Regulation 7 Form and contents of notice

Notice of enforcement must be given in writing, and must contain the following information—

(a)

the name and address of the debtor;

(b)

the reference number or numbers;

(c)

the date of notice;

(d)

details of the court judgment or order or enforcement power by virtue of which the debt is enforceable against the debtor;

(e)

the following information about the debt—

(i)

sufficient details of the debt to enable the debtor to identify the debt correctly;

(ii)

the amount of the debt including any interest due as at the date of the notice;

(iii)

the amount of any enforcement costs incurred up to the date of notice; and

(iv)

the possible additional costs of enforcement if the sum outstanding should remain unpaid as at the date mentioned in paragraph (h);

(f)

how and between which hours and on which days payment of the sum outstanding may be made;

(g)

a contact telephone number and address at which, and the days on which and the hours between which, the enforcement agent or the enforcement agent's office may be contacted; F1...

(h)

the date and time by which the sum outstanding must be paid to prevent goods of the debtor being taken control of and sold and the debtor incurring additional costs;

F2(i)

the availability of free advice from a debt advice provider and the contact details for such providers; and

(j)

the possibility of obtaining an extension of the minimum notice period under regulation 6(1A).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 7(g) omitted (1.5.2026) by virtue of The Taking Control of Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/366), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a) (with reg. 1(3))
F2: Reg. 7(i)(j) inserted (1.5.2026) by The Taking Control of Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/366), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(b) (with reg. 1(3))