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UK Small Business vs Non-Payers: The Verdict

UK Small Business vs Non-Payers: The Verdict

By Cyber PenDragon on October 10, 2008

As promised in our post titled ‘Small Claims Saga: Payment Gratefully Received’ (September 14) here is our answer to the question initially posed: ‘So, how easy is it for a small business in England to recover debts from non-paying customers?’

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Small Claims Saga: Payment Gratefully Received

Small Claims Saga: Payment Gratefully Received

By Cyber PenDragon on September 14, 2008

Would the cheque be honoured or bounced? Had one of the other claimants already filed a Third Party Debt Order, freezing First Metal’s account? I could almost hear the excuse; a voice saying, ‘But I tried to pay! It’s not my fault that someone like you has frozen my account’.

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Small Claims: Warrants and Bailiffs

Small Claims: Warrants and Bailiffs

By Cyber PenDragon on August 28, 2008

We conducted a little research prior to parting with the £55 to hire the services of the court bailiffs, as we didn’t want them ending up at a mail forwarding company. A search on the Companies House WebCHeck gave us the registered address, however we were unable to get a phone number or email and decided to phone Companies House who informed us that they were also currently examining the company.

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Small Claims Court: Notice of Judgement

Small Claims Court: Notice of Judgement

By Cyber PenDragon on June 23, 2008

The problem with the bailiffs is that they cannot take ‘tools of trade’ and companies offering IT services often have little else of value — apart from a coffee machine maybe. The problem with freezing the account is that the company might be in debt, which would explain why they haven’t paid our invoice.

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