Specialist service

Auction debt recovery

Commercial recovery designed around auction transactions. Auction debt cases often contain a detailed evidence trail — the recovery process should use it.

Information we organise and manage

  • bidder registration
  • auction terms
  • terms acceptance
  • bidding history
  • successful lots
  • invoices
  • buyer's premiums
  • contractual charges
  • payment records
  • collection records
  • correspondence

Cases can be submitted individually, by email, or through direct system integration with your auction platform.

What forms the claim

Hammer price
The sum recorded against the successful bid in the auction record.
Buyer's premium
Charged at the rate set out in the auction terms in force on the sale date.
VAT
Applied where properly chargeable on the premium or the lot.
Delivery
Where delivery was agreed and carried out.
Storage
Where the lot remained uncollected beyond the free period under the terms.
Contractual charges
Only where the applicable terms provide for them.

We never invent charges and never add a fee simply because it looks commercially useful. Every line on a UKFL claim shows what it is and the basis on which it is claimed.

Evidence-led correspondence

Where the records support it, correspondence refers to the actual evidence held:

  • — bidder registration on 4 May 2026;
  • — successful bids on Lots 31 and 38;
  • — invoice INV-88219 issued on 5 May 2026;
  • — payment due on 6 May 2026;
  • — reminders issued on 8 May and 12 May;
  • — £7,218.42 remaining outstanding.

A debtor who sees the record understands the matter is progressing properly. That is more effective than generic legal language.

UK Financial Law is a trading name of Retail ABC Ltd. We provide commercial debt recovery and claims-management services. We are not a firm of solicitors or enforcement agents.