Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000

Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lottery Tens of thousands of people a year have bailiffs sent to their homes by water companies in England and Wales, data shows. Many thousands of these visits by debt collectors were for sums worth under £1,000, according to the data released by the House of Commons environment, food and rural affairs (Efra) committee. Bailiffs are debt collectors instructed by a court, ...

By Helena Horton Environment reporter