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Controlled Goods Agreement

Our Certificated Enforcement Agents (Bailiffs) will attend at your commercial tenant’s address and secure goods under a Protective Levy.

Protective Levy Explained

  • Secures goods under the Taking Control of Goods Regulations
  • Used to protect the landlord’s right to recover arrears
  • Can precede removal or sale if tenant fails to pay

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What is a Protective Levy?

More often than not, commercial tenants can find themselves in financial difficulties with rent, business rates, HMRC, and late invoices.

All of these could involve an Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) attending the property and potentially removing goods or forcing the tenant into a position where they will prioritise paying these debts over the rent.

A protective levy is a way of landlords placing a lien on these goods, which will prevent other bailiff companies from claiming title to them down the line. This is now referred to as a Protective Controlled Goods Agreement (PCGA).

Protective Controlled Goods Agreement

  • As with a standard CRAR instruction, we will send a Notice of Enforcement to the tenant.
  • Our Certificated Enforcement Agent will visit the tenant on a pre-arranged date to take control of the goods.
  • It then becomes an offence for anyone to interfere with, or dispose of, these goods without permission from the landlord or bailiff company.
  • The tenant may pay instalments directly to the landlord or we can manage payment on their behalf.
  • If the tenant defaults, a notice will be issued. If unresolved, full rent becomes payable and enforcement action will follow.
  • Goods can be removed and sold if the tenant fails to pay the outstanding balance.

What are the Benefits?

  • Faster recovery: By Taking Control of Goods at the start of the rent quarter, no further 7-day notice is needed once a default occurs.
  • Preferential Creditor: Bailiffs chasing debts from other creditors cannot claim or threaten to remove secured goods.
  • Reduces Defaults: Tenants understand that missed payments can trigger immediate enforcement.

Instruct Us

There needs to be 7 days of rent owed for us to attend (this does not need to be overdue).

The fees payable can be covered by either the landlord or tenant. These are charged at 50% of the statutory fee scale.