Tag: <span>CCJ Difficulties</span>

3 steps to determining a customer’s creditworthiness

If you supply customers with a product or service, then offering a credit facility is a great selling point, but it doesn’t come without its risks. Whilst it is impossible to completely safeguard yourself from non-paying customers, it pays to have a system in place for checking a company’s credentials before you commit to working…




CCJs Issued Against Businesses on The Rise Again

After a long period when the number of CCJs issued against businesses was in decline, the third quarter saw a sharp increase. This suggests that companies are currently far more willing to take their claims as far as a CCJ than they have been for quite some time. 32,629 business CCJs were issued in the…




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…




Ways to Pay Solicitor Costs When Pursuing a Claim

If a client or customer stubbornly refuses to pay their debts, then you will have no option other than to take legal action but this will come with costs if you use a solicitor to work on a debt recovery case. Depending on your individual case, the following options may be available to you… Paying…




Is It Time to Recover Those Historical Debts?

Most successful businesses will have to deal with write offs at some point and for some it can be a regular problem in every financial year. Write offs happen when a business simply writes off unpaid invoices because pursuing payments is seen as not being worth the effort or it will end up costing more…




500,000 Loans Written off Following Debt Collection Failings

News that 500,000 Loans have been written off due to failings in collection proceedings should act as a warning to businesses who don’t play by the rules on debt collection. The startling figure relates to car loans and pay day loans which were sold onto a debt recovery firm which didn’t stick to the correct…




Rise In Invisible CCJs

County Court Judgements are on the rise amongst people who are unaware they have received them according to an investigation by the Daily Mail Newspaper. This has left many families distraught that they have been prevented from buying houses or worse having to sell homes and businesses to pay off debts. The process of issuing…




Business CCJs Fall Following Court Fee Increase

The rise in fees on commercial disputes amounting to more that £10,000 appears to have led to a significant slump in the number of CCJs issued to businesses. This has prompting concerns that smaller businesses and contractors are now being prevented from pursuing claims because the cost means it isn’t worth it. This in effect…




CCJ – What Happens After A Judgement In Your Favour?

After you have exhausted all your attempts to recover debts from a company or individual, there is always the final option of taking them to court. For smaller debts business owners opt for the small claims court and this can often result in a judgement issued against the defendant and money being recovered in most…