We do not routinely offer debt recovery services, and we will generally only accept debt recovery instructions from clients with whom we have an existing commercial relationship.
The costs set out below apply in respect of business to business debts up to £100,000.00 and apply where a claim is in relation to an unpaid invoice which is not disputed, enforcement action is not needed and no specific pre-action protocol has to be complied with.
If the other party disputes your claim at any point, we will discuss any further work required and provide you with revised advice about costs, if necessary, which could be on a fixed fee (e.g. if a one-off letter is required) or an hourly rate if more extensive work is needed.
Should any other protocols apply to the claim, we will advise you of the action and costs separately.
We will charge a fixed fee of £150.00 plus VAT (currently 20%) for the preparation of a letter of claim.
Our fee set out above includes:-
Should the debtor not make payment following the issue of a letter of claim, the below charges will apply in respect of the preparation and issue of a County Court Claim Form where the debtor is in England and Wales. If the debtor is resident in any other jurisdiction, then it may still be possible to issue proceedings, but we will advise if not, and of any additional fees.
A Court fee is also payable to issue your claim, as detailed below:
Debt value | Court fee | Our fee (excl. VAT) |
up to £300.00 | £35.00 | £350.00 |
£300.01-£500.00 | £50.00 | £350.00 |
£500.01-£1,000.00 | £70.00 | £350.00 |
£1,000.01-£1,500.00 | £80.00 | £350.00 |
£1,500.01-£3,000.00 | £115.00 | £350.00 |
£3,000.01-£5,000.00 | £205.00 | £350.00 |
£5,000.01-£10,000.00 | £455.00 | £350.00 |
£10,000.01-£100,000.00 | 5% of claim | £350.00 |
Anyone wishing to proceed with a claim should note that:
Our fee set out above includes:
Matters usually take between 1 to 10 weeks from receipt of instructions from you to receipt of payment from the debtor, depending on whether or not it is necessary to issue a claim and assuming no delay in the Court processing your claim for issue. This also assumes that the debtor pays promptly on receipt of Judgment.
If enforcement action is needed, the matter will take longer to resolve and further costs will be incurred, which we will notify you of in advance.
Please contact our Dispute Resolution Team for more information.
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