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Can a bailiff leave a Notice of Enforcement with a neighbour?


No

The enforcement agent must give the debtor a Notice of Enforcement[1] addressed to the debtor where he lives,[2] or to him personally.[3]



[1] Paragraph 7 of Schedule to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] Regulation 8(1)(a) of the The Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
[3] Regulation 8(1)(e) of the The Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013

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