2007-12-07 05:39:25 · 9 answers · asked by patjoub 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
They will take you to court and get an order saying you have to pay.
Once they have the order they get the baliff to enforce it by taking your personal belongings. It doesn't matter whether you let them in or not (as stated in the answer above), they have a right to get the police to enter your home if they have an order from the court.
To enfroce the order, they can also have the court garnish your wages, usually 20% to 25%. Your boss must pay the people you owe the money to directly. If your boss doesn't comply, they are in contempt of court.
2007-12-07 05:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by Tanya Pants 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Debt recovery agencies and baliffs are two very different things. Baliffs work in the court system, keeping order and escorting prisioners. Debt recovery agencies buy debts from companies that have not been able to collect them and make an effort to get paid at least part of the money that is owed. They are subject to the rules of the FTC and cant harrass you unless you allow it.
2007-12-07 05:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by Diane M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Debt recovery agencies don't really have many rights. They like you to think otherwise, but when you tell them to stop calling you at work and at home they have to do so. They can still send you stuff in the mail, but they can't call you anymore. They use people's ignorance to bully them into compliance.
A baliff is an officer of the court, usually charged with keeping physical order in the court room. They also carry a gun. This carries a lot of weight with me, as does anyone who carries a gun. What else they do, I don't know.
2007-12-07 05:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your rights will vary, depending on what state you are in. The only way this question can be precisely answered is by an attorney from the state in which you reside.
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As a general rule, debt collectors have no power whatsoever. They simply badger you until you hopefully pay, but they may send someone out to repossess your car if you are behind on the payments.
Most times, you have the right to tell them to stop calling you. This again depends on the state you reside in -- some say verbally telling them to quit, other states require you notify them in writing. Keep in mind that the connection agency has little if any power but when they fail, they will frequently refer the matter to an attorney and things get really serious at that point. If you owe money, I'd suggest you attempt to settle the debt at a reduced sum, negotiate. If they won't negotiate, let it go to their attorney - they frequently will.
2007-12-07 05:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
debt recovery agencies are firms who bye debt of banks and fiance companies bailiffs are court appointed debt agencies will try and send people out but the have no right to enter a house unless asked by the owner /tenant some will try to bully and scare tactics but the must be licenced if the can not show proof you can call the police a lot of them are no licenced the firm pays them on what the take from the house if they do they must give a note of everything they take and tell you where they take it to be sold i have worked with people that have had this dun to them and have got most of there stuff back there was one case where they took everything from a persons house total illegal the firm had to pay damages to the old ladies
2007-12-07 21:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may desire to pay the credit companies that are calling you. the unique save you purchased your stuff from bought the bills Receivable to the credit company, so which you at the instant owe money to the credit company. this happens alot. the unique save hasn't been receiving the $one thousand you owe. in the event that they do no longer gets a commission, they'd have a loss of $one thousand. besides the undeniable fact that, the save has the choice to "sell" that debt you owe them to a credit company. whilst the save sells it, they sell it for like $4 hundred and the series company collects $six hundred from you promptly. This works out for the two the save and the corporate, because of the fact the save now only has a loss of $six hundred particularly of $one thousand, and the corporate revenue $2 hundred on the tip of all of it.
2016-11-13 23:48:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only bailiffs ordered by the court can come into your home, unless you invite them. Go to www.adviceguide.org.uk. Some bailiffs, are not bailiffs, they are debt collectors, so be careful.
If they have a court order, you are naffed.
2007-12-07 10:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by daria 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bailiffs cannot enter a locked door or window.Once they are in the property if you let them enter then they can legally force a locked door inside the property.
2007-12-07 05:48:08 · answer #8 · answered by little devil 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean? do they have rights to take your belongings? yes they do, if you let them in.
2007-12-07 05:41:53 · answer #9 · answered by sally c 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋