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Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition
Chapter 15: Enforcement agents
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Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition
Chapter 15: Enforcement agents
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Chapter 15: Enforcement agents
1. Introduction
2. When enforcement agents are used
Civil court judgments and orders
High Court judgments
County court judgments
Road traffic penalties
Commercial rent arrears
Other debts
Local taxes
Debts to HMRC
Magistrates’ court orders
Child support maintenance
3. How enforcement agents are instructed
High Court writ of control
County court warrant of control
Road traffic penalties
Commercial rent arrears
Income tax
VAT
Local taxes
Magistrates’ court order
4. Enforcement agents' powers
Courts and the enforcement process
The enforcement notice
Binding the client's goods
Entering premises and identifying vulnerability
Time
Place
Method of entry
Identification
Taking control of goods
Time and place
Ways of taking control of goods
Which goods can be taken
Inventories
Selling goods
Removing goods for sale
The sale
Final accounts
Fees and expenses
Fees
Expenses
Costs of selling the goods
Exceptional costs
Multiple warrants
Vulnerable clients
If a client disputes the fees
Fee review
5. Complaints about enforcement agents
Taking court action
Complaining to the enforcement agency
Complaining to creditors
Complaining to a professional organisation
Complaining to the ombudsman
Court proceedings
Complaining to the Enforcement Conduct Board
6. Emergency action
Refuse the enforcement agent access
Get the warrant withdrawn from the enforcement agent
Raise a lump sum to clear the debt
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CPAG. "Chapter 15: Enforcement agents." In
Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition.
, 2026. Accessed April 5, 2026.
CPAG,
https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-268791CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "Chapter 15: Enforcement agents." In
Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition.
, 2026. Accessed April 5, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-268791CITANCHOR.
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Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition
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February 24, 2026
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April 5, 2026
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