Unpaid invoice

da_rule

There are a couple of initial points:
1) When you started working for the Council did you sign anything that may have said that you agree to their payment terms even when they are different to your standard terms?
2) Do you have a term in your T&C's about charging interest once an invoice goes 'overdue'? (If not you might want to consider adding one.)

If you have not agreed to their terms then the next steps are:

1) Letter Before Action - In this you need to state:
a) What they owe you;
b) Why they owe it to you (for works undertaken);
c) Why they legally have to pay you (failure to pay an invoice for works in the specified time)
d) What you want them to do (pay you);
e) By when (14 days is the normal);
f) What you will do if they do not comply (commence court proceedings).

2) If they don't reply you can commence legal proceedings in the small claims court. You can claim this using Money Claims Online (cheaper than paper filing). You can seek to recover the costs related to this and interest on the debt as part of the claim.

gettingtheresometime

wallace7 wrote: »

I don't know if this is the right section for this but here goes - I run a small business and send invoices out to customers for work I have carried out. I allow 28 days for payment. An invoice which was due for payment on 2/1/17 hadn't been paid s I sent a reminder on 2/1/17. Still not received payment by 23/01/17 so I issued a reminder saying payment now overdue please pay within 3 working days to avoid further action. Payment still not received and no communication. The thing is - what is the next step I need to take now to recover the debt? Small claims court? or Solicitors letter? Any advice on how to recover a debt much appreciated thanks.

I'm betting that the person who needed to sign it off didn't do it until after the month payment cut off.