Receiving debt recovery letter (CCJ) for sibling - edited

TELLIT01

They cannot enter your property without your permission unless they have a court order.  If they try to bluff, or force their way in without a court order, call the police immediately.

diystarter7

TELLIT01 said:

They cannot enter your property without your permission unless they have a court order.  If they try to bluff, or force their way in without a court order, call the police immediately.

High court bailiffs can but you are right re the ordinary lot.

It is important to end this and as you have nothing to hide, invite them in as that is what I'd do to end it there and then.

MattMattMattUK

diystarter7 said:

TELLIT01 said:

They cannot enter your property without your permission unless they have a court order.  If they try to bluff, or force their way in without a court order, call the police immediately.

High court bailiffs can but you are right re the ordinary lot.

It is important to end this and as you have nothing to hide, invite them in as that is what I'd do to end it there and then.

HCEOs will have a court order, eg. they cannot just force their way into anyone's home, the judgement from the High Court is the order which gives them permission to enter the relevant premises. 

diystarter7

MattMattMattUK said:

diystarter7 said:

TELLIT01 said:

They cannot enter your property without your permission unless they have a court order.  If they try to bluff, or force their way in without a court order, call the police immediately.

High court bailiffs can but you are right re the ordinary lot.

It is important to end this and as you have nothing to hide, invite them in as that is what I'd do to end it there and then.

HCEOs will have a court order, eg. they cannot just force their way into anyone's home, the judgement from the High Court is the order which gives them permission to enter the relevant premises. 

I thought that was abovious.

Brie

What good does inviting them in do?  He's not there.  OP has said he's not there.  So there's nothing to see.  

OK - if he did live there he would likely have a room full of obviously his stuff but that would be easy enough to hide.   And short of them camping out across the road and watching to see if he tries to sneak in there's nothing to see.  

diystarter7

Brie said:

What good does inviting them in do?  He's not there.  OP has said he's not there.  So there's nothing to see.  

OK - if he did live there he would likely have a room full of obviously his stuff but that would be easy enough to hide.   And short of them camping out across the road and watching to see if he tries to sneak in there's nothing to see.  

Prove beyond doubt he has not been there for years
The number of times I've seen on tv people say they dont live here and they are in. letters there and they have a room. So if one has nothing to hide and just wants this to end, why not be reasonable to all inc yourself and just let them in?

I can see the principle of it but not letting them in will just keep this thing going IMO.

Btw, why would they have a room full of his stuff when they've not seen him for years?
At best, the few items of value would be boxed and in the attic.

clearancer

Just in case they do call at your home, gather together as much information about him as you can. Passing on information shows you are working with them rather than hiding something. Does he have a Facebook page? Do you have an email address? What about your siblings addresses? If you don't get on with them, there is not harm giving other family members addresses for the debt recovery people to chase. Get them off your back by giving them what information you have. 

Enigma80

Thanks for the replies all.  It's Martson Recovery and it's a CCJ.  My wife called a few people for advice, and it appears that they can clamp our cars on our drive but have to remove clamps once we prove they're owned by us (which we can).  She's was advised by StepChange to call Northampton CC as that's where all UK CCJ's are issued from apparently, but they weren't any help.  

He doesn't have social media or anything as far as I'm aware, he wasn't into it at all last time we spoke. 

pogofish

OK.  Yes, Marston's are a "legit" bailiff and deal with court enforcement, so you need to take them seriously

https://bailiffadviceonline.co.uk  will have more useful info and Sheila posts here as Herbie21if you want to try PMing her.

The DFW Forum here will also be helpful.  Maybe try PMing one of its board guides to see if you can get the thread moved

overhttps://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/debt-free-wannabe

DE_612183

Enigma80 said:

Thanks for the replies all.  It's Martson Recovery and it's a CCJ.  My wife called a few people for advice, and it appears that they can clamp our cars on our drive but have to remove clamps once we prove they're owned by us (which we can).  She's was advised by StepChange to call Northampton CC as that's where all UK CCJ's are issued from apparently, but they weren't any help.  

He doesn't have social media or anything as far as I'm aware, he wasn't into it at all last time we spoke. 

They can't clamp your car.....

Can a bailiff clamp my car for my son's debt? (stopthebailiffs.uk)