Can bailiffs keep coming even after I told them the person they are after does not live here?

Bailiffs recover debts by taking control of the debtor’s goods,^[1] but they may only take control of goods only if they are the goods of the debtor.^[2]

The bailiff may only enter premises there the debtor usually lives or carries on a trade or business,^[3] or any premises where the debtor keeps goods,^[4] on application to the court,^[5] or on a highway,^[6][7] in England and Wales.^[8]

Bailiffs may not enter property to satisfy himself the debtor is not there.^[9]

If a bailiff is making repeated visits after being told the debtor does not live there, then the occupant may apply for an injunction,^[10] together with damages,^[11] and costs.^[12][13][14]

The occupant may report the bailiff to the police because bailiffs must not pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another, and which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the other,^[15] and commits an offence.^[16]

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

[2] Paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

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

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

[5] Civil Procedure Rule 84.9

[6] Paragraph 9(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

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

[8] Paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

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

[10] Section 3a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

[11] Section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

[12] Civil Procedure Rule 44.3

[13] Civil Procedure Rule 46.5

[14] Practice Direction 46.5 Rule 3.1

[15] Section 1(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

[16] Section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997}