Agency won't pay

[vincentms]

Hello all,

I have a done project for COLLINGWOODINTL.COM and I am waiting for them to pay my invoice. I traveled to Germany and worked for 88 hours over two weeks.

Now they have my invoice and all of sudden there is never anyone to talk to or even confirm they have received my billing data.

What should I do?

I think I've been had...

Anyone know this firm.

Kind regards,
Vincent

[rootsnall]

Never heard of them ! Ring the client in Germany and find out if they have paid the agency and who their point of contact is !? It may prompt some action but if not, at the least cause a stink at the client so the agent won't get anymore work there.

[Lucifer Box]

What are you payment terms? Are you still within these? Ask the client if they have paid the agent. Otherwise:

Step one, put the problem in writing.
Step two, if no answer write again and tell them unless no response, legal proceedings will follow.
Step three, issue legal proceedings through small claims courts.

And, no, I've never heard of 'em either.

[Ardesco]

Don't forget

charge them a non-payment fee as well, i belive you can get away with up to £120 but i'd check before you give them a figure.

[tim123]

Re: non-payment fee

As I've said before on these matters, this is a waste of time as an a one-off non payment.

Adding on fees and interest etc, does not change a non payer into a payer (which is the required end result).

Yes, you have a right to them. But if, when they eventually pay the principal, they don't pay these fees (and they probably won't) are you going to sue them for it? Don't you have better things to do than going to court over a 100 quid principle.

Adding on fees/interest only works with a client with whom you have an ongoing relationship so that they learn not to **** you next time. I very much doubt that there's an ongoing relationship here.

tim

[Ardesco]

yes

but if your going to have to take them to court anyway you may as well add on as much extra as you can.

[tim123]

Re: yes

you're!

tim

P.S. I agree in principle, but if you should need to get as far as the court they will be likely to offer to pay you the principal on the court steps.

Then what do you do?

[xoggoth]

Re: yes

Some companies seem to take as long as possible to pay, it's all part of their cash flow strategy, I'm afraid, so do not assume you wil not get it eventually. I'm still waiting for dosh for some work I did in Feb. I know from past experience the company will eventually pay.

Else there is small claims court, fairly straightforward I understand, ask atw's moustache. It regularly takes atw to court for compensation I gather. He sneezes into it and infringes its rights by giving it bubonic plague.

[privateeye]

Agency won't pay

In my case I added on extra fees the longer the debt went on. The agent tried to offer the original amount on the court steps. We took that money and continued with the case to get fees interest etc. The court within seconds agreed our case for all interest and court costs.

Although the agent avoided payement of those fees for some two months after he soon realised by the continual visits of the baillifs I was sending round that the debt for fees court costs etc had doubled. To pay he had to have his car repossessed + a cash payment.

Bad debtors do what they do because they know the majority of people think it will cost too much to chase the debt so they don't chase. As far as I'm concerned treating me as a slave by not paying me will get a response. I won't get even I will win even if it meant driving up the costs so much they have to lose their house to pay.

I would recommend anyone who has an agent who doesn't pay to go get them - legally of course

[mailmannz]

First thing is, send the buggers a final demand and threaten to take things to the small claims court if you dont get payment within 7 days.

Once payment is not received after 7 days dont **** around anymore...get yourself down to the county court and start the ball rolling.

Once these f*ckers receive the paper work from the court they will quickly move to rectify their "admin" mistake.

Mailman