What Are The Powers And Rights Of Equita Bailiff ?

Before discussing about the powers and rights of Equita Bailiffs, first we need to know what or who Equita Bailiffs are exactly. Equita Bailiffs are the authorized professionals who are responsible for collection of debt or arrears from the debtors. These professionals are either authorized by privately running financial organizations or by the government.  Whatever the case may be, Equita bailiffs do possess some powers as well as rights to collect debt or something else in compensation for the tax from the debtors.

Sometimes debtors fail to pay the debt or loan owed by them to the government or the private financial organizations or they may refuse to pay the debt. In such a situation, the Equita bailiffs play a major role in either getting the tax paid by them or they may take away other assets of the debtor so as to compensate for the amount of debt or loan owed by them. Let us now see what are the powers and rights of Equita bailiffs. In simple words, we will explore the possibilities of what Equita bailiffs can do.

Get the debt or tax paid- The main responsibility of an Equita bailiff is to get the tax, arrears or the debt owed by the debtor paid. Equita bailiffs take note of the time period for which the tax or debt is owed by the client. If the concerned client fails to pay the tax or the debt in time them a warning letter or notice is sent by the Equita bailiffs to the respective client. Even after getting a notice from the Equita bailiffs if the customer fails to pay the debt then they take other measures so as to get the tax or debt paid by them.

Entry into the property- Most of the time, Equita bailiffs have the right to get inside the property of the owner peacefully during their first visit. Apart from this, they may enter into the property forcibly during their next visits if the client or the owner doesn’t allow them to get inside of their own. The Equita bailiffs also have right to visit other properties of the owner in order to look for the belongings or assets which may be sold and compensated from the amount of debt or tax. All in all the main responsibility of the Equita bailiffs is to get the amount of tax or debt paid by the client at all costs.

Taking away the possessions or assets of the debtor or the taxpayer– As stated above, if the taxpayer or the client fails to pay the debt or the tax in prescribed time limits then Equita bailiffs visit the house or property for the client and take away other belongings or assets so as to reimburse for the tax or debt owed by them. They may even put these items on auction so as to get money for the same and compensate for the tax or the debt.

So this was all about the powers and rights of Equita bailiffs. Being familiar with these things helps us in dealing with Equita bailiffs in a stress-free manner.