Debt Recovery

Most businesses experience problems getting paid on time by their customers. Good credit control helps to prevent this becoming a serious problem (see Credit control ). However, there are also occasions when a customer cannot or will not pay an invoice....

It is often possible to avoid the time and expense of going to court by pressuring a debtor for payment. This can be done by issuing a letter before action, which will demonstrate a serious intent to the debtor. This letter will usually demand payment of the...

If a business cannot recover a debt from a customer after the normal credit control procedures are exhausted then it will need to consider taking further action to recover the sum due. Mediation with the debtor, involving negotiation through a third party,...