Can the bailiffs break in?
Most bailiffs do not have the right to force their way into your home to seize your goods. Forced entry means pushing past you once you have opened the door to them or leaving their foot in the door to prevent you closing it. They can however, enter by closed but unlocked doors and opened windows. Some bailiffs who have been instructed to act because you owe money to HM Revenue & Customs or because you have unpaid magistrates court fines, can break in, but only if they obtain a magistrate’s warrant – this is very rare.
