Why is there a Police Officer with the bailiff?
· Bailiffs will sometimes make you believe that the Police Officer present is there in support of the bailiff. This is not true. The Police Officer is simply there to prevent a breach of the peace and it is not on the side of the bailiff.
What will happen if I let the bailiffs enter my house?
· They will usually list the property they want to take and ask you to sign a ‘walking possession agreement' or leave someone in the house whilst they arrange for collection of the property.
· This agreement means that you are not to remove the goods and you now acknowledge they now belong to the bailiff.
· In searching for goods the bailiff has the right to forcibly enter locked areas within your house (internal doors).
· Your goods are likely to be sold at auction where they will undoubtedly fetch a value usually less than 85% of the value when new.
· Once the bailiff has entered your house peacefully on one occasion they have the right to force there way in to collect the goods on a subsequent date.