Damage caused by bailiffs

ValHaller

pinkshoes wrote: »

I'm quite sure the charge wouldn't be against the bailiffs, but the person who was having the flat re-possessed, and by the sounds of it, they don't have any money, so there wouldn't be much point in pursuing it.

Were you in at the time and could have opened the door if they'd asked?

As I see it, the bailiffs are responsible to the owners of the communal door, the charge is against the bailiffs. The bailiffs charges might include the damage as a further cost to be footed by the repo'd person.

The innocent owners of the communal door who would otherwise have to foot the bill do not need to chase the repo'd party.

adouglasmhor

bris wrote: »

The repossesion gives them a right to a forced entry, this is done on behalf of the lender, you will need to pursue the lender for third party damages.
Catch 22, they will deny liability on the grounds that courts gave permission for forced entry. However the banks usually send in repair men to secure the property.

The repossesion is only for the flat - not shared areas. Any rights to force entry only apply to the property concerned and not other properties including communal ones nearby.

bris

adouglasmhor wrote: »

The repossesion is only for the flat - not shared areas. Any rights to force entry only apply to the property concerned and not other properties including communal ones nearby.

They can't do one without the other, their entry was legal.

The OP needs to get in touch with the bailiffs office for a contact to deal with in the bank, they secure the property. I have seen it many times, the baillifs won't do anything, they don't have to.

adouglasmhor

bris wrote: »

They can't do one without the otherYes they could but instead they just did not bother their backsides, their entry was legal.

It was legal only if they had fully exhausted all attempts to contact the other residents or the factors, it was not the property of the bank or the repossessees. As they obviously had not done so it was not legal.