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Hi friend,
Could 2026 be the year our campaign helps end bailiff visits for good?
Last year we achieved so much together; thousands of us signed petitions, emailed our MPs and even took part in a national consultation on council tax debt and bailiffs, but there’s still so much more to do.
friend, your name was missing from our petition, can you take one minute to add your voice?
Sign the petition to Ban the Bailiffs ([link removed])
Council tax debt has exploded in recent years, and it’s going nowhere. Councils are increasingly turning to bailiffs - sent in to violently enforce payments that people simply can’t afford. Visits have gone up to a whopping 1.7 million over the last two years, with over 4 million of us behind on council tax bills.
A recent report [1] from the Enforcement Conduct Board, the organisation that’s meant to oversee bailiffs, details cases of harassment and intimidation.
‘Body worn video captures him shouting and swearing’
A couple were told that ‘if they did not settle the debt, they would lose everything.’
‘Body worn video footage captured the agent banging loudly on Ms D’s door and window, and laughing at her on several occasions.’
These are just a few of the instances where bailiffs have overstepped the mark. No one should face harassment or intimidation because of being in debt.
Can you help put an end to this by adding your voice to the campaign?
Sign the petition to Ban the Bailiffs ([link removed])
Evidence is also mounting that it’s the most vulnerable people in our society that are facing increasing threats from bailiffs.
Recent research into just one borough showed that use of bailiffs went up by 10% after cuts to support for vulnerable people [2].
It’s a story being played out across the country, and it’s time we took a stand.
friend, I know that campaigning together this year, we can make a real difference.
In solidarity,
Eva, Toby, Richard and all at Debt Justice
Notes:
1. Enforcement Conduct Board, 2026 Insights Report: Key data on the enforcement (bailiff) industry. ECB-Insight-Report-2026-1.pdf ([link removed])
2. The Enfield Dispatch, ‘Use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt rises 10% after cuts to support for vulnerable people’, [link removed]
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