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A person employed to collect debts or to evict a person from accommodation if the person has not left following a court order.

A bailiffs' warrant is another name for a warrant of possession or an eviction warrant.

An insolvency measure for individuals unable to pay their debts when they become due.

Property belonging to, or vested in, the bankrupt person at the moment of the making of the bankruptcy order which vest in the trustee in bankruptcy.

Court order adjudging an individual bankrupt.

Application to the court for a bankruptcy order.

Person appointed to take over the management of a bankrupt debtor's financial affairs (either the Official Receiver or a qualified insolvency practitioner).

An order that prohibits a landlord or agent from letting or managing residential properties (from 6 April 2018 only)

The professional body for barristers in England and Wales.

A specialised legal adviser and advocate who appears in court. Barristers do not deal directly with clients - instead, they receive their instructions from solicitors. Also referred to as counsel.

Usually consisting of a room with a shared bathroom and sometimes a shared kitchen; bed and breakfast hotels are often used as emergency accommodation by local authorities. Breakfast of some sort should be provided.

A stake in a property that can give the occupier the right to live there long-term, and may mean he/she is entitled to a share of the proceeds if the property is sold. It is possible for a person to have a beneficial interest in a property even if s/he is not the legal owner.

A person who is the recipient of assets or money left in a trust.

A clause of a tenancy agreements allowing the tenant or landlord to give notice to end the tenancy before the fixed term of the agreement expires.

Insurance taken out to protect the structure of a building from damage caused by fire, flooding, or other accidents.