Debtors 'frightened' by bailiffs

Bailiffs are frightening people in debt and charging fees for "phantom" visits they have never made, research by Citizens Advice has found.

The charity asked 500 people living in England and Wales who were being chased by bailiffs for council tax debt about their experiences. It found that almost two-fifths (38%) were charged fees for visits they said bailiffs had not made and a similar proportion (40%) were threatened with the removal of items that did not even belong to them.

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