A pensioner marched to the post office to withdraw £500 and a gig-economy motorbike courier driven to suicide are among those targeted by rule-breaking bailiffs, MPs heard. Ruthless enforcement agents ...

Council tax bills, parking fines, court fines and county court or family court judgments - there's a good chance you've had at least one of these during your lifetime. And you probably know that, if ...

Some major UK water firms are sending bailiffs to UK households - for debts under £1,000. Data shows the bailiffs that made the most use of bailiffs last year were South West Water, Southern Water and ...

Bailiff referrals for unpaid council tax have surged by a staggering 30% in two years, according to a new analysis. Campaigners, who have raised the alarm over council tax arrears, say the use of ...

The bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year.Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy The UK government has been accused of dragging its feet over plans for the ...

AS financial issues continue to dominate the political agenda in recession-hit Britain, many could expect the bailiff industry to be one which prospers. But, as we found out when we spoke to Julie ...

A driver who ignores a council parking fine can now face statutory bailiff fees of up to £1,349 once a case runs its full ...

In his second article on bailiffs and the law, Gary Vaux examines the powers that bailiffs have to seize someone's goods for sale on entering the home In my last ...

A year after government pledge to regulate sector, ECB criticises ‘lack of visible progress’ and ‘no clear plan’ The UK government has been accused of dragging its feet over plans for the mandatory ...