baileff at the door help

shely33

my daughters opened the door and there was a bailieff there looking for a person who does not live here..i keep getting letters which i sent back and also got in touch saying they dont live here..but today a baileff come and will be returning shortly..what do i do..i don,t know the person they are after and i,m scared they will take my boyfriends car or something that is parked outside..to top it off i,ve got to answer the door and i am disabled and find it very painfull to move..

immoral_angeluk

You need to show them some kind of documentation to prove you are not who they are looking for and that it is your house. Something like a tenancy agreement, mortgage statement etc.. plus some kind of photo id.
Do not let them into the house.

HH62

Don't open the door again. Check right now that all your windows are secured. Do NOT let them in. Shout through the door that the person they are looking for does NOT live there and is not known to you.

I don't know much about this - hopefully somebody will reply to you with better advice than mine.

ETA- just noticed the reply above mine, posted while I was still typing. Great advice.

loyalbrummie

you need to phone the police and get them to come round , thats what you pay them for , dont do anything without the police there .

immoral_angeluk

loyalbrummie wrote: »

you need to phone the police and get them to come round , thats what you pay them for , dont do anything without the police there .

The police won't do anything other than prevent a breach of the peace. Unless the bailiff gets violent they won't do anything other than supervise.

RAS

Hi

They cannot take your stuff for someone else's debts, so do not worry. If you have a tenancy agreement or some mortgage documents, then show them the paperwork. Ask for his name and the company name and when he goes write to them formally and tell them they have the wrong address.

gollygosh

My sister had this when she moved into her last house. She showed them her passport, obviously it had her picture D.O.B. on it then she showed them her council tax bill which obviously confirmed the name and address. They went away and were never heard from again. (She made them stand on the doorstep whilst she got the documents) hope that helps.

RobertoMoir

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

You need to show them some kind of documentation to prove you are not who they are looking for and that it is your house. Something like a tenancy agreement, mortgage statement etc.. plus some kind of photo id.
Do not let them into the house.

Actually, let's just clear something up...

While I suggest just showing them documentation to show they're at the wrong address is the most reasonable way forward, you don't need to show them anything. It's up to them to find the debtor, not for random people to prove they're not the debtor. You might think I'm being picky, but if we're talking about someone's rights here then it's an important point.

Herbie21

You have not mentioned the type of debt that this company are pursuing or the company.

I will have to in this respect ONLY take the bailiff companies side.

MANY people contact the bailiff co to say that they have received documents for a past tenant/lodger etc when it is then discovered that the person DOES actually live at the property and is just trying to get rid of the bailiff.

That is why, if you want to get this matter sorted out, that you really do need to WRITE to the company with something as proof that you are not the person named on the letters and to confirm that the person is not known to you.

I would also suggest that the letter is sent by registered mail and you need to mention in it that if a bailiff continues to visit you then you will have no hesitation in making a formal complaint about the actions of the particular bailiff to the court that certificated him!!!

This SHOULD work.
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