Debt recovery +€5k

hotelaccounts

Hi,

What route should I take in order to get paid from a client- +€5.5k owing. He is still in business, wants me to hand over work to another person (due to new persons particluar expertise). He claims to be v happy with my services to date (almost 2 years) however I am unsure of his committment to pay me once I have handed over all paperwork....

I dont want to go down the route of holding his paperwork hostage till I get paid, but just wondering what route I should take?

Any advice welcome.

Gloomtastic!

hotelaccounts wrote: »

I dont want to go down the route of holding his paperwork hostage till I get paid, but just wondering what route I should take?

Any advice welcome.

Why not? Don't hand over anything until you have been paid in full. If he's not happy with your work why is he so keen to hand it over to someone else?

dh0661

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Why not? Don't hand over anything until you have been paid in full. If he's not happy with your work why is he so keen to hand it over to someone else?

My thoughts also, FWIW

Accountancy

If you are an accountant you are not allowed to hold his books and records to ransom.
I would suggest speaking with him and clarifying how and when he intends to pay you.
Sorry

professore

Talk to him and get a date for payment. BE NICE BUT FIRM at this stage. Give him your bank details - make sure they're correct - to give him no excuse.

Hold on to the books until you get paid but make some lame excuses as to why .... as he is doing with you regarding payment. He will have to hire a solicitor and take you to court to get them back. Does he really want the hassle ?

AFAIK in the UKyou can serve a winding up order if he insists on not paying - I don't know if the same is the case here - if not it should be. Nothing worse than busting your ass for a client and then they delay or don't pay you.

stcstc

i have a similar situation with a client (pub owner) he is giving me all the bull****e excuses

it turns out he does this to everyone

the difference is its graphics etc i installed in the pub

what is the best way to deal with these prats

WIZE

Could you not go to his pub on the week end and say your there to remove the graphic as they are not paid for

leon76

Stand outside the pub with a sign . Its usually works. forget about the legal route. Its water of a ducks back.

Bandara

In the case of smart arses who are stringing you along and making a fool out of you I have happily used Viper Recovery with 100% success.

knighted_1

Hammertime wrote: »

In the case of smart arses who are stringing you along and making a fool out of you I have happily used Viper Recovery with 100% success.

congratulations --

how can you post advice to BUSINESS people and then announce that you used the service of criminals to recover a debt ?

i will point out to you that the gardai want people to get in touch with them if that particular outfit have come calling to collect debts on peoples behalf

link

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0723/1224251143356.html

http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2009/feb/15/vipers-name-intimidates-debt-collection-customers/

heres more

A controversial debt collection agency owned by criminal Martin 'The Viper' Foley has not listed any assets or liabilities in its annual accounts over the last four years.




Business sources say that Viper Debt Recovery and Repossession Services Limited is operating as a shell company and is facing a potential investigation by the Director of Corporate Enforcement




Fifty-three-year-old Foley has recently been accused of putting people "ill at ease" when seeking to recover debts and gardaí are very concerned about the business, believing that the Viper is using his fearsome reputation to collect money from people too afraid of facing the consequences of not paying up.




Foley has 45 criminal convictions and is regarded by gardaí as being involved in drug dealing and other serious criminal activities.




His company was incorporated on 18 November 2004 with Martin Foley being listed as the sole shareholder, owning the only company share, which was worth €1.

Bandara

Interesting the way your edited your post there.

I preferred the first one.

knighted_1

was asked to

knighted_1

i have no problem pm anybody the 8 words i edited -

Our man in Havana

leon76 wrote: »

Stand outside the pub with a sign . Its usually works. forget about the legal route. Its water of a ducks back.

I would advise against that unless you want to be sued yourself and/or get charged with a public order offence.

Chevy RV

knighted_1 wrote: »

congratulations --

how can you post advice to BUSINESS people and then announce that you used the service of criminals to recover a debt ?

i will point out to you that the gardai want people to get in touch with them if that particular outfit have come calling to collect debts on peoples behalf

link

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0723/1224251143356.html

http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2009/feb/15/vipers-name-intimidates-debt-collection-customers/



heres more

A controversial debt collection agency owned by criminal Martin 'The Viper' Foley has not listed any assets or liabilities in its annual accounts over the last four years.




Business sources say that Viper Debt Recovery and Repossession Services Limited is operating as a shell company and is facing a potential investigation by the Director of Corporate Enforcement




Fifty-three-year-old Foley has recently been accused of putting people "ill at ease" when seeking to recover debts and gardaí are very concerned about the business, believing that the Viper is using his fearsome reputation to collect money from people too afraid of facing the consequences of not paying up.




Foley has 45 criminal convictions and is regarded by gardaí as being involved in drug dealing and other serious criminal activities.




His company was incorporated on 18 November 2004 with Martin Foley being listed as the sole shareholder, owning the only company share, which was worth €1.

Do you care if he gets your money for you?

The end justifies the means!


Chevy RV

knighted_1

Chevy RV wrote: »

Do you care if he gets your money for you?

The end justifies the means!


Chevy RV

well that can be applied both ways -

if i need money is it ok for me to go into hammertimes garage ,smack one of his employees and steal the cash in the till - pay my bills with the cash etc

so i needed money to pay bills .i got money .i paid bills.does the end justify the means ?

if it does we have a big problem

leon76

I erected a sign outside the premises of a business that owed me 1835 euro. I had spent the previous 9 months sending debt letters, solicitors letters etc and it had no effect. I simply mentioned the name of the director, the business name and the amount on the sign ' xyz limited, directors name owes my company 1835 euro and refuse to pay' . I got a cheque in the post 4 days later.

Our man in Havana

You were lucky. They could have easily removed the sign.

GerardKeating

WIZE wrote: »

Could you not go to his pub on the week end and say your there to remove the graphic as they are not paid for

If they are fixed to the wall, you cannot do that...