Bailiffs / Enforcement Agents
Forfeiture of Lease (Rent Arrears)
If you have a tenant with "Commercial Rent Arrears", and you need to effect a forfeiture of commercial lease and have a "Forfeiture Clause" in the lease you can instruct us directly by completing our Authority to Effect Forfeiture form in our
On-line Forms page. The tenant must have arrears over the stipulated period 7, 14, or 21 days as per the lease.
Madagans aim to effect all forfeiture of lease within 48 hours, our fixed fee includes the attendance of the bailiff, notices & locksmith including 2 euro cylinder basic lock changes, specialised deadlocks, padlocks, and chains are charged accordingly, forfeitures outside the London postal codes will be charged on request please call 0207 350 2600.
An abortive fee (see T&C's) and Locksmith call out charges will be charged for the attendance of the bailiff/locksmith if re-entry is not permitted or peaceable re-entry cannot be carried out due to the premises being occupied or unauthorised person/s in the property who refuse to leave peaceably or causes an obstruction. Mileage will be charged if outside the M25.
Forfeiture Notice with a Torts Notice on request.
Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR Notice of Enforcement)
If your tenant has rent arrears and you do not want to forfeit the premises, then you may prefer this option,
Your tenant must have arrears over the stipulated period 7, 14, or 21 days as per the lease.
"Rent does not include any sum in respect of rates, council tax, services, repairs, maintenance, insurance or other ancillary matters whether or not called RENT in the lease".
You can instruct Madagans directly by completing our CRAR Notice Authority form found on our On-line forms page.
A compliance fee of £75 is charged on an upfront basis, on receipt of this payment the CRAR Notice of Enforcement will be issued giving your tenants 7 clear day's to arrange payment (7 days does not include Sunday's, bank holiday's, & allows 1 day for postage). If payment is not received by the stipulated date, our bailiff will attend the premises to take control of the goods to the value of the debt, if the debt cannot be recovered whilst on site the bailiff will leave giving the tenants a further 7 days’ notice before removal/sale of goods.
An abortive fee of £200 will be charged if our bailiff attends the premises to take control of goods, and finds that the premises have been abandoned, locked up, or is in a company administration without giving prior notice to the bailiff before leaving base. Mileage and parking will also be charged if the premises are outside the M25.
Fees
Extra fees may be added to the debt.
• £75 will be added to the debt when the initial ‘Notice of enforcement’ letter is sent
• 7.5% of the debt’s value over £1,500 will be added when the bailiff makes their first visit
• 7.5% of the debt’s value over £1,500 will be added if the bailiff comes back to remove goods
• Other storage and auction costs will be added if goods are removed and sold