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Debt Recovery Solicitors Glasgow

Our debt recovery solicitors in Glasgow recover commercial debts quickly and cost-effectively – from first letter to enforcement.

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Costs agreed before we start

What we handle

Commercial debt recovery in Scotland

Letter before action

A formal solicitor’s demand with a firm deadline. In a large proportion of cases, this is all it takes.

Court action

Simple Procedure for debts up to £5,000, Ordinary Cause above. Most actions are undefended and proceed to decree without a hearing.

Enforcement

Bank arrestment, earnings arrestment, attachment, inhibition – we choose the diligence most likely to produce payment.

Interest and compensation

B2B debts attract statutory interest and fixed compensation under late payment legislation. We claim both as standard.

Debt recovery that actually recovers

Most unpaid debts are not disputes – they are delay tactics. A solicitor’s letter changes the conversation. Debtors who ignored three polite emails tend to find their chequebook when court action becomes real.

We act for businesses across Glasgow and Scotland, recovering everything from single stubborn invoices to books of aged debt. Our approach is escalation with judgement: the cheapest effective step first, real pressure when it is needed.

Costs that make commercial sense

Chasing debt should never cost more than the debt. We agree costs before each stage, check debtor solvency early, and advise honestly when a debt is not worth pursuing.

How it works

From unpaid invoice to money in the bank

Demand

A solicitor’s letter before action with a firm deadline. Many debts settle at this stage.

Decree

If payment does not follow, we raise court proceedings. Undefended actions proceed to decree without a hearing.

Enforcement

Sheriff officers enforce the decree through arrestment or attachment until the debt, interest and expenses are recovered.

Common questions

Debt recovery FAQs

It depends on the stage reached. A letter before action is a modest fixed cost. Court action and enforcement cost more, but judicial expenses are usually added to what the debtor owes. We agree costs before each stage so the commercial decision is always yours.

Yes. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts legislation lets businesses claim statutory interest, currently 8% above base rate, plus fixed compensation on overdue B2B invoices – even where the contract is silent. We claim both as standard.

Simple Procedure is the Sheriff Court process for claims up to £5,000 in Scotland. It is designed to be quicker and less formal than ordinary actions, and most debt claims within it are undefended and resolve without anyone attending court.

Then it becomes a defended action and we advise on the strength of your position before costs escalate. Good paperwork – signed contracts, purchase orders, delivery notes – usually decides these cases. Most defences are delay dressed up as disagreement.

This is why we check debtor status early. A decree against an insolvent company recovers nothing, and we would rather tell you that before you spend money than after. Where there are assets, diligence finds them. Where there are none, we say so plainly.

Stop chasing. Start recovering.

Send us the details of your unpaid invoice and we will tell you the realistic prospects and the cost of the first step – free and without obligation.

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