Comments on: 7 Moving Mistakes That a Removal Company Can Fix

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:38:59 +0000

Contact the bailiff company/court advising them that the previous occupant has left the address and offer to show them a copy of your tenancy agreement which will show both your name and the date you took up residence.

Presumably there will have been mail to the address prior to the bailiff calling for the previous tenant which referred to this debt. Always ensure that any official mail (normally has a return address on the envelope) is put back in the post with the envelope clearly marked "No longer at this address" or "Not known at this address". If this had happened the Court would have advised the creditor prior to a warrant being issued to the bailiff and you probably wouldn’t have been bothered.

Providing you have a copy of your tenancy agreement or a bill addressed to you at that address in your name (therefore proving you are not the person he’s after) shouldn’t be a problem if he calls again.
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By: tyneham

tyneham — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:36:59 +0000

Don't rely on emails. Post a recorded delivery letter to the bailiff's office, and the county court (if any, known) with their reference or order/case numbers. Explain the facts, telling them you that the person moved out; you don't know the person; you don't have the person's previous, current or future forwarding addresses; ask them to amend their/all papers and computer records IMMEDIATELY/accordingly. Then send a standard or similar letter to ALL other debt collectors.
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By: Kakoii90

Kakoii90 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:34:59 +0000

I'm not really sure about the laws in the UK but I think you should go to your local police station with your lease agreement and identification along with that notice and have your name cleared. I definitely don't think you should ignore this. I imagine that unless they have proof that the fellow for whom they are looking has vacated the premises they will be able to enter and remove the items.
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By: Hubert J. Farnsworth

Hubert J. Farnsworth — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:32:20 +0000

Do bailiffs have the right to make mistakes? (i.e. enter a wrong person's property)?
Hi,

I have recently moved to the UK and I am now renting a flat. I received a letter from "Equita" to my address a few days ago. I opened it because it was "delivered by hand". The letter is a "bailiff removal" notice, saying that a bailiff came to my door, and dropped this letter, and that next time, he will enter and remove goods even in my absence.

Problem is: this letter is not addressed to me, but to another person I have never heard about, except that I keep receiving his mail (about 4-5 letters a week) since I moved in this place, 6 months ago.

Obviously, I don’t want the bailiffs to enter my house and take my goods (it will be theft, no?), and I don’t really know what to do. I have sent an e-mail to the bailiff company explaining their mistake. Do they have the right to enter my house? Aren’t they supposed to check if it’s the right person before looting everything?

Thanks for any of your help concerning this.

HJF.
To "Feeling Mutual": That’s what I did, moron. I just want to have the "community" opinion about that, as well as some law info.