| Enforcement Options | |
| Enforcement options available to you include: Execution against goods by county court warrant or high court enforcement Charging order Third party debt order Oral examination | |
| Execution Against Goods | |
| In routine debt recovery there are two main ways of enforcing. If your debt is under £600 the Bailiff calls to collect your money or sell the Debtor's goods if he is not paid. If the debt is over £600 it is better to instruct the High Court Enforcement Officer call to get your money or sell the Debtor's goods if it is not paid. | |
| County Court Bailiff | Help |
| Enforcement by the Bailiff is really easy. You press a button on the Claim Menu for "Warrant of Execution" and follow the online instructions. | |
| High Court Enforcement Officer | Help |
| Either fill in Form N293A (Link in the links and precedents section of the Layman's Guide to Enforcement in the members Section) and send it off to the Court, or, send your Judgment to the High Court Enforcement Group, instyruct them via their web site (link in the Help button) and have the case transferred free of charge into the High Court for HCEO Enforcement anywhere in the UK. | |
| Third Pary Debt Order | Help |
| A third party debt order is usually made to stop the Debtor taking money out of his or her bank or building society account. The money you are owed is paid to you from the account. A third party debt order can also be sent to anyone who owes the Debtor money. It follows that this is useful if you have the information. If the Debtor has a bank or building society account, the bank or building society will freeze the account when it receives the order from the court. If the account is overdrawn on the day the bank or building society receives your order, you cannot be paid from the account. The Debtor will know about the order and may stop paying money into the account. If you want to apply for a third party debt order the procedure is set out in HM Court Service leaflet ‘EX325 - Third party debt and charging orders - how do I ask for an order?’ Link on the right. | |
| Charging Order | Help |
| A charging order prevents the Debtor from selling his or her assets (such as property, land or investments) without paying what is owed to you. You will not get your money until the Debtor sells his or her assets. In some circumstances you may be able to ask the court for an order to force him or her to sell the assets. Again the same leaflet, HM Court Service leaflet 'EX325 - Third party debt and charging orders - how do I ask for an order?' explains the procedure. Link on the right. | |
| Using Solicitors | Help |
| Grosscurths, the solicitors who co-operate with us on this site, are expert at enforcement proceedings. The Help Link is to the Solicitor Recovery page on this site. | |