Martin Lewis Praises New Bailiff Rules as 'Step Forward' After Debt Warning

Martin Lewis praises new bailiff rules as 'step forward' after debt warning

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that bailiffs will now have to be accredited in order to get the certificate they need to operate

Martin Lewis: 'Aggressive debt collection can and does destroy lives'

The money expert says most people who get a bailiff at the door are vulnerable. After years of campaigning, the industry is being forced under independent oversight for the first time. The post MARTIN LEWIS: ‘Genuine step forward’ as bailiffs forced to answer to a watchdog appeared first on Swansea Bay News.

Government introduces secondary legislation regulating bailiff firms - Credit Connect

The Government has announced it will be introducing secondary legislation which will place all bailiff firms under the purview of the Enforcement Conduct Board (ECB), the existing voluntary regulator for the sector. The ECB was formed in 2022 to provide oversight for the enforcement sector, after years of campaigning from advice organisations. Individual bailiff firms can opt to sign up to the ECB, and whilst over nine in ten bailiff firms have …

Government moves to bring all bailiff firms under ECB oversight

The Government is introducing secondary legislation that will effectively require all enforcement firms to be accredited by the Enforcement Conduct Board, a move welcomed by StepChange as a step towards full statutory regulation.

New secondary legislation regulating all bailiff firms a “strong stepping-stone”