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Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments

• When a payment becomes late

  You can claim interest and debt recovery costs if another business is late…

• Interest on late commercial payments

  The interest you can charge if another business is late paying for goods…

• Claim debt recovery costs on late payments

  You can also charge a business a fixed sum for the cost of recovering a…

Companies wound-up by the High Court following Insolvency Service investigations

• Updated: 18 August 2025

Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.

How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.

• Updated: 18 September 2025

Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.

• Updated: 22 January 2020

If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice

Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.

• Updated: 23 October 2025

Government to consult on regulation of enforcement sector as well as increase protections for those facing debt enforcement action and raise fees recoverable by bailiff firms

• Updated: 9 June 2025

Guidance for small businesses who are considering going to court to recover money they're owed.

• Updated: 1 May 2014