Do bailiffs leave a marker outside a house they have visited?


Yes

Bailiffs sometimes leave a flyer, or a leaflet not related to debt collection, hanging out of the letterbox when there is no answer, so he can return later to see if someone has taken in the leaflet.


Bailiffs sometimes leave a flyer hanging out of the letterbox


Then the bailiff will return later and drive past the property to see if someone has taken in the flyer.

  • bailiffs leave a clue of his attendancece

    Bailiffs only put a leaflet in the target property and do not leaflet any neighbouring properties, and that identifies the suspect to be a bailiff rather than a burglar.

    If the bailiff is not sure if the debtor lives at the target address, he will leave a red debt collectors letter with threatening language to see if the debtor makes contact and thereby succeeds in being traced to be living at the target address.


    Bailiffs may leave documents containing threatening language.


    It is an effort to make the debtor panic and make contact, thereby tracing the debtor to the target address.

    This example is used by High Court Enforcement Group Ltd. It gives misleading legal advice the bailiff can apply to the court to gain entry to the property in the debtors absence.

    • bailiffs documents with Threateneding language


      Officially, Creditors must not issue a warrant knowing that the debtor is not at the address, as a means of tracing the debtor at no cost.[1]

      If the bailiffs warrant or writ of control does not have the target address on it, the bailiff is a trespasser because the warrant or writ of control is the authority to enter specified premises,[2] or any address the debtor lives or trades,[3] therefore the bailiff commits burglary, or conspiracy to burgle.[4]

      Some documents may have a QR code printed on them to see if anyone scans the code which downloads an app and identifies the device and its location to the bailiff.[5]

      Any suspicious documents found hanging from your letterbox should be handed in to the police.[6]


      [1] Paragraph 12 of the Taking Control of Goods: National Standards 2014, April 2014
      [2] Paragraph 15 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
      [3] Paragraph 14 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
      [4] Section 9 of the Theft Act 1968
      [5] See Why do bailiff letters have QR codes printed on them?
      [6] See Why bailiffs leave documents hanging from letterboxes or communal entrance