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Your debtor has failed to make payment despite letters and phone calls. You refer the case to us and we immediately despatch tailored letters on our Judge & Priestley letterhead. The power of the solicitor's letterhead provokes a response which is then dealt with by our telephone collectors who will collect for you on a ‘no-win no-fee' agreement. If your customer is a business we can collect statutory late payment charges on your behalf. We do not charge commission on this element. We have found that, in most instances, the collection of these costs dramatically mitigates and sometimes outweighs our commission fees so helping to justify your decision to outsource.
Where successful collections take place, we return the account to you so that you can restore to good book thereby reducing any further bad debt provision accruals.
This service would ideally suit you if you are looking to convert outstanding debtors to cash relatively quickly. This service is also especially useful if you have a ledger that needs cleansing prior to any legal action. Our team will be able to sweep up collectable debts and deal with queried debt on your behalf. Unlike a non-legal debt collection agency, our pre-litigation collectors will be able to consult with one of our solicitors in the event that any technical issues arise therefore maintaining a fluid collections activity.
Once the pre- litigation team have completed their cycle, the case will either be paid, undergoing a trace, written off or assessed for legal recovery action.
This service is especially important at present. Where business failures are currently on the increase, it is essential that fast and rapid action is taken to collect any outstanding cash.
Letter before action
Once your invoices have reached 60-90 days we can send out a letter before action on our solicitor’s letterhead for only £2.00 including VAT. The intention is to provoke a response from your debtor so that they pay you or at least make contact to arrange to pay you. This could become an extension to your credit control department and may be enough of a nudge to encourage your late payers to settle your invoices.
If after 7 days your debtor has not paid we can either telephone collect your debt for a “no win - no fee” commission arrangement or issue legal proceedings. We have the most up-to-date technology which enables us to obtain a Judgment (CCJ) on your behalf within 20 days so that enforcement proceedings can be active within 1 month thereby being in a position to collect using the full powers of the legal process.
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LBAs only £2 inc vat.
A letter before action sent on Solicitor’s letterhead can nudge your debtors to pay their outstanding debts.
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'No win - no fee' debt recovery
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