Legal Debt Recovery Services

Fully Managed Litigation Strategies Backed by 45 Years’ Experience

Commercially Focused Legal Recovery Strategies

Legal action can be an effective route to recovery in the right circumstances, but litigation is not always the most appropriate or commercially viable solution for every account.

Controlaccount believes legal debt recovery should only be considered once all reasonable pre-legal recovery opportunities have been fully explored. With more than 45 years’ experience in debt recovery and UK court processes, our teams apply a pragmatic and commercially focused approach when assessing whether escalation to legal proceedings is likely to deliver a successful outcome.

Before recommending litigation, we undertake detailed pre-legal investigations and due diligence to assess the viability of recovery. This may include reviewing debtor engagement, trading status, financial position, trace activity, propensity to pay, previous payment behaviour and the likely costs versus recovery prospects.

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Managing the Legal Recovery Process on Your Behalf

Not all accounts are suitable for litigation, and we are always transparent in the advice we provide to clients. Where legal recovery is unlikely to be commercially beneficial, we will advise accordingly.

No legal action is commenced without written client authorisation.

Where litigation is appropriate, our experienced teams manage the legal recovery process on behalf of our clients through our trusted global legal partners, providing a seamless escalation process whilst maintaining visibility and communication throughout each stage of recovery.

Our legal debt recovery services can support:

  • Pre-legal recovery and escalation strategies
  • Letters before action (LBA) or Solicitors’ Letters
  • County Court claims and legal proceedings
  • Fast-track legal recovery solutions
  • Consumer and business-to-business litigation
  • International and cross-border legal recovery support
  • Enforcement action and post-judgment recovery
  • Trace, asset and pre-litigation investigation services
  • Fully funded legal recovery solutions, assessed on a case-by-case basis

Through a combination of experienced recovery professionals, intelligent pre-litigation assessment and trusted legal partnerships, we focus on pursuing recovery strategies that are commercially proportionate, efficient and aligned to our clients’ objectives.

To discuss legal debt recovery requirements or explore whether litigation may be appropriate for a specific case or portfolio, contact us today.

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Our Head Office is on Waterside, next to the Harris Business Park, just 3 miles from Bromsgrove and a mile from the A38.


Our postcode is B60 4FD.


Nearest motorway junctions are:
J1 M42 going West
J5 M5 going North

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To discuss our debt recovery services in more detail please call our sales team on 01527 388 388 or drop us an email at sales@controlaccount.com