Unpaid invoice

[daiplayer]

I have some some subcontract work for a company based in Mansfield. Invoice totaling £1116.

They havent yet paid and the invoice is now 30 days past due.

What can i do about this ? i have had no response from them other than an email to say they would pay it ( 3 months ago )

now i cant get a single response from them .

What action can i /should i take ? debt collection agency ? solicitors ? .

This has nearly put me out business and i will not them them get away with it .

Any advice / past experience is much appreciated.

thanks

 

[Geordie Spark]

<<<<<<<<< now i cant get a single response from them >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Before you can even think about doing anything you need to know if they are still in business and decide what to do from there.

 

[Geordie Spark]

<<<<<<<<< now i cant get a single response from them >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Before you can even think about doing anything you need to know if they are still in business and decide what to do from there.

Edit:

Then consider this:

https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/overview

VERY easy to understand and do.

In my day, I had to do this in person at the court so often that me & the Court Clerk were almost on first name terms !!

 

[richy3333]

And don't forget the late payment terms Regs

 

[Geordie Spark]

And don't forget the late payment terms Regs

Aye ................ Statutory Interest & all the rest of it, but don't give the lad too much to think about all at once for fear of confusing him.

 

[Octopus]

To take court action and win you need to demonstrate that you have been professional and have given the client invoices, reminders and a final demand.

So do you have copies of letters chasing your debt, have you been polite and constructive?

If the answers to these you need to write them a final demand (with a copy of the invoice attached) and include the following statement:

"I attach my original invoice to this letter and wish to inform you, that if the invoice is not settled in full by xx --- 2013, I intend to refer this matter to the Small Claims Court without further reference to you.

Please be aware that all costs associated with such action are added to your outstanding bill and will make the final payment higher."

The you need to create an account on:

https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome


Good luck

 

[daiplayer]

All of our correspondence has been via email up untill now. Should these reminders be on paper and posted ?

I have emails from the company director confirming invoice receipt .

Half way through the term time he had me change it as it did not meet the subcontractors agreement . To which i now have an email saying ' the invoice is fine and would be paid' ....

 

[Octopus]

All of our correspondence has been via email up untill now. Should these reminders be on paper and posted ?

I have emails from the company director confirming invoice receipt .

Half way through the term time he had me change it as it did not meet the subcontractors agreement . To which i now have an email saying ' the invoice is fine and would be paid' ....

In which case send him the final demand, referencing his email specifically (attach a copy if you still have it)

Scum bag non payers need to be taught a lesson.

 

[daiplayer]

they wont get away with it . I know the guys name too.

Few of my mates work on a 'per limb' bases.....

so when its all settled ill they'll be paying him a visit

 

[Geordie Spark]

All of our correspondence has been via email up untill now. Should these reminders be on paper and posted ?

I have emails from the company director confirming invoice receipt .

Half way through the term time he had me change it as it did not meet the subcontractors agreement . To which i now have an email saying ' the invoice is fine and would be paid' ....

I'm an old Geordie bloke and my heyday was back in the 1980's when people communicated anything of importance in writing - computers were for companies like ICI and NCB etc. and what's an e-mail???

If we had to use a telephone for any important stuff, we followed it up in writing and for the "real" important stuff we used Recorded Delivery. That way, we could get a receipt from the post office to confirm the document arrived at its destination and this was handy for Final Demands etc. and we ALWAYS kept a hard copy of everything !!


I'm not sure about e-mails in these circumstances, so I would still do it the "old fashioned" way !!

 

[daiplayer]

Hmmmm....

further advice. :
i sent an email this morning saying :

Dear *****

I can only assume that you do not intend to pay the unpaid invoice .

Unfortunately this forces me into taking legal action .

Many Regards

**** ****

He just replied saying :

Hi
This should have been paid?
I will check now and come back to you later. Apologies if it has not been
paid.

Kind regards,

 

[Geordie Spark]

Hmmmm....

further advice. :
i sent an email this morning saying :

Dear *****

I can only assume that you do not intend to pay the unpaid invoice .

Unfortunately this forces me into taking legal action .

Many Regards

**** ****

He just replied saying :

Hi
This should have been paid?
I will check now and come back to you later. Apologies if it has not been
paid.

Kind regards,

I don't know your customer, but i do know - and trust - my gut instinct which was finely tuned over 20 years of various types of business, and my gut instinct is telling me that this reply he sent you is a load of old flannel. It's a stalling tactic. He's trying to buy time.

 

[Guitarist]

Phone him every couple of hours, to check on progress. He'll get so fed up of you that he'll pay just to shut you up.

 

[dan86]

just take it to the small claims court. I've had to do it a handful of times, and always had a positive outcome. usually the debtor ends up paying before it gets that far and only once has it had to go the whole way.
in my experience, 9 times out of 10 they have the money to pay but just choose to delay it for as long as possible.

 

[Geordie Spark]

just take it to the small claims court. I've had to do it a handful of times, and always had a positive outcome. usually the debtor ends up paying before it gets that far and only once has it had to go the whole way.
in my experience, 9 times out of 10 they have the money to pay but just choose to delay it for as long as possible.

Sorry about that ....... How much do I owe you?

 

[Richard Burns]

Hmmmm....

further advice. :
i sent an email this morning saying :

Dear *****

I can only assume that you do not intend to pay the unpaid invoice .

Unfortunately this forces me into taking legal action .

Many Regards

**** ****

He just replied saying :

Hi
This should have been paid?
I will check now and come back to you later. Apologies if it has not been
paid.

Kind regards,

One thing is to check that it has not been paid!!

In response to this email you should be replying,

Thank you very much for looking into this, I can assure you I have no record of this invoice being paid at the current time.

I would appreciate you getting back to me as soon as possible with the date of payment.
In any case please can you ensure that this invoice is settled within 14 days.

Thank you very much for your help.


From that you have now , politely, acknowledged his response, confirmed that the invoice is unpaid and given a specific date for them to pay by.

From that you can then move on to a solicitors letter if necessary.

 

[nadger]

Google THOMAS HIGGINS debt recovery. Worked fantastic for my mate and only cost pennies for a letter of action

 

[Rampantchilli]

I've had a few unwanted letters from debt collectors in the past, t do with overdue accounts, they put the wind up you for sure, but if they are just taking the pist with your money they could still hold on to it for a while longer.

your recent email spurred a response from them, when previous ones haven't, so I'd guess a nice letter from Breakem and Bashem Debt Collection Services will make quite a difference

 

[daiplayer]

hi all .....back to this again.

Have gone through the money claim online process and to a result of them admitting the claim ( all be it £56 less than claiming.

On the admission slip the money was promised to be paid on 1/11/2013 .....again hasnt been paid.

What should i do now ?

 

[Octopus]

hi all .....back to this again.

Have gone through the money claim online process and to a result of them admitting the claim ( all be it £56 less than claiming.

On the admission slip the money was promised to be paid on 1/11/2013 .....again hasnt been paid.

What should i do now ?

If I remember correctly you go back on line, update the record to show the payment hasn't been received......