Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that bailiffs will now have to be accredited in order to get the certificate they ...

A year after government pledge to regulate sector, ECB criticises ‘lack of visible progress’ and ‘no clear plan’ The UK government has been accused of dragging its feet over plans for the mandatory ...

Some major UK water firms are sending bailiffs to UK households - for debts under £1,000. Data shows the bailiffs that made the most use of bailiffs last year were South West Water, Southern Water and ...

The ‘tougher’ regulations are meant to ensure people in debt are treated fairly ...

A couple is confronted by bailiffs over debts connected to years before they say they had even been living at the property. The residents insist there has been a mistake and explain that they had only ...

It can be a truly desperate situation - having your possessions taken away because you have failed to repay a debt. However this is the reality for thousands of people in the UK, according to Citizens ...

People across the UK lost over £10.3 billion on home and garden maintenance costs due to losses, overpriced costs or unfair ...

AS financial issues continue to dominate the political agenda in recession-hit Britain, many could expect the bailiff industry to be one which prospers. But, as we found out when we spoke to Julie ...

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 ...

The bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year.Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy The UK government has been accused of dragging its feet over plans for the ...