Effective management of overdue accounts is essential, yet can be challenging. Outsourcing debt recovery to a specialised firm like ours can significantly benefit your business. Find out the top seven reasons why our expert debt recovery services are an invaluable...
Navigating the Challenges of Late Payments – A Guide for Business Owners
The balance between health, wealth, and happiness is often delicate for business owners. One significant factor that can disrupt this equilibrium is the issue of late payments. When clients delay or default on payments, it's not just business growth at stake; your...
Top 10 tips for managing slow-paying clients
Dealing with late payments is a critical challenge, especially for smaller businesses. Not only do late payments present ethical and moral issues, but they also significantly impact cash flow and, in severe cases, can jeopardise a company's survival. It's crucial for...
Administrators facing prosecution over redundancies
The High Court has decided that Administrators can be prosecuted personally for failing to notify the Insolvency Service about collective redundancies. Following the recent decision in the High Court in R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire...
DRO – Debt Relief Order – Changes July 2021
Thousands more people who are struggling in problem debt will be able to apply for their payments to be written off after an extension on current rules came into force at the end of June 2021. Debt Relief Orders (DROs) can now be used if you owe a maximum of £30,000...
When is home time?
Let me you ask you a simple question. At what time do you throw in the towel at the end of the working day? When do you think enough is enough and head for home? Flexi working has encouraged employers and employees to open the mind and think differently about their...
The Return of Crown Preference
It has been confirmed that from 1 December 2020 the UK tax authority, HMRC will move back up the creditor rankings in English insolvency proceedings in respect of certain taxes. It means they will rank ahead of floating charge holders and unsecured creditors in...
It Can Pay To Play A “Home” Fixture
If you are thinking of trading internationally, it is worth remembering you face the same problems with debtors that you do on home turf; with the added headache of defining whose laws govern the agreement. Before you enter into any contracts overseas you must...
Why You Can Trust Professional Legal Collections (Part of the Pro-Legal Group)
I am often asked by prospective customers and new contacts how do I know that I am using a legitimate firm and that firm will act in our best interest when recovering our debts? I always maintain that as a starting point you need to understand the values of the firm...
Insolvency measures to be extended
Many business owners are breathing a sigh of relief after the recent government announcement (24 September 2020) that measures put in place to protect businesses from insolvency will be extended to continue giving them much-needed breathing space during the ongoing...