We offer an unrivalled level of expertise in the recovery of commercial rent arrears which will become even more important following the Royal Assent of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007*.
Services include:
- Priority response as soon as instructions are received
- Rent recovery teams negotiate on your behalf
- Securing the goods of a defaulting tenant at site
- Removal and storage of goods elsewhere
- Lease forfeiture and Torts notice
- Landlord : tenant relationship preserved wherever possible
Dukes has built up a reputation over almost two decades of experience in enforcement, with some 30 fully employed enforcement officers on our staff.
Our aim once instructed, is to carry out the collection of commercial rent first time and we act for some of the country’s biggest landlords.
We believe that payment of rent for any commercial operation should be its highest priority as no business can survive without premises. Dukes has a rapid response plan which often enables same day action, and we encourage early action to protect the interests of landlords.
Our results show that we will collect 90% of arrears on our first visit and using Dukes as an intermediary can often maintain a stable business relationship between landlord and tenant.
If you have an existing or spent lease, Dukes can act for you as soon as rent payment is just one day in arrears – we are empowered to act simply on your written instructions without recourse to the courts or expensive legal processes. All our costs will be met by the tenant.
*Working with Dukes will keep you in touch with the timing and implications of the new legislation which is expected to come into effect in 2012.
The new procedure is known as CRAR (Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery) and will require the services of an enforcement agent (Bailiff).
