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Hi everyone.

New to this site and need some advice.

Been in the flooring industry for 22 years now and have worked for all the large firms in and around London, i am having trouble getting £5000 in unpiad invoices and need to start legal procedings.

Has any one used a solisiter that is versed in flooring law ?

Thanks guys.

Jim.

Sorry about spelling no spell check

 

Sorry about that mate, never needed one myself although someone on here should be able to help. How've they managed to get away without paying up for so long?

 

Don't think flooring law matters? As long as you have all your quotes and invoices and can show your work has been completed you can get the soliceter to persue it.

 

Baseball bat

 

Yeah, It would probably be cheaper to pay some nutter to go round to their office and do some good old fashioned debt collecting.

 

You brute.

 

I had one not quite as much but I wrote a letter to said company and sent it recorded delivery explaining the payment was over due and was adding on £30 admin fees for every letter and every invoice reminder, and was going to send an invoice reminder ever week until I either ( a ) got paid in full or ( b ) had a email or letter from them with a payment plan or date or full payment, if I had no reply from then within 8 weeks then iwould be looking at a small claims court case 5 weeks later got paid in full with £180 extra for " admin fees "

 

I had a very similar problem earlier this year.
In the end I used a company called The Thomas Higgins Partnership. I would reccomend them.
In the first place, they send a letter demanding payment (I think within 7 days). Its standard practice to do this.
If they don`t pay, they will set up a court date etc etc.
The best bit is they will guide you through the process, and do all the work for you, and its cheap. Really cheap.
This pushed my client to pay up, and altough you will only likely succed in getting CCJ`s against them if they don`t pay, at least it`s something.
As a last resort you could file a winding up order. This basically forces the company to pay it`s debts, or close up. It`s expensive, but can be done.