Category: Debt Recovery Processes

  • 3 Things You May Not Know About the Enforcement Process

    If you have taken someone who owes you money to court and you win the case, then the debtor has only a limited time to pay you what they owe or face the prospect of bailiffs coming to their premises. This part of the enforcement process is governed by the following actions you may not…

  • Recovering Debt from Outside Within the EU

    Recovering debt from companies outside the UK is no easy task for the average business owner but despite the popular myth that it is impossible to recover money from foreign companies, the EU does offer similar protections to those in the UK. All this of course may change if the UK fails to reach a…

  • How To Make Sure You Keep Up With Invoicing In 2019

    Did someone once say ‘a successful business always collects its payments on time’? If they didn’t, then we’re saying it because collecting payments when they are due is essential to maintaining cashflow in a business. Here are out top tips to make sure you start the year of right. Keep detailed records about your customers…

  • Taking Your Client to Court Over Debts

    Legal proceedings are not to be taken lightly and even more so when it comes to debt recovery and there are pros and cons to be considered when it comes to recovering the money a client owes you. To put it bluntly, taking your client to court is pretty much guaranteed to destroy the relationship…

  • Should You Offer Your Late Paying Customer A Payment Plan?

    In an ideal world all of our clients would pay us on time and in full. Unfortunately sometimes this isn’t the case for all sorts of reasons some of which may be legitimate while others are simply delaying tactics. Telling in the difference between the two can be hard but as a general rule you…

  • Don’t Give Up Chasing That International Business Debt

    With all this talk of Brexit you can be forgiven for thinking anything involving international business is fraught with red tape and hostile foreign nationals out to get us. In some cases you may be right and it can be much more difficult to recover debts from customers abroad than here in the UK. To…

  • Don’t Get Caught Out By Business Fraudsters

    The vast majority of clients you may have dealings with in business will be reasonably honest and trustworthy. but a small minority can cause you problems you may not have anticipated when taking them on. Here’s 5 siple tips on how to avoid those types of businesses and save yourself from having to pursue them…

  • Don’t Want To Go To Court Over Debt? Issue A Winding Up Order Instead

    If one of your business customers owes you money and you don’t want to go through all the hassle and expense of taking them to county court and through a long litigation process, then a winding up order could be a better alternative. Winding up orders can be used when a company owes a debt…