How to proceed with "Intrum Justitia" debt collection agency?

Re: How to proceed with intrum justitia debt collection?

8till8 said:

What has this go to do with collecting an outstanding debt?

Are you sure you know the differences between debt collectors and the sheriff?

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A lot.

Strictly speaking there is no such thing as a "debt collector" in Ireland in the sense that no "debt collection" agency can enforce the collection of a debt - this can only be done by the sherriff.

All a debt collection agency can do is politely ask you to pay - they have zero powers of recovery.

100% correct. These people purporting to be debt collectors often misstate their powers.

Agreed. I had stupidly forgotten that plenty debt collectors would claim to have all sorts of powers (including entry and recovery).

My partner was having trouble with debt collectors in the uk trying to collect for a broadband service that he had never ordered. A letter informing the debt collectors and the broadband provider outlining the history of the case, and informing them that any further correspondance would be charged at 35 pounds per item put a stop to it pretty quickly. For the original poster though, you should go to mabs and see if you can sort something out. No point in it hanging over you...

Mod bump. topic raised again today.