Help marston high court bailiffs

Guest101

HCEO's are not able to take basic residential furniture.

So beds, sofas, 1 TV, fridges, washing machines - that kind of thing are off limits. (it's worth checking the exact list in each individual circumstance).

It sounds like they arent able to take very much. They will check for your car and remove if possible.

National_Debtline

Hi Dana

As fermi suggests, you should certainly give us a call as soon as possible on 0808 808 4000.

Potentially the enforcement officer could force entry to remove goods but as Marktheshark says, they may not actual think it worthwhile for removing the types of items you mentioned.

Guest101 is right that a basic domestic items are exempt. This includes a cooker or microwave, fridge, washing machine, table and chairs, beds, a telephone, medical care equipment, heating/lighting equipment.

You can apply to the high court for a stay of execution and if it is granted the enforcement officer should stop enforcement. I believe it can sometimes take weeks for a stay of execution hearing though so you would need to request an emergency hearing. There is more information on applying for a stay of execution on our high court factsheet but it’s better to call us so that an adviser can go through this in more detail with you.

www.nationaldebtline.org/EW/factsheets/Pages/31%20EW%20High%20Court%20enforcement/Default.aspx#quicklink1

If you originally had a CCJ they were able to use the high court to enforce it as the debt isn’t regulated by the Consumer Credit Act. If you’re in default of a CCJ you will also need to apply to the county court to vary it to instalments on a court form called N245 so that no further enforcement could be used as long as you keep to the payments.

Both the stay of execution and the CCJ variation applications have a fee of £50 each. If you’re on a low income you may not have to pay the court fees if you also use a court form called EX160 with your applications.

James
@natdebtline