If a Sheriff appears at the consumer’s home after judgment and attaches their moveable property in order to sell it on auction, the consumer can apply to Court to have the sale in execution suspended.

The court will only order this if the consumer can prove that they can afford to pay reasonable regular instalments and/or agree to an emolument attachment order being made against their salary. Again, the consumer will need to make these regular payments or the order will be reinstated and the goods will then be sold.

If the attachment is unlawful or incorrect, the consumer can also apply to have the order rescinded.