How to serve a Statutory Demand

Instruct a Process Server to serve a Statutory Demand

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PB Process Servers UK has helped the legal service sector, issue and serve statutory demands on individuals and companies for many years. If you instruct PB Process Servers UK, you can rest assured that the process of serving your statutory demand will be stress-free and speedy as possible. With years of experience in the legal service sector, we are experts at getting your statutory demands served quickly and reliably. We charge a fixed, competitive fee and can begin assisting you almost immediately. Enjoy greater peace of mind knowing that your statutory demands will be taken care of swiftly with PB Process Servers UK.

How to serve a Statutory Demand?

If you need help serving a statutory demand, we can assist you. You must do everything possible to bring the statutory demand to the debtor's attention. In most circumstances, the statutory demand must be handed to or left with the person or company that owes you the money. It cannot normally just be posted to the debtor. One of the quickest ways you can get a Statutory Demand served correctly is to instruct a Process Server to serve the demand for you. A Process Server is a person who delivers ("Serves") court orders and legal documents for a living.

The statutory demand, when used correctly, is an effective form of debt recovery. When the individual or company that owes you money (the ‘debtor’) receives (is 'served') a statutory demand, they have a limited amount of time to deal with it. Once served, they could: -

pay the debt to you
reach an agreement to pay the debt with you

If they fail to pay or reach an agreement to pay with you, then you could apply to bankrupt the debtor or wind-up and close the company. The prospect of bankruptcy or liquidation is often enough to provoke payment.

The Statutory Demand when used correctly, on undisputed debts above £750.00 for companies and £5000 for individuals and debts which are less than 6 years old, is an excellent form of Debt Recovery. There is no need for Court action and the Demand can be served very quickly.

No need for Court Action
Use on debts £750.00 (Companies) or £5000 (Individuals)
Debtor has limited amount of time to deal with payment.
Served Quickly and Without Need for Court Action

You can download a statutory demand form. The forms are easy to complete. Please ensure you send the correct statutory demand for service.

Use: -

Form SD1 - for service against Limited companies
Form SD2 - SD3 or SD4 - for service against individuals

You would then use a Process Server to Serve the Statutory Demand. We serve Statutory Demands throughout England and Wales for a fixed fee. Once served, we will provide you with a Certificate of Service to confirm the date and time the Statutory Demand has been served on the debtor.

To instruct a process server to serve a Statutory Demand you can post the papers for service together with a further copy so we can exhibit this to our certificate of service. Alternatively, you could scan and email us a signed copy of the demand to serve. We can also arrange for collection of the demand from you, but a collection fee would apply.

The vast majority of instructions are dealt with and managed through our Head Office giving you a single point of contact. Our Head office will allocate the service of the demand to our local process server who will attend the property to serve the Statutory Demand. We will make multiple visits to the address when required.

Typically, we serve Statutory Demands for a fixed fee You can easily get a fee estimate. We would attend the address up to three times if required for the fixed fee.

If you choose PB Process Servers UK, you are instructing an established and experienced process serving firm you may rely on. That is why we are used regularly by many top UK law firms in the UK and abroad.

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Getting a Statutory Demand served by a Process Server can be a quick and easy task. You can issue a statutory demand to ask for payment of a debt from an individual or company. Follow these three simple steps to begin.

Complete the Statutory Demand for service. You can download copies of the correct statutory demand from the .gov website. Make sure you use the correct form!
Send us the completed Statutory Demand - don't forget you need to sign and date the demand before sending this to us.
We will attend the address and serve the Statutory Demand. Once served, we will provide you with a certificate of service which can be used at Court.

If you are owed money, you can issue a statutory demand. As you have read, serving a Statutory Demand is normally very easy to organise. There is no need for court action and you don't need a lawyer to assist you. However, you should seek legal advice if you are unsure whether the statutory demand is the correct route for you. Other options may be available.

If the debt is over 6 years old, you cannot usually issue a Statutory Demand. We suggest you seek legal advice instead.

Here at PB Process Servers UK, we are dedicated to providing high-quality legal support services to our clients. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, we have the knowledge and expertise to help you serve your Statutory Demand quickly.

How To Serve a Statutory Demand on A Company

Instruct a Process Server to serve a Statutory Demand on a company

As of 31 March 2022, The Schedule 10 notice is no longer required to be served. This would have been previously been served, pursuant to the Corporate Insolvency & Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus). This Act ended on 31 March 2022, so the requirement is no longer needed.

We can help you issue and serve a Statutory Demand on a company. You will need to complete the SD1 statutory demand and then send this to us for service. The amount should be for £750.00 or more, and undisputed.

Once we receive your instructions, our Process Server will attend the company address to serve the demand for you. A Statutory Demand is normally served on a limited company at their Registered Office address. This could be a firm of accountants who act as the Registered Office address for the company but it could also be their trading address. A demand would be served at the registered office address by handing it to a Director, Employee or Officer of the company. If no one is present at the registered office address then it will normally be served by leaving it at the registered address in such a way as it is likely to come to the attention of anyone attending the registered office address.

If we are serving a partnership, then we can serve the partnership at their principal office. It could be served by leaving it with a member of staff at their office address, or by handing it to a partner at any address they can be found. You cannot serve a member of staff away from the office address.

If you are serving a sole trader, then like serving a private individual, you must do everything you can to bring this to their attention. Attempts at service should be made at all known addresses and where possible it should be served personally by handing it to, or leaving it with the person who owes you the money.

Once served, a certificate of service is prepared and sent to you to confirm the date and time service.

This is general information. You should seek legal advice if you are unsure on your particular matter.

How to serve a Statutory Demand on a Company?

How to Serve a Statutory Demand on a Private Individual

How to Issue and serve a Private individual with a Statutory Demand

We can help you serve a Statutory Demand on a individual. To begin with, you will need to complete the SD2, SD3 or SD4 Statutory Demand and send this to us for service. Which demand you use, depends on the circumstances of the debt such as it s payable now, or based on a Judgment amount. The amount owed should be for £5000.00 or more and the debt should be undisputed.

If you are serving a private individual then you must do everything you can to bring the demand to their attention. Attempts at service should be made at all known addresses and where possible it should be served personally by handing it to, or leaving it with the person who owes you the money.

If the person cannot be served by personal service you may be able to serve the demand on them by substituted service such as leaving it at their address or by any other means permitted by the court. To ensure service complies with the insolvency rules, there is a procedure to follow if serving a statutory demand by substituted service.

Once served, a certificate of service is prepared and sent to you to confirm the date and time of service.