When you can make a statutory demand ?

You can make a statutory demand to ask for payment of a debt from an individual or company.

Anyone who’s owed money (the ‘creditor’) can make a statutory demand. You do not need a lawyer.

If the debt’s over 6 years old, you cannot usually make a statutory demand

When a creditor is owed £750 or more and has attempted to collect their money without success, they may resort to sending a 21-day Statutory Demand for payment.

When the individual or company that owes you money (the ‘debtor’) receives a statutory demand, they have 21 days to either:

• pay the debt
• reach an agreement to pay

You can apply to bankrupt your debtor or close (‘wind up’) their company if they do not respond to the statutory demand within 21 days.

How to serve a statutory demand

You must deliver (‘serve’) the statutory demand form by:

• giving it to the individual who owes you money (you should try all their known addresses)
• leaving it at the registered office of the company or partnership that owes money (or the main place of business if they do not have a registered office)
• giving it to the company’s director, company secretary, manager or principal officer
• get a ‘process server’ to serve it for you

You can only send it by registered post or put it through a letterbox if it cannot be delivered in person.

How Can UK Bailiffs Help ?

Once you have decided to use a Statutory Demand, we can complete the paperwork and arrange for a Certificated Enforcement Agent to serve the paperwork on your debtor.

We will complete a notice of service and document the visit. This is important if the statutory demand is challenged in court

If you want to complete the statutory demand yourself, you can do by clicking HERE free of charge