By LadyFahrenheit - 10/07/2013 00:14 - United Kingdom - Hull
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I just want to give more of an insight of the events surrounding the bailiff intrusion. A couple of weeks prior to finding them in my kitchen, I received a letter from an electricity company, which was intended for another customer. I contacted the electricity company to inform them I had received a letter for someone else, and they assured me that they would rectify their mistake. Fast forward a fortnight - I found bailiffs in my kitchen. They had picked the lock to gain entry, and had a search warrant, which they claimed gave them the right to enter my home. However, once I told showed them my I.D. and informed them their search warrant was invalid since I wasn't who they were looking for, they soon left. It baffles me how they could say it was so easy to open my front door, when they'd opened it with locksmith tools. I'm definitely going to have to improve my home security to avoid another incident like this.
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That's actually not a bad end result, I can think of a lot more worse things that could of happened...buy some better locks and you'll be good OP :) plus you'll have a cool story to tell
Good point would you rather lose money and jewelry or learn how to make your home more secure. Your no bad luck Brian today
They aren't allowed to just break in to homes. It's illegal
Be happy they told you, now you shouldn't have this issue again.
Report them.
That's pretty creepy. They could be scooping out your place for a future break in and accidentally got caught. And if they weren't and were honestly just waiting on you or something, That's wrong, You should mentally note those people who don't understand " things that you aren't suppose to do. " or " no no's " They are dangerous to themselves and others.
So, did you offer them a cup of coffee?
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Better locks... Cameras... Yeah, and more locks... Sorry, I'd be paranoid if I were in your shoes when this happens...
Call the police, they will give you more reliable advice on security and if you make a report the bailiffs can be arrested for burglary. Then complain to your local council. In England and Wales a baliff cannot enter a property except through invitation (like a vampire) or an OPEN window or door (not like a vampire).
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Bailiffs? Wtf? You mean the fat security guards in the court rooms? I didn't know they worked outside the court.
There's a particular sort of bailiff (Sherrifs) who have more powers granted by the High Court to enter premises and seize goods. However, even they are not legally allowed to enter a private residence without consent. Some Bailiff companies try to intimidate people into allowing them to take all sort of illegal actions. You should report this to the police as an attempted burglary.