News and Advice
3rd June 2024 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice
Question One: We have a customer who refuses to accept payment by Direct Debit and wants to pay by Standing order. We have said we will agree if we can add a £15 per month charge onto their account if their account goes into arrears to cover us for the additional admin of chasing payment. […]
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27th May 2024 | by Jenny Esau | Consultancy, News and Advice
If you have used the County Courts to get a debt paid over the last 12 months, you will be aware the Courts have centralised a lot of the local courts functions resulting in an extensive backlog which, in our experience has resulted in our Client’s debtors becoming insolvent and unable to pay their debts […]
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20th May 2024 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice
In our current digital world it almost seems like something from the dark ages to write a letter. Letters do still have their place in business and there is a skill to writing a good one that will get you the results you are looking for. Outstanding Payment letters are a prime example where […]
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7th May 2024 | by Jenny Esau | CMG UK News, News and Advice
Late payment and poor payment practices continue to be an enormous burden on UK businesses. For the recruitment industry, particularly recruiters that deal with temporary placements, it is essential that cash flow is maintained; late or non-payment can have a significant impact on the cash flow of a business which can result in additional costs […]
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1st May 2024 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice
Question One: We have obtained a Default Judgment against one of our customers, however the customer now wants us to remove the judgment and accept payment in instalments. We would prefer to get paid the full amount immediately. Where do we stand? Answer: If the debtor pays the full amount of the judgment debt to […]
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22nd April 2024 | by Jenny Esau | Industry News, News and Advice
The best way of avoiding credit control issues in your business is to ensure that you are paid in full before providing any goods or services. However, unless you have a unique product or service that is in high demand, or in an industry where it is custom and practice to expect payment in advance, […]
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8th April 2024 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice
Question One: we are an expanding business providing IT support services on an ongoing monthly contract value but have additional projects for customers for either hardware only, service only or hardware/service mix. As we have an increasing customer base, we would like to automate our credit limit setting for the additional projects using data from […]
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2nd April 2024 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice, Training
I’m sure many businesses have an interest clause within their Terms and Conditions in regards to late payment. I’m also sure that many businesses never take full advantage of late payment interest due to fear of damaging a relationship with a customer, or simply that they don’t know how to effectively apply it. However, the […]
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25th March 2024 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice, Training
Getting paid on time is an ideal situation for any business that offers credit to their customers; but unfortunately this is not the case for many businesses throughout the UK. Late payment can, at times, be done in all innocence but others will provide spurious excuses as to why you have not received payment, or […]
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18th March 2024 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice, Outsourced Collections
Having the knowledge and procedures in place to for dispute resolution in business can save a lot of time and effort that could be spent on other parts of your business. The trick is to identify disputes early so resolution is found quickly, and ensuring that you are still paid on time. The Order to […]
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