This is the most common method of enforcement and allows
the judgment creditor to enforce the judgment by seizing
the goods of the judgment debtor which can ultimately be
sold to pay the debt. A High Court Enforcement Officer or
county court bailiff can be instructed to seize and sell
the debtors goods in order to satisfy the debt, legal costs
and the costs of enforcement.
HCEOs and county court bailiffs have a series of rules to
comply with in the enforcement of the court's judgment.
The most important of these is that enforcement officers
have no right to force entry into residential premises although
they are entitled to force entry into commercial premises
such as shops, offices, warehouses and even workshops at
the debtor's home which are not attached to the main home.
For even more resources about how Sherforce delivers this
method of enforcement we ask Judgment Creditors to visit
the How Does Sherforce
Work? part of this website. For Judgment Debtors we
ask that they visit Information
Area for Judgment Debtors. In both cases full information
on the work of Sherforce Enforcement Officers is given.
