Services - Commercial Debt Recovery | Thomas Higgins Limited

Services Overview

Thomas Higgins specialises in legal debts owed by businesses to other businesses. Debt collection is the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses.

We are a specialist undisputed debt recovery law firm. We can progress your claim through the courts in the quickest possible time, ensuring our costs are kept to a minimum.

The Debt Collection Process

There are three main stages to the debt collection process. It starts with a letter to the debtor stating the value of the outstanding debt and reserving the right to proceed to court action. Often debts are quickly settled without the need to take the matter further, but should payment not be made then court action can be issued and a claim form filed with the Court. If the debt is still not paid after the time authorized by the Court has elapsed then a Judgment can be issued and an application for Enforcement made.

Why Choose Us?

Debt recovery is an important part of running a business as it can seriously affect your cash flow when customers and clients refuse to pay.

This can be time-consuming and costly, so having someone you can rely on to arrange your business debt recovery quickly and easily is a vital consideration. Explore our pages to find out more.

Corporate debt recovery is the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses. Thomas Higgins and our commercial debt recovery solicitors specialise in legal debts owed by businesses to other businesses.

An organisation that specializes in debt collection is known as a collection agency. Most collection agencies operate as agents of creditors and collect debts for a fee or percentage of the total amount owed.

Thomas Higgins is a firm of specialist commercial debt recovery solicitors. We advise you, as credit managers, on the best strategy for their cases and ensure that costs are kept to a minimum.

What is the process of legal debt collection?

The process of collecting legal debts is typically done in four stages: Letter Before Action, Legal Claim, County Court Judgment, and Enforcement.

Letters Before Action: Before issuing any legal proceedings, a letter before action should be sent to a debtor
Legal Claim: If you send a letter before action to your debtor but do not receive a satisfactory response then the next stage is to issue legal proceedings through the County Court. You will send the debtor a court form requiring them to pay the debt, plus interest and costs within 14 days.
County Court Judgment: This is a court order that confirms that the debtor has defaulted on their payment. A CCJ can be obtained immediately after the expiry date of the Claim. The CCJ is the final decision by the Court which gives you the power to take enforcement action to collect the debt.
Enforcement: Once a CCJ has been obtained, it is then possible to “enforce” that debt immediately. Total debts, including costs and interest amounting to £600 and under, are sent to the county court bailiff. Total debts of over £600 we will send to an enforcement officer. We find this is the most appropriate method of enforcement based on our 40 years of expertise in commercial debt recovery cases.

The Debt Collection App From Thomas Higgins

At Thomas Higgins, we believe in putting you in control of your corporate debt recovery. At every stage you will make the decision to proceed to the next stage, this makes sure you’re not throwing good money after bad as you know your clients better than we do. Manage and monitor your cases and have up to the minute information on our Apple and Android app.

Thomas Higgins Innovation

We offer a free secure online service where you can issue instructions, view the status of your debt recovery and see any updates to your cases. All of these are made available to you within seconds of us entering them. To access our online services, open an account with us for free and receive your login details the same day.