Is a bailiffs certificate authority to enter any home in England and Wales?

A Bailiffs enforcement certificate is only an authority to take control of goods.^[2]

The bailiff can only take control of goods where the debtor usually lives or carries on a business.^[2]

If a bailiff wants to enter specified premises to take control of the debtor's goods, he must apply to the court for that authority separately.^[3]

If a bailiff enters a home or premises not specified on the warrant or writ of control and has not applied to the court for authority to enter that property or premises, the occupant can due for damages.^[4][5][6] The bailiff also committed an offence,^[7] but the police have an institutional belief that bailiff crime is a civil matter.^[8]

^{[1] Section 62 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[2] Paragraph 14(6) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[3] Paragraph 15 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[4] Paragraph 66 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[5] Neil Tunstall vs Direct Collections Bailiffs Limited (DCBL) and Mr Hussain

[6] See: Iain Gould Solicitor

[7] Section 9 of the Theft Act 1968

[8] Section 26(6) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015}