we laminated a copy of our lease and stuck it on the back of the front door for easy retrieval. Yes, it was a pain dealing with all of the debt collectors, but once they knew that we were not the people they were seeking they went away. The longer she puts off proving that she's not the debtor, the worse this will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubermaus Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Never experienced a bailiff at the door, but a friend had a house with an unpaid council tax bill and had problems. Its worth noting there is a difference between court appointed bailiffs and meat heads from private companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 She should hold a camera up and take pictures of him then post them online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 it seems like she cant stop any future debt collector taking random snaps of her which has her worried as she got some more post for the previous tennent today and now she thinks thats going to be more debt and more hassle. The previous tenant of my place did this. I believed he still kept a key for the communal area to get his post, but I made sure someone grabbed it first. I then notified the police that I'd be opening the mail (i'm not sure if its a crime) and did so, telephoning the company in each letter to let them know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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