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Strikes Property Services regularly features in the UK media on stories relating to the property enforcement sector, and our high-profile enforcement actions frequently attract coverage in both local and national press.

Managing Director Chris Bane is a trusted voice for commentary and insights on property enforcement and dispute resolution. If you’re a journalist looking for a quote or expert perspective, get in touch.

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Areas of Expertise.

Strikes Property Services is one of the UK’s leading property dispute resolution agencies. We’ve worked with some of the largest and most renowned commercial property owners and managers across England and Wales as well as nationally respected solicitors, letting agents and thousands of residential landlords.
Our expertise spans the full spectrum of property enforcement services, including traveller and squatter evictions, commercial debt recovery, CRAR (Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery), Section 8 notices, possession orders, High Court enforcement, the Renters’ Rights Act, and more.

Press & Speaking Engagements.

Letting Agent Today — January 2025

Letting Agent Today reported that Strikes Property Services’ enforcement and mediation services had been taken on for promotion by Propertymark. Read the full article →

NRLA — December 2025

Chris Bane contributed a feature to the National Residential Landlords Association offering an insider’s account of a day in the life of an enforcement agent. Read the full article →

Propertymark — December 2025 Chris Bane delivered a Propertymark session on the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and what landlords and property managers must do now to prepare. Read the full article →

Propertymark — November 2025

Chris Bane spoke at a Propertymark event on how landlords can trace absconded debtors, recover arrears and enforce judgments effectively. Read the full article →

Propertymark — October 2025

Chris Bane delivered a speaking engagement for Propertymark on navigating court evictions from the perspective of an Enforcement Agent. Read the full article →

NRLA — September 2025

Chris Bane wrote for the NRLA on six types of potential tenants that might be cause for concern and how landlords can spot warning signs early. Read the full article →

NRLA — June 2025

Chris Bane contributed an NRLA post sharing six practical tips for landlords to minimise rent arrears and ensure prompt payments. Read the full article →

LBC Radio — April 2024

Chris Bane was interviewed on LBC Radio to provide professional insight into Gordon Ramsay’s enforcement action to evict squatters from his York & Albany pub in Camden. Read the full article →

York Press — October 2023

The York Press published a forfeiture of lease notice involving Strikes in connection with the repossession of a newsagent on Fishergate in York. Read the full article →

Insider Media — October 2023

Chris Bane contributed a post to Insider Media on the use of Section 146 notices in property dispute resolution and enforcement. Read the full article →

Somerset Live — August 2023

A follow-up piece on the Yeovil Subway enforcement action, with further reporting on the ongoing situation at the premises following Strikes’ involvement. Read the full article →

Somerset Live — March 2023

Somerset Live reported on the sudden closure of a Subway in Yeovil following a forfeiture of lease notice served by Strikes. Read the full article →

The Bolton News — January 2019

The Bolton News reported on a bailiff visit to a restaurant in Bolton Market Place, citing a Strikes forfeiture of lease notice served on the premises. Read the full article →

Yorkshire Evening Post — January 2017

The Yorkshire Evening Post named Strikes in a story covering repossession action taken against a Chapel Allerton restaurant in north Leeds. Read the full article →

The Caterer — August 2016

The Caterer reported on enforcement action taken by Strikes involving the closure and compulsory liquidation of an Italian fine dining restaurant on Booth Street, Manchester. Chris Bane commented on the action. Read the full article →

Liverpool Echo — July 2015

A follow-up piece in the Liverpool Echo covered Strikes’ enforcement action at the Giro Bank building in Bootle, during which police helicopters were deployed to support the traveller eviction. Read the full article →

Liverpool Echo — July 2015

The Liverpool Echo reported on enforcement action taken by Strikes to evict travellers from a Bootle industrial site, carried out with police backup. Read the full article →