Will a Bailiff contact other bailiff's when they see my house is sold?

There are no enforcement regulations enabling bailiffs to contact other bailiffs when a debtor's address is changed.

If the debt being enforcement is a traffic enforcement debt, and the bailiff finds the debtor's address has changed, then the authority may request the reissue of the warrant by filing a request specifying the new address of the respondent.^[1]

If a bailiff skips this step and takes control, of the debtor's goods at their new address while having an enforcement power showing the debtor's previous address, then the enforcement power is called a "defective instrument" and the debtor can sue the creditor for damages.^[2][3]

The owner of the controlled goods may also apply for an injunction against the creditor.^[2][4]

Government guidelines state 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.^[5]

^{[1] Civil Procedure Rule 75.7(7)

[2] Paragraph 66 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[3] Section 3 of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977

[4] Section 4 of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977

[5] Paragraph 12 of the Taking Control of Goods: National Standards}