Certificated Bailiffs

OVERDUE COMMERCIAL RENTS

The bailiffs employed by Grosvenor Legal Services are empowered by the Courts under the Distress for Rent Rules 1988 to act on behalf of a commercial property owner, or their agent, to recover overdue rents.

Upon receipt of instructions a bailiff will visit the premises and request immediate, full payment. If necessary the bailiff is able to seize goods for auction in order to discharge the debt. However, the normal course of action at this stage is to levy on sufficient goods to discharge the debt and associated costs, allowing the tenant a short period of time in which to settle the debt. Should the debt remain unpaid after this period the bailiff will return and seize the goods for subsequent sale.

Grosvenor Legal’s methods of collecting overdue commercial rent are proven, effective and expedient.

An additional benefit of instructing a certificated bailiff is that the procedure does not include an application to the Court which often results in delay.