Commercial Repossession at Entertainment Venue, Enforcement Agency, Berkshire

This was a 6am appointment to meet a bailiff for the purpose of gaining entry to an entertainment venue in Berkshire, changing the locks and then securing the premises afterwards

The time was set to ensure that the venue was empty – a late night appointment might have encountered customers and it would be unprofessional to inconvenience them. The  warrant of possession had been sought by the landlord because of non-payment of rent  and its timing  arranged with the bailiff and Millennium Locksmiths. Occasionally police are notified or even in attendance if it is anticipated that the tenants will challenge the warrant.

As usual with these jobs I arrived early – there is plenty of pressure to get these jobs done smoothly so being late would simply add to that.

The Bailiff had given me as much information as they could about the type of doors for this repossession  so that I could anticipate what locks might be involved.

I was able to open the front doors easily so the next challenge is to see what doors and locks are inside. Fortunately there were only a few areas with locked doors (offices etc) and these were straight forward to deal with – in fact one set of double doors was only secured with a chain through the handles. All door locks were changed and the keys handed to the Bailiff for them to pass on to the landlord.

This turned out to be a technically simple job but always a little more challenging as there is pressure to work swiftly and get it over and done with