Tag: bailiffs
Council plans to create Debt Collection Agency
Serious concerns have been raised after it has emerged that a North East council is planning on setting up its own debt collection agency...
Bomb Disposal Unit called in by shocked Bailiffs
Bailiffs in Birmingham had the shock of their lives yesterday after stumbling across two live artillery shells during a routine eviction yesterday in the...
Debt Collectors seize goods from F1 team
UK based Formula One team Caterham have stated their intention to race in Japan Grand Prix despite receiving a visit from bailiffs on Tuesday and allegedly...
Bailiffs have powers removed
New laws that come into effect this weekend will see Bailiffs banned from entering homes at night and from using physical force against debtors....
Landlord property possession claims on the rise
Landlord possession claims rose by 26% in 2013. Last years figures went against a decline in previous years with 170,451 possession claims being processed...
New Debt Collection documentary to be aired on Channel 5
Off the back of the success of BBC1's, 'The Sheriffs are coming', Channel 5 is to air a new no holds barred documentary on...
Justice Minister promises Bailiff reforms
New laws to stamp out 'rogue bailiffs' were promised on Wednesday by the Justice Minister Lord Faulks. Speaking at the Civil Enforcement Association conference in...
Russian changes gender to avoid debt collectors
The majority of people working within the UK's Debt Collection industry will be all too familiar with the very wide spectrum of excuses and...
Debtor faces years in prison for gun attack on Bailiff
A Tenant with arrears of over £8,000 who gunned down a Bailiff and housing officer during an eviction is facing years behind bars following a...
‘Bailiffs used over 1.8m times in the past 12 months’ says...
Local councils have called in bailiffs an "excessive" 1.8m times in the last year to collect debts on their behalf
