I am on holiday. Can a bailiff gain entry to property?

No

Bailiffs do not have a power to break entry to domestic property unless the bailiff applies for separate authority to do so.^[1]

That authority has never been given to break entry to an empty property, except when the bailiff is carrying out an eviction, and the premises is the demised premises.^[2]

Bailiffs have a power to enter using reasonable force but this is interpreted by bailiffs to mean getting a locksmith.^[3]

Bailiffs may not enter by climbing through an open window.^[4]

Bailiffs may enter a property by turning the key in the lock,^[5] but may not use a landlords key to gain entry,^[6] or by finding the key under a mat.^[7]

^{[1] Paragraph 20 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] Paragraph 14(4) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[3] See Bailiffs threaten you with a locksmith
[4] Regulation 20 of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
[5] Ryan v Shilcock [1851] 7 Exch 72
[6] Miller v Curry [1893]
[7] Welch v Krakovsky [1919]}