Recover debt from UK company

[GabrielleDesign]

Hello everyone. My apologies if this is the incorrect place for this question.

 

I am a freelancer/zzp in the Netherlands. One of my invoices has an unpaid amount. The person (private limited company) responsible for payment is located in the UK. According to this guide published by business.gov.nl, I need to find a collection agency in the UK. Does anyone have a recommendation?

 

Thanks for your help.

[Joost Rietveld]

Dear Gabrielle

 

Probably better to search for customer experience on Google with uk debt collection agencies in your query 

[svenh]

Ik denk dat vraagsteller juist meer heeft aan een reactie van een van de leden die juist wel ervaring heeft met zo'n agency.

 

Maar de kans dat die er is is natuurlijk vrij klein.

[Cosara]

Op 31-1-2024 om 21:13, GabrielleDesign zei:

According to this guide published by business.gov.nl, I need to find a collection agency in the UK.

I don’t read it that way …

 

“What if your customer is located abroad?

Do you have a customer abroad who does not pay his invoice? Then you can also call in a collection agency. Make sure that the agency has knowledge of the country and speaks the language.”

 

So, je need te find a Dutch international debt collection agency.

 

Op 31-1-2024 om 21:13, GabrielleDesign zei:

Does anyone have a recommendation?

Many people here can advise you which company you should not choose.

[Freeaqingme]

Although I have no UK knowledge in this field, I'm not sure if a debt collection agency is the way to go. Typically all they do is just send very angry letters to your customers. That might work for B2C, where people either forgot about it or just don't want to  pay (and/or may be scared into paying up). But for B2B I'd go straight to an organization that has actual additional rights in order to collect the debt. That might be a lawyer (who could go to court on your behalf), or perhaps a bailiff who can advise on what steps to take.