Debt recovery: our fees.
Sewell Law can assist in the recovery of debts.
Debt recovery: our fees and pricing.
All solicitors are legally required to be open about the fees they charge in relation to specific areas of legal practice. One of those areas is Debt Recovery.
If the debt is less than £100,000 and is not disputed, excluding Court fees, we will charge £200 plus VAT.
Get in touchWhat our fixed fee includes
This fee will include:
- Taking your instructions
- Considering the evidence
- Providing advice
- Sending a letter of claim
- Preparing and issuing Court proceedings (in the absence of a response from the debtor)
- Requesting Judgment, where necessary
- Receiving payment and sending it to you.
Charged at our hourly rate
All other work including communications with the debtor, settlement negotiations, repayment plans, and any enforcement action will be charged at an hourly rate of £100 plus VAT together with any expenses.
Court fees
If Court proceedings become necessary:
- For claims of up to £10,000, the Court fee to issue proceedings ranges between £35 and £455, depending on the amount claimed.
- If the debt is more than £10,000, the court fee is 5% of the amount claimed.
More information can be found at gov.uk/court-fees-what-they-are.
Enforcement and timescales
If the debtor fails to pay what is owed following Judgment, subject to the value of the claim, we usually recommend instructing a High Court Enforcement Officer.
Claims usually take around 8 weeks to resolve if they are not subject to enforcement action. If the debt is disputed, we will advise you what to do next and the likely cost involved.
Regulatory information
Sewell Law is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 815244).
Complaints
We aim to provide an excellent service. If you aren’t happy, please see our complaints policy. If we can’t resolve your complaint within eight weeks, you can complain to the Legal Ombudsman: PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH · 0300 555 0333 · legalombudsman.org.uk. Normally you must contact the Legal Ombudsman within one year of the problem happening, or within one year of when you should reasonably have known about it. If you are concerned about a solicitor’s behaviour, such as dishonesty, you can also report it to the SRA at sra.org.uk.
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