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Why Time Is Precious In Debt Recovery
A common issue when businesses decide to pursue their customers for unpaid bills is the amount of time that has passed before they get to that stage. Some businesses might leave it for more than a year before they decide to pursue debtors and this often creates some ambiguity into what rights a company has…
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Debt Recovery Just Got Tougher For Businesses
…At least when it comes to recovering money owed by individuals and sole traders following the introduction of a new set of rules introduced this month to ‘speed up’ up the debt recovery process. For anyone who isn’t aware, the new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims came into force this month (1 October). The new…
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3 Top Tips To Help You Recover Debts
Being owed money is an unfortunate side effect of doing business for many company owners and recovering them can cause further pain when the process becomes a long, drawn out affair, which is often the case with bad customers. So help you recover you debts as quickly as possible here are 3 top tips to…
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Common Late Payment Excuses And How To Deal With Them
If you have been in business for anytime, the chances are you will have heard at least one, if not all the following excuses for late payment. Should you just believe what your customer says or take some early action before the situation gets out of hand? “I can’t pay you until my customer has…
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Advice On Chasing Payments From Your Customers
No matter how good your relationship is with your customer, a refusal to pay what is owed amounts to them hanging on to money that rightfully belongs to you. If everyone took advantage of a service then refused to pay for it then then the economy would grind to a halt so non-payment is a…
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Debt Charities Complain That Bailiffs Continue To Abuse Powers
Debt charities have been highlighting how some bailiffs have been continuing to intimidate debtors despite changes in the law designed to place limits on their powers. The flouting of current rules and regulations could see the government take a harder line particularly when there are reports that debtors have been treated unfairly. While the complaints…
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How To Protect Your Business From Volatile Start-ups
While we’re not suggesting that every start up company is going to end up owing you money, dealing with a new business requires a certain amount of caution. One thing you probably will get from a start up is a good deal. The owners are likely to be falling over themselves in their eagerness to…
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Want To Avoid Disputes? Always Include Your Payment Terms!
The biggest cause of disputes over payments relate to payment terms that are either unclear or they weren’t visible at all during the sales process. Even the smallest details can give customers the opportunity to wriggle out of their payment obligations or delay making those payments. Common mistakes include failing to add payment deadlines to…
