Rapid residential
debt recovery

We will advise on the best course of action, considering all the circumstances of your case, and give you an honest view on the chances of recovery.

Whatever the size of the debt, our fees are fixed.

Fee list

Money claim

If you don't have a money order, to be able to use one of the enforcement processes against your ex-tenant, we must first get an order from the court. If you have a money order, we won't need a pre-action letter or a money claim. We can go straight to enforcement.

Fixed fees include court fees plus VAT @ 20% where the claim is not disputed.

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Andrew Cleary

Head of Debt Recovery Services

Andrew will be responsible for dealing with your claim from instruction to enforcement of the money order.

Andrew has over 25 years' experience in all aspects of debt recovery, with a particular interest in enforcement, bankruptcy and winding up proceedings.

All work is supervised by Paul Sowerbutts, Senior Solicitor, Director and Head of Legal.

Debt recovery fixed fees

All prices include VAT at 20% and the court fees shown.

Pre-action

Pre-action letter to the debtor

Once a trace has been completed, if you do not have a money order against the tenant, we will need to issue a pre-action letter to the tenant.

Our fees
£200.00
VAT @ 20%
£40.00
Total
£240.00

Pre-action letter to tenant (if the landlord is a company)

If the landlord is a company and wishes to pursue a debt against an individual or sole trader, you will need to issue a pre-action 30-day letter.

Our fees
£300.00
VAT @ 20%
£60.00
Total
£360.00

Money claim

Issue an online money claim (MCOL)

If the tenant doesn't pay the outstanding debt following the pre-action letter, the next step is to issue court proceedings to obtain a money order.

If no defence is filed, we will obtain default judgment (CCJ) on your behalf.

The court fee to issue a claim is based on the amount you are claiming plus interest. See the table below.

Our fees
£300.00
VAT @ 20%
£60.00
Total
£360.00
Court fees for issuing claims
Value of your claimCourt issue fee
Up to £300£35
More than £300 but no more than £500£50
More than £500 but no more than £1,000£70
More than £1,000 but no more than £1,500£80
More than £1,500 but no more than £3,000£115
More than £3,000 but no more than £5,000£205
More than £5,000 but no more than £10,000£455
More than £10,000 but no more than £200,0005% of the claim value
More than £200,000£10,000

Disputed claims

If the other party disputes your claim at any point, we will discuss any further work that is required and provide you with revised advice about costs.

For disputed small claims under £10,000.00, the caseworker will charge an hourly rate of £175.00 plus VAT @ 20% and disbursements. It is unlikely that you will recover our legal fees, only the fixed fees relating to the claim.

Disputed claims over £10,000.00 will be dealt with by one of our senior solicitors, who will charge an hourly rate of £282.00 plus VAT @ 20% and disbursements for court fees and instructing Counsel (a barrister) if necessary.

Enforcement

Once you have a money order, we'll advise which enforcement route is best for your case.

Charging order

If the debtor owns a property, we can arrange for an application to be made to put a charge on the property.

Includes the advocate fee to attend the hearing and Land Registry fees to register the charging order.

Our fees
£766.67
VAT @ 20%
£153.33
Disbursements
£139.00Court issue fee
Total
£1,059.00

Warrant of control

We arrange for a County Court bailiff to attend the debtor's address to secure payment, agree a payment plan, or identify assets that could be sold at auction to satisfy the judgment debt.

Our fees
£285.83
VAT @ 20%
£57.17
Court fee
£96.00
Total
£439.00

High Court writ of control

We arrange for High Court Enforcement Officers (sheriffs) to attend the debtor's address to secure payment, agree a payment plan, or identify assets that could be sold at auction to satisfy the judgment debt.

Disbursements comprise the court fee of £82.00 and the writ of control abortive fee of £79.00 plus VAT @ 20% (£15.80).

Our fees
£402.41
VAT @ 20%
£80.49
Disbursements
£176.80
Total
£659.70

Third party debt order

We apply to the court to freeze a debtor's sole bank account.

Plus the advocate fee to attend the hearing.

Our fees
£400.00
VAT @ 20%
£80.00
Disbursements
£139.00Court issue fee
Total
£619.00

Order to obtain information

We apply for the debtor to attend court to be questioned on oath by a court officer about their employment, wages, income, outgoings, property owned, and bank and building society accounts.

Disbursements comprise the court fee of £69.00 and the bailiff fee of £139.00.

Our fees
£436.67
VAT @ 20%
£87.33
Disbursements
£208.00
Total
£732.00

Attachment of earnings

If you know the tenant's employment details, we can apply to the court for an order so that money is deducted from the debtor's salary by their employer.

Plus the advocate fee to attend the hearing.

Our fees
£350.00
VAT @ 20%
£70.00
Disbursements
£139.00Court issue fee
Total
£559.00

Bankruptcy and winding up

Statutory demand

To make someone bankrupt you must be owed at least £5,000.00. To wind up a company you must be owed £750.00 or more.

The first step is a statutory demand. We can arrange for a statutory demand to be served on the debtor by hand, or for a statutory demand to wind up a company to be served at the company's registered office.

Disbursements comprise the process server fee for serving the statutory demand by hand.

Our fees
£386.67
VAT @ 20%
£77.33
Disbursements
£186.00
Total
£650.00

The next step is a petition

Bankruptcy petition (individuals)
Petition depositFor managing the bankruptcy
£1,500.00
Court issue fee
£352.00

Plus the advocate fee to attend the hearing. Our fee is quoted on a case-by-case basis.

Winding up petition (companies)
Petition depositFor managing the winding up
£2,600.00
Court issue fee
£352.00

Plus the advocate fee to attend the hearing and the fee for the notice in the London Gazette. Our fee is quoted on a case-by-case basis.

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Expert support

Access to a debt specialist team with a breadth of experience and knowledge across the industry

Industry leading

Thousands of debt enforcement actions over many decades

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Efficient action

Knowledge of the tenant gained during eviction process gives us an extra advantage when enforcing the money judgment

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Expert support

Access to a debt specialist team with a breadth of experience and knowledge across the industry

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Industry leading

Thousands of debt enforcement actions over many decades

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Efficient action

Knowledge of the tenant gained during eviction process gives us an extra advantage when enforcing the money judgment

Mobile benefits

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24/7 access to your member account to protect and manage your tenants' deposits.

Quick and easy deposit protection

24/7 access to your member account to protect and manage your tenants' deposits.

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24/7 access to your member account to protect and manage your tenants' deposits.

Mobile benefits

A named contact

24/7 access to your member account to protect and manage your tenants' deposits.

Quick and easy deposit protection

24/7 access to your member account to protect and manage your tenants' deposits.

Mobile benefits
Mobile benefits

API

24/7 access to your member account to protect and manage your tenants' deposits.

Pre action

If you don’t have a money order, a pre-action letter must go to the ex-tenant before we can issue a money claim. If the ex-tenant’s address isn’t known is, we’ll need a trace. We can also investigate what employment income the ex-tenant has
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Money claim

If you don’t have a money order, to be able to use one of the enforcement processes against your ex-tenant, we must first get an order from the court. If you have a money order we won’t need a pre-action letter or a money claim. We can go straight to enforcement. Fixed-fees include court-fees and VAT. These are all for undefended actions. If an action becomes defended the solicitor will discuss options and costs
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Enforcement

After a money order has been granted, depending on the case, we’ll advise which action to take. The possibilities are listed on our instruct page to give you a guide of what to expect.
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