John has a big problem. He is living in a fully furnished flat that he is renting. The furniture in the flat is not his but belongs to his landlord. Some time ago, John made a series of bad choices that led to a few judgments being granted against him. John calls his...
Debtors
Get Your Debtors To Settle Their Account!
Get Your Debtors To Settle Their Account! Here Are Some Tips From A Debt Collector.
A payment arrangement may be a good option when someone owes you money. However, there is nothing fun about having to hold your breath every month in the hope that they will adhere to the payment arrangement monthly and settle their account in total, at the end of it all. In this article, Kaylee Tree provides tips on how you can get your debtor to settle their account. #PaymentArrangements #PayBackTheMoney #DebtCollection
Enforcing Court Orders Against Bank Accounts
In this article, Cathleen Breedt looks at the process of executing debt collection Court Orders against a debtor’s bank account.
You’ve Given A Payment Holiday, Now What?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people were forced to grant their debtors, payment holidays. Times have subsequently not necessarily improved and people now need to look at recovering the debt owed to them. Some employees still have not returned to work and some...
HOW TO APPROACH BAD DEBT DURING LOCKDOWN
The South African Nation is currently under Lockdown and a big question is how to approach bad debt during the lockdown. Most businesses have ground to a halt and we are holed up on our homes waiting it out. Although some business can be done remotely, it is safe to...
Advice From a Debt Collector
Times are tough and we put together some advice from a debt collector.
Our economy has taken a serious knock in recent times. It was frail, to begin with, and Eskom with its constant load-shedding was not making that any easier, but along came the oil war and Coronavirus which caused the entire apple cart to tumble.
WHEN CAN I APPROACH THE COURT ABOUT DEBT REVIEW UPLIFTMENT
Some time ago we wrote an article about uplifting the “debt review” record on credit bureaus and how one would go about doing so. To recap, once a consumer has applied for debt review and such application is accepted by the debt counsellor and a finding of...
Debt Review Help
Debt Review Help! I am flagged as being under debt review on the Credit Bureaus. Since the promulgation of the National Credit Act. 34 of 2005 (herein after referred to as the “act”), most South Africans have heard of debt review and have a faint idea of what it...
DEBT PREVENTION- WHAT IS IT AND WHY MIGHT I NEED IT?
How can an attorney add value to my debt prevention? It may seem odd that we are suggesting an attorney can add value to your debt prevention, but below are 5 reasons why you cannot have debt prevention without an attorney! Why would an attorney be of any assistance...