Bailiffs

Councils To Be Given Stronger Powers Over Travellers' Sites

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.03.2013 | UK

Councils are to be given stronger powers to stop the setting up of illegal travellers' sites, in a bid to stop another case like Dale Farm. Local a...

Bailiff Legislation Is a Waste of Time - And a Mask

Eshaan Akbar | Posted 04.04.2013 | UK Politics
Eshaan Akbar

Enforcement law is notoriously complex, with powers differing on the debt in question and the types of creditors using enforcement officers.

New Regulations To Clamp Down On 'Threatening' Bailiffs

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK

The way in which bailiffs are regulated will be overhauled in a bid to clamp down on threatening behaviour and privacy issues. Justice Minister Jo...

Bailiffs Targeted By Ministry

The Huffington Post UK | Rizwan Syed | Posted 13.01.2012 | UK Politics

The government is revising guidelines on the conduct of bailiffs to stop "unscrupulous" practices in the industry. Announcing the change, justice ...

Human Rights Watchdog: Let Travellers Stay

PA | Posted 19.11.2011 | UK

Europe's human rights watchdog has called for the legalisation of long-established traveller sites - even if they breach local planning laws. ...