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Debt recovery (pack)

Guaranteeing steady cash flow is one of the important activities a business can undertake. Setting good ground rules for handling those who default on their credit agreements is essential, and sometimes, of necessity, that involves chasing for payment. This pack provide a series of suitable letters to walk a firm though the process of chasing for payment, from the initial gentle contact letter reminding of obligations and requesting payment, through the process of forewarning that action will be taken, right up to the creation of the required claim form for the County Court.

Debt recovery (pack)

Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales

Guaranteeing steady cash flow is one of the important activities a business can undertake. Setting good ground rules for handling those who default on their credit agreements is essential, and sometimes, of necessity, that involves chasing for payment. This pack provide a series of suitable letters to walk a firm though the process of chasing for payment, from the initial gentle contact letter reminding of obligations and requesting payment, through the process of forewarning that action will be taken, right up to the creation of the required claim form for the County Court.

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Debt collection letters for unpaid invoices (Guidance Notes)

This product creates 3 debt collection letters demanding payment for an overdue invoice(s).

You can use it if you have sent invoices (one or more) to a consumer or business for goods supplied or services performed and those invoices remain overdue for payment.

These letters calculate the total outstanding debt as at the date of each letter, including, in some cases, any interest due on the overdue amounts.

The second and third letters can only be used if you've had no reaction from the debtor in response to the previous letter. The third letter is a final 'letter of claim' (also known as a 'letter before action'), which threatens court action if you don't get a response. This also includes the information sheet, reply form and financial statement form that you need to give to the debtor before you can go to court.

These letters are suitable for use where the goods were delivered or services were performed within the UK.

In England and Wales, you can't use them during any 'breathing space' period that the recipient may have been granted under the Debt Respite Scheme.

Form N1 - Claim form for debt recovery (Guidance Notes)
Use this document to make an application to county court to recover money owed to you through unpaid invoices. Before making this application, you must have already sent at least two letters to the customer demanding payment of the invoices and threatening to take the matter to court if the invoices are not paid. If you have not done this already, use our 'Debt collection letters for unpaid invoices' document. Please note that this document is only suitable for recovering sums from up to two defendants and can only be used in England & Wales. There is no limit, however, on the amount that can be claimed.
Letter of claim for an outstanding invoice (Guidance Notes)

This is a final 'letter of claim' (also known as a 'letter before action'), demanding payment for an overdue invoice(s). In this letter you threaten court action if you don't get a response.

The letter calculates the total outstanding debt, including, in some cases, any interest due on the overdue amounts. It also includes the information sheet, reply form and financial statement form that you need to provide before you can go to court.

Use this letter only if you have sent one or more invoices to a person or organisation for goods supplied or services performed in the UK. Ideally you will have sent at least one previous letter of demand.

It cannot be used if the recipient has disputed your claim for payment. In England and Wales, you also can't use it during any 'breathing space' period that they may have been granted under the Debt Respite Scheme.

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