[MJS]

One for the more legal minded amongst us:

I live in a converted warehouse containing 6 flats - between us we own the freehold of the building and manage it ourselves, so we have total responsibility for the whole place.

One of the flats has been let to some less trustworthy types, and now they have left, there is a trail of debt behind them. This has now got to the stage where there is an open letter in the entrance hall (communal mailbox) from the bailiffs saying they will be back with locksmiths to force entry and seize goods to the value etc. etc.

Now, I have no gripe with them entering the individual flat concerned, but I am concerned if they force entry to the downstairs door that we all rely on as our first line of security - are they legally allowed to come and open what is in effect somebody else's front door?

To say I am not very happy about the situation would be an understatement, and advice/info would be appreciated.

Thanks
Martin