Money Judgment Enforcement in Paddington: Company Debt Paid in Full at Stage 2

The Situation

A creditor holding a High Court writ against a limited company needed an enforcement agent to attend the debtor’s premises and recover the sum owed. The debtor was a corporate occupier based on an upper floor of a serviced office building in Paddington, west London.

After searching for a High Court enforcement agent to enforce the judgment, the creditor’s matter was taken forward by Strikes High Court Enforcement under the authority of our Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer.

Our Approach

Our enforcement agent attended the debtor’s premises at 1:30pm to enforce the High Court writ. On arrival, our agent was met by a representative who confirmed he would be liaising with the company’s legal department on the matter. Our agent introduced himself, confirmed his authority as a Certificated Enforcement Agent, advised that the interaction was being recorded for compliance purposes, and explained that he was attending on behalf of the creditor.

The representative requested sight of the agent’s identification and a copy of the High Court writ, both of which were provided. Our agent then forwarded the Notice of Enforcement to the representative by email and messaging so the company had the enforcement documentation on record. The representative began relaying information to the company’s legal department, but those discussions were prolonged and no timely decision on payment was reached. After approximately one hour, the company was still unable to confirm whether payment would be made.

With no confirmation of payment forthcoming, our agent progressed the matter to Stage 2 of enforcement. The company was fully informed of the enforcement stages and the associated fees, and acknowledged the reasoning for progressing to Stage 2. The company then located the creditor’s details internally, accepted that the full amount was due, and confirmed that payment would need to be processed by a separate department.

At that point the representative provided evidence that the company’s legal department had raised an urgent payment request. Because the company’s head office operates in a different time zone overseas, our agent allowed additional time for the payment to be processed, departing the premises after providing full contact details and payment instructions.

Outcome

Payment was confirmed in full the following day, with enforcement concluded successfully at Stage 2. A firm but measured approach on site – progressing through the enforcement stages while allowing a reasonable window for an overseas head office to act – secured full recovery for the creditor without the need for further attendance.

The recovery was carried out by Adrian Branker (Certificated Enforcement Agent), under the authority of Andrew McDermott (Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer), with the matter overseen by Chris Bane (Founder and Managing Director), ensuring the writ was enforced correctly and the creditor recovered the sum owed.