Owed money by a contractor? Need help taking legal steps to initiate court action? Here at Swift Process Servers, we can help in serving a Statutory Demand, whether this is on a private individual or a company.
We can serve a Statutory Demand within a time frame of 2-3 days, although most can even be attempted within 1 day for urgent matters.
If you require aid with serving this type of service, we can instruct a Process Server to professionally serve the demand on your behalf. To ensure that the demand is competently served, it is imperative that the debtor is made aware of it, usually by personally handing it to them, or leaving it at their premises. The use of a Process Server is an extremely effective way of doing this.
The Role of a Process Server in a Statutory Demand Matter
When a creditor is owed money, they may issue a Statutory Demand on the debtor. This demand usually requests the debtor to either pay the debt in full or reach a mutual agreement with the creditor. If this fails, the creditor may apply to make the debtor bankrupt or apply for the company to be liquidated, which in most cases pressures the debtor into making an immediate payment.
A Statutory Demand is a very strong means of debt recovery, particularly for undisputed debts over £800 for companies and £5000 for private individuals that are less than 6 years old. A benefit of the Statutory Demand is that in most cases, it can be served fairly swiftly without the need for court action.
How to download a Statutory Demand from Gov.UK website
The Statutory Demand forms can be downloaded from here and they are a doddle to complete. Please ensure that the correct Statutory Demand form is sent to us.
For Limited Companies
– Form SD1
For Private Individuals
– Form SD2, SD3, SD4
Once we have served the demand, we issue you with a Certificate of Service which entails the time, date, and location of service.
At Swift Process Servers, we offer a competitive fixed fee for the service of serving Statutory Demands UK-wide. Our fee covers 3 visits if necessary, and we can be instructed by email or post. We are well established in this field and used regularly by private individuals and companies alike.
If you’re ready to instruct us, please feel free to obtain a quick no-obligation free quote.