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 their way in to collect the goods on a subsequent date.

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