907Application for private sale

### 907 Application for private sale > > (1)  Notwithstanding the [Civil Process Act 1870](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1870-017) , if a writ has been issued, a party may apply to the Court or a judge for an order that a sale under the writ be made otherwise than by public auction. > > > (2)  On the filing of an application under [subrule (1)](#GS907@Gs1@EN) the Sheriff, at the request of a party, is to provide that party with a list of the name and address of every person at whose instance any other writ of execution against the property of the debtor has been lodged with the Sheriff. > > > (3)  An application under [subrule (1)](#GS907@Gs1@EN) is to – > > > > > > (a) contain a short statement of the grounds of the application; and > > > > > > > (b) be served – > > > > > > > > > > (i) if the applicant is the creditor, on the Sheriff and every person named in the Sheriff's list referred to in [subrule (2)](#GS907@Gs2@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) if the applicant is the debtor, on the creditor, the Sheriff and every other person named in the Sheriff's list; and > > > > > > > (c) be served at least 4 clear days before the return date. > > > (4)  [*\[Rule 907 Subrule (4) inserted by S.R. 2015, No. 91, Applied:16 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-16/sr-2015-091#GS8@EN) Notwithstanding the [Civil Process Act 1870](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1870-017) , if a writ has been issued – > > > > > > (a) the Sheriff may apply to the Court or a judge for an order that a sale under the writ be made otherwise than by public auction; and > > > > > > > (b) an application under paragraph (a) is to – > > > > > > > > > > (i) contain a short statement of the grounds of the application; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) be served on every person at whose instance any other writ of execution against the property of the debtor has been lodged with the Sheriff; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) be served at least 4 clear days before the return date.