bailiffs

debt_doctor

Hi,

Bailiffs collecting for magistrates court fines ( including no tv licence) can force entry on a first visit, although this is very rare.

DD

nervousmother

dalip wrote: »

OMG nm that is scarey especially the bit about breaking open locked doors and cupboards. That was useful for me and many others i suspect,many many thanks.Dx

It is scarey, especially considering what I keep in a locked bedroom cupboard

Deep_In_Debt

nervousmother wrote: »

It is scarey, especially considering what I keep in a locked bedroom cupboard

:rotfl: :rotfl: If it's anything like my locked bedroom cupboard....not seen my OH for a while.... :rotfl:

Seriously though, contact herbie21.

philnicandamy

locked cupboards???:eek: ........oh god my !!!!!! stash

So_Sad_Angel

philnicandamy wrote: »

locked cupboards???:eek: ........oh god my !!!!!! stash

.....little too much info I think !!!!:eek: :eek:

philnicandamy

So_Sad_Angel wrote: »

.....little too much info I think !!!!:eek: :eek:

whats a guy to do?

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

RobertoMoir

dalip wrote: »

Can someone tell me if a court appointed DCA / bailiff has more rights to enter property,threaten ect than a normal DCA/bailiff?. Someone has asked me this as they have been told they can enter(break in:mad: ) their property without them being there and that they have more rights than "normal" DCA/bailiffs.


Many thanks folks. Dxx

Are we having a gossip, or do you have a specific issue with bailiffs?

The answer to the question above is: Depends which bailiffs and which warrant.
If you have a specific issue: Tell us which bailiffs and which warrant (see above) and we can break down the details.

Assuming you mean "Debt Collection Agency" by "DCA" then this is where it gets interesting. A debt collector has about as much right and power to enter your property and take stuff as your paperboy or milkman.

A bailiff, which is not the same thing at all as a debt collector- depends which type of bailiff and which type of warrant. At this point I'm going to stop before I get stuck in a loop.

RobertoMoir

dalip wrote: »

OMG nm that is scarey especially the bit about breaking open locked doors and cupboards. That was useful for me and many others i suspect,many many thanks.Dx

Well a bailiff is either in your house legally, in which case they're all the way in your house (if you see what I mean) or they're not in there legally at all. If you see what I mean. Once they're in the house legally, they can go into any part of it.

Herbie21

debt_doctor wrote: »

Hi,

Bailiffs collecting for magistrates court fines ( including no tv licence) can force entry on a first visit, although this is very rare.

DD

This right to force entry has caused immense problems and was provided to bailiffs under Schedule 4A of the Domestic Violence Crimes & Victims Act and allows bailiffs collecting unpaid Magistrates Court Fines to force entry.

If the Ministry of Justice witnessed just 1% of the complaints that we have seen concerning forced entry then I am sure that they would give 2nd thoughts to this awful clause.

dalip

Why is it whenever i post a thread it gets jumped on by you lot and gets turned into some kind of joke :rotfl:



RM,DD & H will try to find out some more details at work today. Many thanks for your replies and help.Dx