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MSE News: Rules to protect the vulnerable from bailiffs proposed

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"Vulnerable people could get better protection from bailiffs as the way they are regulated is set to be overhauled ..."
"Vulnerable people could get better protection from bailiffs as the way they are regulated is set to be overhauled ..."
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for any one who wants to read it here is a link
http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/transforming-bailiff-action-cp5-2012.htm
If you are in any doubt please seek legal/expert advice help
Also all those who can need to put in a submission about how their bailiff failed to keep to the rules, preferably with copies of the letters with threats and the illegal fees included.
The biggest root issue with making bailiffs more reasonable, in my opinion, comes down to how they're paid. While someone is on commission based on the fees they charge, there's always going to be a conflict of interest between "behaving properly" and "generating enough fees to pay one's own mortgage".
I'll be interested to see if they can come up with a solution that's a good balance between the rights of an individual who may feel intimidated by anyone knocking on their door no matter how nice and properly behaved they may be, and the need to be able to recover debt in a manner that's reasonable to all involved parties.
consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/transforming-bailiff-action
What had happened was, I had paid the £100 into the bank - from the courts, this was 12 months before this happened. The solicitor rang the courts and explained, luckily she knew the clerk that was on duty, so he went all out to find this information. She said if she hadn't of know the clerk I would be losing my things or my money, so thankfully she knew the clerk because he looked into absolutely everything and what he found was that.................the Bank had put the wrong reference on the slip id paid the money in with, this obviously didn't tally with anything and so looked as though I hadn't paid.
A small mistake like that could have caused so much hassle, hardship and heartache, I did not receive the apology from the bayliffs like they said they do if I was found to be correct.
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