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Practical reading on late payment, overdue invoices and debt recovery, written for the people who run UK businesses. General information, not legal advice.
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Each post is written to help you decide a sensible next step for an unpaid invoice. New posts are added as the same questions keep coming up.
How long do you have to recover a business debt?
When the limitation clock starts on an unpaid invoice, what restarts it, the Scottish five-year rule and the practical reasons not to leave it late.
Statutory demands and winding-up petitions, explained
What a statutory demand does, what a winding-up petition really involves, when these tools fit an unpaid invoice and when they can backfire.
No win, no fee debt recovery: what it actually means for a business
What a conditional fee usually covers, what it often leaves out, who it suits and the five questions that stop surprises later.
The letter before action: what it is and what it should say
What a letter before action must cover for a business debt, how long to give, how to send it and what it tends to achieve.
Late payment interest: what you can add to an overdue business invoice
Statutory interest, fixed compensation and a worked example, so you know what an overdue invoice is really costing the business that hasn’t paid.
Is the company that owes you money still trading? A five-minute check
Status, filing history, officers, charges and Gazette notices: what to look for on Companies House and what each signal means for getting paid.
Disputed, or just unpaid? Why the difference matters
Can’t pay, won’t pay or genuinely disputes it: how to tell which you’re dealing with, and why it changes the options, the cost and the timing.
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