Crystal clear debt recovery legal fees
How much will it cost to recover a debt owed to my business?
At Clarke Willmott we have a debt recovery team who regularly act for small to medium sized businesses in the collection of unpaid debts. There are other teams at Clarke Willmott who deal with more complex business disputes that require a more tailored approach. The information set out below is for our debt recovery team. Please see our services pages for our other litigation teams to view the range of other services we offer.
Our standard debt recovery charges are on a fixed costs basis except for instalment monitoring and defended/complex actions. Our charges and disbursements (including Court fees) will be payable whether or not they can be recovered from the debtor. Where a charge is recoverable from the debtor, we will endeavour to seek payment of that charge as well as interest on the debt.
VAT & disbursements
Our fees and some disbursements are subject to VAT at 20%.
Our fixed fees will increase on 1 May each year. The amount of the increase will be equal to the Retail Price Index at that time (as published by the Office of National Statistics or any successor or replacement government department) or 5%, whichever is lower. Fixed fees are rounded up to the nearest £1.
Contact a debt recovery solicitor
Philip Roberts email Philip Roberts
Partner and Head of Debt Recovery
Phil is a Chartered Legal Executive and Partner in Clarke Willmott's Debt Recovery team specialising in defended debt recovery litigation and insolvency actions.
View profile for Philip Roberts >Anna O’Reilly email Anna O’Reilly
Team Manager
Anna oversees the set up and workflow for the team’s high-volume contracts and also specialises in the recovery of service charge arrears and ground rent for residential managing agents.
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