Can a High Court Enforcement Officer enter my property if the writ has a different address and they have my name wrong?


No

A High Court Enforcement Officer[1] is a prescribed position different from a High Court Enforcement Agent.[2] better known as a bailiff

Only a bailiff can enter a property and take control of goods.[3]

If the writ has a different address for the debtor, the writ is then a defective instrument and the debtor can sue for damages.[4][5][6]

If the name of the debtor is wrong, then the writ is defective, and the person whom the enforcement was taken against can sue.[5][6]

The person whom the enforcement action was taken against can make a third-party claim to controlled goods,[7][8] or to the money taken, whether it was cash or an electronic money transfer.[9]



[1] Regulation 6 of the High Court Enforcement Officers Regulations 2004
[2] Section 63 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[3] Paragraphs 14-25 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] Section 3 of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
[6] Section 4 of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
[7] Paragraph 60 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[8] Civil Procedure Rule 85.4
[9] Alenezy vs Shergroup Limited [2022] EWHC 777 (QB) 1 April 2022