What they say about themselves:
Property Debt Collection Limited was established in 1993 with the primary purpose of recovering debt from tenants on behalf of managing agents, freeholders and housing associations.
We currently employ over 30 staff members, and have access to a team of highly qualified solicitors and paralegals.
Since 2012 we have successfully collected over £126million in arrears on behalf of our clients and our average collection period is 40 days. Furthermore, during 2014, over 40% of cases were paid in full within the first 28 days of instruction.
Property Debt Collection Limited has created a unique and cost-effective debt recovery system for collecting service charge and rent arrears. This includes using an advanced online system which can manage up to 10,000 instructions in one go, issuing letters to every address provided on the same day as instruction and offering expert legal advice from our panel of experienced solicitors.
One of our key areas of expertise is recovering freehold debt, which can be especially time-consuming and costly to resolve. To date, we have a 100% success rate for recovering this type of debt.
Use of technology:
Property Debt Collection Limited invest heavily in technology to help streamline the debt recovery process. This includes an online case tracking facility which allows clients to view the progress of each individual debt via a secure log-in area on our website.
Key individuals:
Joe Tona
Role: Director, Property Debt Collection Ltd
Profile: Following several years working within the property management industry, Joe Tona established Property Debt Collection Limited in 1993.
Joe’s inspiration for the business came about when he noticed that only a small percentage of tenants made payment on time, despite having set credit control procedures in place. Wanting to develop an alternative, more cost-effective route for landlords and managing agents to pursue their debts, without incurring expensive solicitors and court fees, Joe set up Property Debt Collection Limited.
What others say about them:
Property Debt Collection Limited currently recover service charge and ground rent arrears for approximately 100 clients nationwide every year.
Alan Coates, Director, HML Andertons Limited
“We use PDC within our debt collection process and find efficiency and accuracy in their systems. The website is worthwhile too, so we can keep in touch with their progress.”
Jon Clayson, Director, Hunters Estate Agent
“All of the people I dealt with were excellent, really polite and helpful. They were on top of matters and as a result we now have the development back on track.”
Mark Abram, Business Support Manager, Residential Management Group
“Residential Management Group is in the business of providing residential property management and prides itself in using the best companies in their fields to provide excellent customer service. For several years, PDC has provided an external debt collection service to RMG and we have found PDC to provide a high level of expertise and professionalism in their work upon which we are able to rely. PDC has helped RMG improve its internal processes to minimise the number of referrals to debt collection and to ensure that referrals made are on a sound basis. We look forward to continuing to use PDC's services.”
