Am I allowed to lean against the front door to stop a bailiff from entering by using a locksmith?

Bailiffs executing a writ of possession on a demised premises may use a locksmith to break open the locks.

A bailiff executing a warrant for unpaid traffic debts may not use any force to enter domestic premises.^[1]

Bailiffs executing a liability order for unpaid council tax or child support cannot enter domestic premises by interfering with the locks because liability orders do not confer authority to break and enter.

Anyone can use an equal amount of force to resist a bailiff from gaining entry.^[2][3][4]

Bailiffs must avoid using excessive force.^[5][6]

A power to use reasonable force does not confer a power to commit breaking and entering. A person can lawfully use reasonable force in removing a bailiff without an enforcement power that has refused to leave, the bailiff resisting is the person guilty of a breach of the peace.^[7]

^{[1] Paragraph 18A(1)(d) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[2] Weaver v Bush [1795] 8TR

[3] Simpson v Morris [1813] 4 Taunt 821

[4] Polkinhorne v Wright [1845] 8QB 197

[5] Gregory v Hall [1799] 8 TR 299

[6] Paragraph 60 or 61 of the Taking Control of Goods: National Standards 2014

[7] Green v Bartram [1830] 4 C&P 308}