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Creditor Action

Type of debt Consequence of non-payment
Mortgage or secured loan Repossession
Rent Eviction
Council tax Bailiffs & Warrant Of Control, money taken from wage, money taken from benefits, debt secured against home, bankruptcy, or imprisonment
Child maintenance Money taken from wage, money taken from benefits, Bailiffs & Warrant Of Control, or imprisonment
Magistrates court fines Bailiffs & Warrant Of Control, money taken from wage, money taken from benefits, or imprisonment
Tax, VAT or National Insurance Bailiffs & Warrant Of Control, money taken from wage, bankruptcy, or County Court judgment
County Court judgment Bailiffs & Warrant Of Control, a charging order, money taken from wage
TV Licence A fine
Gas or electricity Disconnection, money taken from benefits, County Court judgment
Water County Court judgment or money taken from benefits
Hire purchase or logbook loan Repossession or County Court judgment
Telephone Disconnection or County Court judgment