Commercial Rent Arrears
Landlords throughout England and Wales can use our Free FastTrack Commercial Rent Recovery service. (Conditions apply, please read our terms.)
By using a procedure known as Landlords Distraint, a unique privilege granted to Landlords many years ago and now regulated under the Distress For Rent Rules 1988, any commercial Landlord can recover rent arrears quickly, easily and for free.
Sending us a completed Rent Warrant (PDF download) gives us the authorisation to act and our bailiffs will visit your tenant, normally within 24 hours (2 working days maximum), without prior notice to recover the rent arrears. The tenant pays our fees in addition to the rent so there is no cost to the Landlord. Our success rate is over 97%.
The following conditions must be met:
- There must be an existing or an expired agreement (lease)
- The outstanding rent must be at least one day overdue
- You must not have already started legal proceedings through the Court
- You must instruct us using a prescribed form. Download our PDF Rent Warrant now...
Remember - Our FastTrack Commercial Rent Recovery service is free to landlords, the tenant pays our fees, not you.
Lease Foreiture
If things have got so bad that you wish to end the lease with your tenant then you can instruct us to forfeit the lease. In most commercial leases, the landlord has the right to terminate the agreement without going to Court. In this case the rent must have been in arrears for a certain amount of time as detailed in the lease. We can take possession of your property anywhere in the UK for a single fixed fee (plus locksmith costs where necessary).
There are specific rules regarding the methods of Possession. Please phone for details and prices then download the Possession Warrant, complete it and fax to us. We will normally visit and take possession of the property within 24 hours (2 working days maximum)
Please note:
The laws relating to the methods described above allow us to either recover rent arrears through Landlords Distraint or take possession of your property through Lease Forfeiture. We are unable to apply both solutions together. But remember that recovering your rent arrears costs you nothing whereas instructing us to forfeit the lease will incur a small fee.
Distress For Rent can only be executed at the property for which the rent is in arrears, not the tenant's home. Only goods which are not protected by law may be seized by the bailiff.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should a Landlord use this method of collection?
It is cheap, easy and quick.
Once we have levied no other Bailiff can levy
e.g. Revenue and Customs, Councils, etc.
That secures the debtors goods for the Landlord
and can also secure any of the Landlord's goods on the property
from seizure in case the debtor has other outstanding debts.
Will the debtor be charged a fortune?
No - our fees are set by law and lodged with the County Court.
How long does the procedure take?
From when we recieve the Warrant we guarantee
to make the first visit to the debtor within 2 working days.
On most occasions this is done within 24 hours and sometimes the same day.
Can the debtor be given time to pay?
The Law allows 5 days Walking Possession (which the debtor must pay for)
at the Bailiff's discretion.
Further time may be allowed (subject to re-levies) if you wish.
It is up to you we will act on your instructions.
