Bailiffs help please

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Can bailiffs take work tools and van that they have clamped outside the property? Van worth nothing, tools are "chippy" tools he needs for work. Citizens advice website says they can't take anything work tools wise under the value of £1500 but bailiff saying that is incorrect information on their website.

He also has mental health which they don't believe and are saying they will sit outside until he prove it. He can prove it but on via his gp which obviously can't be done in an hour.

Please advice would be great.

I would say it is only in exceptional circumstances that you would let a Bailiff in. TantrumsAndBalloons.
For a Bailiff with a magistrates definitely.
Otherwise you have to be very knowledgeable about what a Bailiff will take. For example if you owed £200 on a parking fine and you believe you have 'nothing' . No jewellery. No high value items worth over £200 you may be tempted to do this - only to find he will take the TV/Tumble drier/Lawn mower/Microwave (if that still leaves a cooker) and your child's tablet and Xbox.. all of which will just about cover the debt at auction. Just because you 'say' it belongs to your child - he won't believe you. You have to prove it. Which is of course impossible because you probably bought it . You would be surprised how much stuff we all have. It soon adds up but is worth peanuts to a Bailiff.

I have sympathy with your DP but I’d say be very careful about having a relationship with this man. He carries a lot of baggage, debt, ex wives, children, mental health issues... and don’t give him any money, unless you’re comfortable that he will not pay you back.

Well dp saw his gp this morning and his gp is going to get something in writing by Friday. He is on very good terms with his gp who has been extremely patient and helpful with my dp for a number of years helping him diagnose his mh issues properly.

My dp phoned the bailiff to find out what was happening and he was told it's been put on hold. So dp has contacted the original company's legal department who was dealing with the case because he would rather deal with them and try and work something out.

Thank you to those who have offered advice and support on this thread. Anyone can find themselves in debt in their lives through unforeseen circumstances and it's particularly difficult when someone is dealing with mental health problems also.

Zippy most people come with baggage. He has one ex wife (not ex wives) and one dd. I have one ex husband and two dc as baggage so technically I come with more baggage in that department. He has mental health issues but so do I. He has debt and I've been in debt. When we met my debt was a few thousand pounds. His debt I will help sort it out.

We all have baggage.

Whilst I wasn't there so don't know how aggressive they were I do know people in debt actively lie to baliffs about their circumstances to avoid paying. I enforced a judgement and the debtor was lying all over the place but fortunately I had photographic evidence he was lying so they did enforce it. That said, I called the number to talk to them about enforcing it and got through on the debtor rather than client line. The guy hung up on me whilst I was trying to explain I didn't have the reference number he was asking for (because I was owed not the owee) so I do know they can be unnecessarily rude.

Good luck and I hope everything works out on Friday with the GPs letter.

I've inboxed you OP