What is a Warrant of Execution?

This gives an Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) the power to visit your home or business to collect the money you owe or see whether you have goods to the value of the money you owe. You will usually be sent a letter saying that if you pay the amount of the warrant to the court within 7 days the Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) will not come to your home or business.

If you can arrange a way to pay, the Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) will not usually take any belongings straightaway but the Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) will still have to come to your home or business.

If you cannot pay then the Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) will decide whether you own anything that could be sold at auction to pay your debt.

If you need time to pay, you may need to ask for the warrant to be suspended and for an instalment order to be made.

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