Other Names:
Final demand letter
Letter before claim
Letter before action debt claim
Final Payment Request Letter
What is a Letter Before Action?
Letters Before Action are the last document you should send before commencing legal action to recover a debt. In other words, a Letter Before Action is a final demand letter that reminds your client or customer to make payment and requests one last time that they do so, before you take legal action.
This document is for England and Wales only.
When should I use a Letter Before Action?
Use this Letter Before Action:
- when you want to recover a debt that is owed to you or your business
- when you want to take further action after a second payment reminder letter has been sent and the debt remains outstanding
- when you intend to give a last chance for payment before commencing legal proceedings for collection and enforcement of the debt
