Mark, It's not just the way that charging orders can now be got without court defaults, but the new powers that bailiffs will have, ie will be able to break in, greater powers to get info on us etc that I find worrying. It's entirely feasible that the bailiffs will be able to break in, virtually empty the house of all but the most essential items, regardless of ownership, sell the goods for next to nothing and have the nerve to make the debt larger with their extortionate fees.(posted 7687 days ago)There was a case either on debthelpuk or the uklegal usenet group where a parking fine had risen to £1200 thanks to bailiffs. I dread to think what will happen when they are given the powers which they already allude to in order to bully people. Sue