When the borrower is refusing to deliver voluntary possession of the property; the post-holder often has little alternative but to turn to possession proceedings. We can visit the property to understand whether it is occupied and whether the occupants will vacate peacefully.

Failing this, we recommend including a request for permission to transfer enforcement to the High Court within pleadings or retrospectively by N244 application. We work closely with solicitors to expedite these applications and once granted, we will deal with the Writ of possession request.

Our agents, based throughout England and Wales proceed to serve eviction notices whilst we make all the required arrangements for the appointment. We deploy all necessary personnel including police, locksmiths and maintenance operatives. The post holder can then take steps to market the property for sale.

What makes us different from bailiffs and other enforcement agencies?

• We know the aggravating factors the court will consider when giving permission under section 42 of the County Court and how to expedite processing.
• The busiest cities have bailiff delays ranging from 12 weeks to 12 months; we can obtain the necessary writ in a matter of days in some instances.
• We can assist with applications to dispense with notice of eviction and we have more resources to undertake the most hostile evictions.
• An application to stay enforcement does not prevent the eviction from proceeding; the party must obtain an Order to stay enforcement.
• We serve notices under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 which isn’t generally available using County Court bailiffs.
• We provide you with a comprehensive report detailing the attendance.

We generally work directly with Receivers and Trustees but panel solicitors can also instruct us to regain possession by either peaceable re-entry or forfeiture proceedings. We can also fit a range of security measures to keep the property in possession whilst your asset managers are preparing for sale.

Typically motor vehicles, however, we also recover a wide range of assets secured on finance. We can act on your behalf under retention of title clauses or following a return of goods order. It is worth noting that a Writ of delivery can only be issued once enforcement has been transferred to the High Court.

We can either work with your vehicle recovery contractors or utilise our recovery services, which extend to sale by public auction.