Category: Debt Recovery Processes

  • Payment holidays are due to end on October 31, but there is still a way to get financial support

    Martin Lewis urges people with debt to apply for a payment holiday before the support ends in a few days. Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to anyone across the UK struggling with their finances due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Writing in the latest edition of the MoneySavingExpert.com newsletter, the consumer champion had…

  • Pre-Legal Debt Recovery

    What is Pre-legal Debt Recovery? The service is designed to collect outstanding debts without the use of legal proceedings. Our highly experienced negotiators use a combination of letter and telephone collection techniques to obtain early payment. Pre-legal Debt Recovery Team provide UK landlords and businesses immediate outsource solutions for unpaid invoices, former tenant arrears across both…

  • Council tax support options explained

    COUNCIL TAX, as many bill payers will know, can be a substantial outgoing when it comes to monthly bills. A few weeks ago, the temporary ban on face-to-face collection of debts came to an end – leaving some no doubt wondering what forms of support may be out there. The government’s five-month emergency suspension on…

  • Five rules bailiffs have to follow when they visit homes following the pandemic

    Bailiffs are now able to approach debtors’ homes over repayments for fines, traffic offences, unpaid council tax and other outstanding penalties. The guidance, which has been published by the Ministry of Justice, outlines that goods can still be seized during the pandemic. But the procedure of bailiffs coming to visit people’s homes is now different from…

  • How to approach rental arrears in a COVID world

    In the wake of COVID-19, local councils and housing providers have been jolted into finding new ways of delivering services and interacting with their tenants – especially when it comes to income collection and rent arrears. Increasingly, we’re seeing providers employ innovative strategies while moving from debt recovery to support provision. Behavioural insights tell us…

  • The pros and cons of taking legal action against late paying customers

    With two in five small business owners (40%) saying that they are taking legal action against customers not paying them on time, we consider the pros and cons of taking legal action to recover what’s owed. According to new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance, three in five small businesses are affected by late payments (62%).…

  • The history of debt collection

    Ancient debt slavery The earliest recording of how debt was dealt with goes back to 3000BC and the ancient civilization of Sumer who populated an area that is now modern-day south east Iraq. Chronicles explain how a debtor who was unable to pay a debt along with their family and servants became debt slaves. They…

  • CAN I STILL CONTACT MY TENANT IF THEY CLAIM HARASSMENT?

    In an ideal world your tenants will be respectful and answer your emails and phone calls either immediately or in a timely fashion.   Sometimes however disputes can arise leading your tenant to claim you are harassing them and spoiling their quiet enjoyment if they are a residential tenant. This then presents you as the landlord…