# Bailiff Eviction - what can go wrong?

**URL:** <https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278>\
**Category:** Legal\
**Created:** [22 April 2025 10:16 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278 "2025-04-22T10:16:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Vikram](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/vikram/32/515_2.png) [@Vikram](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Vikram)\
**Post date:** [22 April 2025 10:16 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278/1 "2025-04-22T10:16:46Z")

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Finally received a date for bailiff to evict a non paying tenant. Would love to hear people’s experience on the eviction day and what can stop the tenants being evicted by the bailiff. Property was rented to 2 working tenants.

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**Author:** ![Mark10](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/mark10/32/11325_2.png) [@Mark10](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Mark10)\
**Post date:** [22 April 2025 11:18 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278/2 "2025-04-22T11:18:50Z")

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Please keep us all updated on this

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**Author:** ![David122](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/david122/32/1449_2.png) [@David122](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/David122)\
**Post date:** [22 April 2025 13:55 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278/3 "2025-04-22T13:55:42Z")

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Make sure you have a locksmith present at the time of the eviction in case they need to drill the lock and to change it once theyre gone.

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**Author:** ![Graham](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/graham/32/450_2.png) [@Graham](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Graham)\
**Post date:** [22 April 2025 19:31 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278/4 "2025-04-22T19:31:43Z")

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plenty of episodes of “nightmare tenants, rogue landlords” cover this and are quite entertaining

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**Author:** ![Vikram](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/vikram/32/515_2.png) [@Vikram](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Vikram)\
**Post date:** [4 June 2025 13:12 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278/5 "2025-06-04T13:12:24Z")

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Had the bailiff attend today. tenants had left before the bailiff arrived. Place has been wrecked. They applied gold paint and gold wallpaper all over. damage on walls, missing washing machine, leak, damp, broken furniture and rubbish left behind etc etc. now the fun begins with the refurb. how can people be allowed to live more than 1 year rent free wreck the place and no consequences??

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**Author:** ![A\_Z](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/a_z/32/450_2.png) [@A\_Z](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/A_Z)\
**Post date:** [4 June 2025 13:28 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278/6 "2025-06-04T13:28:27Z")

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You should take your evidence to the MP and see what they say  
Keep it  
This government won’t be in for long

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\
**Post date:** [2 September 2025 13:28 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/bailiff-eviction-what-can-go-wrong/81278/7 "2025-09-02T13:28:50Z")

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Closed on 2 September 2025 13:28 UTC

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