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Debt collectors do not have the same powers as bailiffs as they are not court appointed officials. They cannot enter your home or seize your possessions as a bailiff might be able to, but can contact you or visit you to discuss your debt and how you plan to pay it back. Debt collection agencies may be employed by your creditors to ask you to pay off your debt and are required to follow the Office of Fair Trading OFT debt collection guidance. The consumer protection rules have been in effect since , and were developed to prevent traders from treating consumers unfairly.
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New Clients. You can find out more or opt-out from some cookies. If a bailiff says they're evicting you instead of collecting a debt you'll need to get different advice. Bailiffs should also follow government guidance on social distancing - check what the guidance says. The bailiffs should ask you if anyone in your household is symptomatic, self-isolating or shielding. If your answer is yes, the bailiffs should stop their visit and leave.
You might be asked for proof - show the bailiff your email, phone message or letter from the NHS if you have one. If the bailiffs are collecting any of these debts, you should tell them if you have less income because of coronavirus.
They should consider your situation and help you make a payment arrangement you can afford. If you already have a payment agreement, you can ask the bailiffs to let you pay less back each month. Make sure your doors are locked - bailiffs are allowed to come in through unlocked doors. If you have a porch with a lockable door you should lock this too. Before you speak to a bailiff, check the extra rules they should follow if you:. If they say they're a 'debt collector' tell them to leave.
They don't have the same powers as bailiffs and they have to go if you ask them to. All registered bailiffs have to carry proof of who they are.
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