Debt Recovery and Credit Reporting: What You Need to Know

Dealing with debt is a common financial challenge. When debts go unpaid, creditors resort to debt recovery efforts. The relationship between debt recovery and credit reporting is significant, as it can profoundly affect the financial futures of debtors. In this blog, we’ll explore the connection between these two aspects and their implications for those facing debts.

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7 Useful Tips For When A Customer Goes Bust

Big or small, we could all face that sickening notion when one of our Customers gets pulled into some sort of insolvent triangle. The kind that means you can’t get in to take out what you’re owed. “I’ve gone bust” “We’re shut, go away.” “We have entered into liquidation/administration” “We’re about to go bust, but…

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How to avoid debt collectors showing up at your door

There are countless articles out there explaining what you can do when a Debt Collector/High Court Enforcement Officer turns up on your doorstep. (Whether they appear at your front door or at the office.) … but what can you do to avoid them showing up in the first place? This information seems to be very…

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Is There Ever A Right Time To Write Off Bad Debts?

This question has been posed to me many a time from SME’s and key decision makers. This should be guided by your Accountant, but realistically it really depends on your business circumstances. Many examples spring to mind regarding an ‘ideal time’ for a Bad Debt Write Off, here are just three of my experiences while…

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Company Directors Behaving Badly – Part 2

In last week’s blog I talked about the actions Creditors could take in relation to the Companies Act 2006. This week, I’ll be covering why the CDDA (Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986) was brought into contention, and the restrictions that can be imposed on fraudulent directors. This 2014 article from the Financial Times shows the…

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