Advice on working with bailiffs doing repossessions

[Goodem00]

I've been working as a locksmith now for the last year and although im getting calls coming in its not enough to support my family.

I was hoping someone could give me some advice about working with bailiffs doing repossessions?

How do I sign up to do this? What’s involved? What’s the money like? etc etc

Please any info on this subject will be greatly received

[Phatphish]

Please fill in your profile to include your location. It will help people with answering your questions based on your geographical location, although I am assuming you are in the UK as you have used the word bailiffs.

[Goodem00]

Sorry I realised I should have added this info earlier im based in Essex in the UK

[taylorgdl]

Generally they want the cheaper the better.

i.e. get in (any way possible) change locks for cheapest rubbish going (think 2 or 3 lever mortice locks and bird cylinders).

Quick as you can, so a hole saw or 10mm drill bit.

There are some national companies that do this type of work, with equally shoddy workmanship. But I think most bailiffs have a few regular locksmiths/handymen that they work with, and stick with them.

Ask your local estate agents, they'll employ a bailif so might know.

By the way, you'll probably be expected to drain down the boiler/radiators, turn off the gas and electric as well.

Make sure your public liability covers you for this work, as I've heard a few horror stories, which resulted in big bills.

[79commando]

Sadly there's no shortage of lads doing this work already and if you tie yourself down to that type of work someone comes in and entices your other customers away. I'm afraid your now realsising that the market is dead and isn't getting better any time soon as the Training schools are still churning out hundreds of locksmiths per month. The only solution is to diversify into UPVC repairs, security grills etc.