The 'responsive' team at Newport-based firm Harding Evans LLP provides 'practical' advice to corporates, sole traders and private individuals on debt recovery matters. The team has gained particular acclaim for its work within the property space, regularly acting for builder's merchants on the enforcement of outstanding invoices, and increasingly for management companies/housing associations on unpaid service charges. William Watkins, who handles the day-to-day running of the team, is 'steeped in a background of debt collection' and 'always works in the best interests of the client to achieve the optimal result'. This is enhanced by Watkins' qualification as a High Court bailiff, ensuring he is particularly well-placed to enforce on the debt. The team sits within the broader litigation function which is headed by Ben Jenkins, who himself regularly utilises injunctive relief, including securing freezing orders, in the right circumstances, to prevent outstanding client monies from being dissipated.

Although it also handles some debt recovery work for individuals and existing commercial clients of the firm, JCP Solicitors remains best known for its representation of lenders and fixed charge receivers. Sophie Thomas has gained particular acclaim for this work and continues to successfully grow the firm's client base, including as a result of recommendations from existing clients. David Owen also helps recover secured and unsecured debt for banking clients, and is chiefly responsible for helping commercial clients recover outstanding liabilities from slow or non-payers. Thomas co-heads the overarching commercial litigation group which houses the debt recovery function along with Andrew Meech.

The 'personable and professional' team at Berry Smith handles debt recovery for local clients in the construction, manufacturing, financial services and recruitment sectors, in many cases acting as their de-facto external credit control function. Team head Rhodri Jones' 'knowledge and ability to resolve issues in a timely fashion is very impressive'. 

Recently realigning itself away from the landlord and tenant marketplace, the ‘super efficient’ team at Caerphilly-based debt recovery specialists Kearns Solicitors provides a ‘platinum service’ to clients in the context of both consumer debt claims, as well as business to business debt recovery. The ‘extremely reliable’ Tim Johnson has ‘extensive knowledge’ in the field and is accustomed to managing high value and high volume litigation cases. Waine Mannix is also recommended.