My boyfriend has never lived at my address but received notice of enforcement. Can bailiffs enforce here?


No

An enforcement agent may only take control of the debtor's goods where the debtor usually lives.[1]

A concerned occupant under the threat of enforcement action at their home against a person that does not live there can make a statutory declaration.[2]

Bailiffs do not have the authority to enter and search anyone's property to satisfy themselves if the debtor does not live there.[3]


Template Letter

Send the letter to [who?] and get a certificate of posting from the post office.

Give a copy of the letter to the bailiff company by email and make a screenshot of the sent email capturing the time you gave it.

Send a copy of the letter by text message to the bailiff to his mobile and make a screenshot of the sent text message to record the time you gave it.

Keep all screenshots for your file.



[1] (6) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2]
Section 7 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835
[3] See Neil Tunstall vs Direct Collections Bailiffs Limited (DCBL) and Mr Hussain.