The legal processes for recovering service charges differ from those relevant to rental arrears. However, we can combine both services within one instruction to ensure you have comprehensive support in recovering all debts owed.
SCAR is commonly necessary alongside commercial rent arrears recovery, where tenants have failed to keep up to date with their obligations, breached the terms of their rental agreement, or absconded, leaving their landlord with multiple unpaid debts.
As with CRAR, Clearway’s SCAR service is based on no fee if we are unsuccessful in recouping the monies owed to you, ensuring you have zero risk and are not exposed to escalating costs due to your tenant’s non-payment.
We deploy an experienced team of recovery managers to assess the right approach, create a strategy, and liaise with you at each stage to ensure you are happy with the recovery processes we believe are most suitable.
In many cases, service charges can be recovered quickly by tracing absconding tenants or the appropriate business owner and issuing a formal Letter Before Action to notify the debtor that any further failure to pay the balance in full or enter into an acceptable repayment plan will result in legal action.
Where commercial landlords are trying to manage a dispute, Clearway can signpost you to specialist commercial property solicitors who can examine the terms of the rental agreement, advise on your legal rights, and ensure you have the full support of the courts.
