Bailiff damaged your reputation by telling your neighbours you have a debt.

If bailiffs go round your neighbourhood telling your neighbours or housemates that you have an unpaid, debt, this may be in breach of data protection regulations,^[1] and contrary to the statutory level of security appropriate to the risks arising from the processing of personal data,^[2] and you may sue for material and non-material damages.^[3][4]

If a bailiff intentionally tells anyone something about you that is not true that causes you serious harm,^[5] then it is malicious falsehood,^[6] and you may sue for slander,^[7] and you do not need to prove a loss to bring this claim.^[8]

^{[1] Section 2(1)(a) of the Data Protection Act 2018
[2] Section 66(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018
[3] Article 82 of the General Data Protection Regulations
[4] Section 168 of the Data Protection Act 2018
[5] Section 1 of the Defamation Act 2018
[6] Section 3 of the Defamation Act 1952
[7] Section 12 of the Defamation Act 1952
[8] Section 2 of the Defamation Act 1952}