Debt Collection

Almost every business has customers who don’t pay on time. When a polite reminder turns into weeks of unanswered emails, an unpaid invoice stops being an irritation and starts affecting your cash flow.

Chasing debt is time-consuming, awkward and easy to let slide when you have a business to run. It is also the sort of thing that quietly compounds. One late payment becomes three, and before long you are carrying somebody else’s cash flow problem instead of your own.

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How we can help with Debt Collection.

Most of the debts we recover never reach a courtroom. A letter from a solicitor is often enough on its own; it tells the other side you are serious and gives them a clear deadline to respond.

Letters of claim

A formal letter setting out what is owed and giving the debtor a clear deadline to pay.

Court claims and judgment

Issuing a claim and, where there is no response, applying to the court for judgment.

Enforcement

Judgment is only the first step. We advise on the best route to actually get the money in.

Statutory demands and insolvency

A formal demand backed by the threat of insolvency proceedings, where the debt is substantial.

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Where a letter does not work, we take it through the courts and on to enforcement, keeping the pressure up at every stage. We act mainly for businesses recovering business debts, and for undisputed invoices we work to fixed fees banded by the value of the debt, so you know the cost before we start.

How we recover a debt

Our services cover, but are not limited to:

Letters of claim

A formal letter setting out what is owed and giving the debtor a clear deadline to pay.

Court claims and judgment

Issuing a claim and, where there is no response, applying to the court for judgment.

Enforcement

Judgment is only the first step. We advise on the best route to actually get the money in.

Statutory demands and insolvency

Where a debt is substantial, a formal demand backed by the threat of insolvency proceedings can be effective. It is technical, and worth getting right.

When a debt turns into a dispute

Not every unpaid debt is a simple one. If the other side disputes what is owed, or the argument is really about what was agreed rather than whether it was paid, that becomes a contractual dispute and we will tell you plainly if that is where you have ended up.

Our litigation and dispute resolution team handles both, so nothing gets handed on to strangers. You will find more on our Commercial Contracts page, and answers to common questions on our Dispute Resolution FAQs. If you are owed money and getting nowhere, get in touch and we will tell you what your realistic options are and what each is likely to cost.