How to get payment from businesses.

Mars

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I have a few clients that where in financial trouble a few months ago and their accounts where put on hold after discussions with them until they could pay their arrears.

They made commitments to make partial payments until their accounts where sorted. All except two (out of 5) have kept their agreements and are now sorted.

The remaining two, owing R18k and R25k respectively, have now just stopped returning our calls and are constantly in meetings/out. I have found out that both have opened accounts with other suppliers and are paying them. This makes me see red. They have clearly overcome their difficulty but are leaving me up the creek.

So whats the next step?

I'm thinking of going to their offices and camping there until they see me. The negative there is a huge waste of my time.
I have their home addresses from their credit applications, I could just go and visit them there, but thats an aggressive move and I'm not sure its time for that yet.
Maybe find a few convincing individuals to go and see them at home instead of myself?
 
If you have a history of them paying their accounts and then suddenly stopping, and proof that your 3 latest demands for payment since then have been received by them and ignored, then send them a registered letter informing them that you are starting legal proceedings and that all legal costs with also be for their account. In that letter, give them 7 working days to respond.

After 7 days, phone around for a lawyer with reasonable fee's, and make dead sure that that lawyer has access to an advocate, by confirming the fact with the advocate, and instruct the lawyer that you want to know well before the advocate is "used".

You will need about R50K for this, and you may end up owning the company that owes you money, and owing the lawyer and advocate money.

Don't. Do. Credit.
 
I have a few clients that where in financial trouble a few months ago and their accounts where put on hold after discussions with them until they could pay their arrears.

They made commitments to make partial payments until their accounts where sorted. All except two (out of 5) have kept their agreements and are now sorted.

The remaining two, owing R18k and R25k respectively, have now just stopped returning our calls and are constantly in meetings/out. I have found out that both have opened accounts with other suppliers and are paying them. This makes me see red. They have clearly overcome their difficulty but are leaving me up the creek.

So whats the next step?

I'm thinking of going to their offices and camping there until they see me. The negative there is a huge waste of my time.
I have their home addresses from their credit applications, I could just go and visit them there, but thats an aggressive move and I'm not sure its time for that yet.
Maybe find a few convincing individuals to go and see them at home instead of myself?

Join Legal Sense. R250 per month. They will sort them out quick quick. We use them and always have success...at minimal costs.
 
If you have a history of them paying their accounts and then suddenly stopping, and proof that your 3 latest demands for payment since then have been received by them and ignored, then send them a registered letter informing them that you are starting legal proceedings and that all legal costs with also be for their account. In that letter, give them 7 working days to respond.

After 7 days, phone around for a lawyer with reasonable fee's, and make dead sure that that lawyer has access to an advocate, by confirming the fact with the advocate, and instruct the lawyer that you want to know well before the advocate is "used".

You will need about R50K for this, and you may end up owning the company that owes you money, and owing the lawyer and advocate money.

Don't. Do. Credit.

This is not a big amount and can be dealt with by a Magistrate's Court - if this indeed goes to court, the services of an advocate willl not be necessary - an attorney will suffice.
 
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