A GROUP of MPs today called for bailiffs to be regulated and forced to wear body cameras when collecting debts. This comes after a sharp increase in the number of bailiffs using intimidating behavi…
It can be extremely distressing to have a bailiff at your front door, but you have rights and shouldn't be bulliedA GROUP of MPs today called for bailiffs to be regulated and forced to wear body cameras when collecting debts.
MPs said debt enforcement was "under-regulated" because reforms introduced in 2014 to protect people from unfair practices were not legally binding, while there's also no independent body enforcing them. Before you let a bailiff take your things or you pay them, you should ask to see a proof of their identity, which company they're from, a contact number as well as a breakdown of the amount you owe.
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