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Impact on Businesses Following the Cancellation of HS2

The cancellation of the High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project has sent shockwaves through the United Kingdom, especially in the North. HS2 was touted as a game-changer for businesses in the North, promising to improve connectivity, boost economic growth, and create...

Why you should instruct a Debt Collection Agency in the UK to Recover Your Debts

For most companies in the UK Debt Recovery can be a challenging, frustrating and very time consuming process, especially when a company’s efforts to collect their unpaid debts may have not produced good results, and their staff have been pursuing debts when they could...

Winding Up Petitions: A Quick Guide

Winding Up Petitions are the most aggressive form of litigation and Debt Recovery in the UK. The world of business, finance and offering credit can be complicated one, and a Winding Up Petition can send the shivers down the spine of Company Directors and Stakeholders...

Reminder Letters for Invoices – Part 1

Many companies are afraid in the current economic climate to chase their clients for money in fear they may lose them to a competitor. Please remember we are all working to make money and a good customer is a paying customer. If you have issued an invoice and one of...

Long Firm Fraud

Long Firm Fraud

The Kray Twins - Dead But Not Forgotten? Credit managers throughout the United Kingdom have reported that there has been an increase in “long firm” frauds in the last few months. This type of fraud was created by the Kray twins in the East End of London in the early...

10 Excuses for Non Payment & How To Deal With Them

10 Excuses for Non Payment & How To Deal With Them

It’s a fact that you will encounter almost everyday in any form of Credit Control a number of customers who will try an excuse to buy some time and hold on to their cash. A company has a legal obligation to meet its debts as they fall due. If they cannot they are...

5 Simple Credit Control Rules to Follow

This is something I am always banging about in my line of work. Many of your customers will prefer to do business on credit and most will likely insist that you extend credit terms.  Under the best of circumstances, it’s unlikely that they’ll all pay on time. By...

Important Changes to Late Payment Legislation

Important Changes to Late Payment Legislation

  The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 has been updated by the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013 which was adopted by England, Wales & Northern Ireland on 16th March 2013 and The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Scotland)...