Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lottery ...

THE USE of bailiffs was suspended on 26th March, giving those in debt a respite from the threat of a bailiff calling at their door. However, the suspension has now been lifted, meaning local ...

People in certain areas in England and Wales may be more likely to face bailiffs on their doorstep than others if they leave ...

A flight packed with holidaymakers was ‘clamped’ by bailiffs over the airline’s unpaid compensation to four passengers. The ...

Bailiffs have been called to tens of thousands of Derby homes in recent years to collect up to £8 million of council tax debt. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has shown Derby City Council ...

A pensioner marched to the post office to withdraw £500 and a gig-economy motorbike courier driven to suicide are among those targeted by rule-breaking bailiffs, MPs heard. Ruthless enforcement agents ...

Local councils will have to monitor bailiffs and can no longer receive "kickbacks" from them under new government guidelines to protect debtors from intimidating treatment. The guidelines, issued by ...

Some bailiffs are still abusing their powers when trying to recover debts, despite changes to the law three years ago, say debt advice charities. The laws to regulate bailiffs in England and Wales ...