Late payment is a fact of life on site. Recover an overdue account from a main contractor with a calm, structured escalation — built so you can chase the money without burning the relationship you need for the next job.
If a main contractor owes you an undisputed B2B sum up to £10,000 in England & Wales, you can recover it yourself: a polite reminder, then a Letter Before Action, then a County Court claim. RobinReturn prepares each step at a published price, takes no commission, and the contractor pays you directly.
Subcontractors carry more late payment than almost any trade — and the worst late-payers are often the contractors you most need to keep working with.
The bind is commercial, not legal: you could chase hard, but you need the next package of work, so the invoice drifts. A graduated, professional escalation lets you apply real pressure while keeping the tone measured — the reminder reads like a business chasing a business, not a threat.
RobinReturn is general England & Wales county-court recovery for an undisputed debt. It does not cover Construction Act adjudication, retentions disputes, or a contested final account — if your case turns on those, take advice. For a straightforward overdue account, the workflow does the paperwork and you stay in control.
Many overdue accounts settle at the reminder or Letter Before Action stage, once it is clear a County Court claim is the next step — though every case is different and nothing is guaranteed. Statutory interest (Bank of England base rate plus 8%) and fixed compensation are recoverable from the debtor, and they are yours to keep.
Interest accrues at the Bank of England base rate plus 8% (Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998), about £1.61 a day on this debt. Interest and compensation are recoverable from the debtor where the court agrees — RobinReturn takes no cut of either. Figures are illustrative and not legal advice.
That is the real fear, which is why the escalation is calm and professional by default — a reminder that reads as a business chasing a business. You decide whether and when to escalate at each step; nothing is sent without you.
Each overdue invoice is set up as its own case today. There is no bulk import yet, so several debts mean several runs through the workflow — each at the same published per-action price.
No. RobinReturn is general county-court recovery for an undisputed B2B debt up to £10,000. Construction Act adjudication, retention disputes and contested final accounts are outside its scope — take advice for those.
You do — you remain the litigant in person. RobinReturn prepares solicitor-drafted documents from your case; it is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
Begin with a reminder and escalate only if you need to. RobinReturn is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
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