Bailiff (Enforcement Agent) charged you VAT on fees.

Section 63 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 defines 'Enforcement Agent' to be an Individual.

Bailiffs (Enforcement Agents) not registered for VAT cannot recover VAT on their fees. It doesn't matter if the bailiff's office, company or his firm is VAT registered. A company cannot be an 'Enforcement Agent' and cannot recover VAT from debtors.

Search the HMRC register of VAT registrants to see if your bailiff is registered for VAT. You can ask the bailiff to show evidence of his VAT registration certificate.

Report it

If you have been charged VAT on bailiffs fees and the bailiff is not registered, you can ask HMRC to investigate VAT fraud. Always include the copy of your bailiff's document or evidence you were charged unregistered VAT.

HMRC also has a fraud hotline 0800 788 887.

Reclaim it

You can recover unregistered VAT by reclaiming it in on Money Claim Online (MCOL)