How to Deal With Lester Aldridge Debt Collection Solicitors

Lester Aldridge is a full-service company based in Bournemouth, Southampton, and London. The firm offers full corporate and commercial services to clients, focusing mainly on the SME market in the UK and internationally.

Lester Aldridge debt recovery solicitors are specialists in asset & motor finance recoveries and collections. The solicitors can communicate to you through letters, calls, or emails if you have an open debts account with the company.

Sometimes, debt collection companies might make errors or fail to update their debt account information and contact you for invalid loans. DoNotPay helps you avoid unnecessary communication from Lester Aldridge debt collection solicitors through the debt collection product.

Is Lester Aldridge Legitimate?

Lester Aldridge is a legitimate company fully recognised by the law in England and Wales. Lester Aldridge LLP is a limited liability partnership registered under the company number OC321318 and incorporated on 1 August 2006.

Here are the official Lester Aldridge LLP registration details:

Lester Aldridge is not verified by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and can only offer investment-related services, as covered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Why Is Lester Aldridge Contacting Me?

Lester Aldridge solicitors contact everyone who has an open debt account with the company through letters, emails or calls from 01202 597 799. There are two ways in which you can respond to a message from Lester Aldridge, by paying your debt as directed in the message or by contacting the company for clarification.

If you receive a message from Lester Aldridge and do not know what to do next, contact the company through the number written on the letter or email, or call the Lester Aldridge reception desk on 01202 786161 for further instructions.

Lester Aldridge offers different payment forms that you can use to clear your debts, including:

• Standing order
• Telephone banking
• In-person
• Credit card (in rare occurrences)
• Online banking
• Cheque
• Debit

How Do I Verify if a Solicitor Is From Lester Aldridge Debt Collection?

To verify a whether a solicitor who contacts you is from Lester Aldridge, you need to ask for the following details and countercheck them with a verified platform such as the attorney general's office:

• Full government name
• Company
• Registered company street address
• Telephone number
• Professional licence number

You can also refer to Lester Aldridge's reviews on their social media platforms and check for complaints against a particular solicitor. Debt companies also have a culture of calling out impostors who are not allowed to collect debts on their behalf, through their official communication channels.

Here are the Lester Aldridge social media pages:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Instagram

What Should I Do if I'm Unable to Pay My Debt With Lester Aldridge?

Lester Aldridge has a compassionate system that gives you options if you cannot repay your debt. The options may include writing off your debt or having a flexible payment plan that suits your financial abilities.

Here are some acceptable reasons to call Lester Aldridge and ask for a debt write-off or a more suitable payment plan:

• Financial hardship
• Unemployment
• Disability
• Sickness

Lester Aldridge gives you alternative communication channels if you cannot communicate through a phone call, including:

• Email
• Post
• A third party such as a friend or relative to represent you

The company will ask you for permission to record details of your circumstances and forward them to your creditor. The team might go the extra mile and offer you support in case of death or a tragedy.

What Happens if I Ignore Calls From Lester Aldridge?

Ignoring communication attempts from debt collectors might affect you negatively by lowering your credit score and getting sued in court. Lester Aldridge might file a County Court Judgement against you after you ignored their messages or defaulted on your payment plan with no communication.

Having a County Court Judgement lowers your credit rating as credit reference agencies collect debt reference information from the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. However, you can redeem yourself by paying the judgement against you within a month of registration.

Lester Aldridge has several legal ways to enforce the county court judgement and make you pay your debts, including:

1. Gathering information about your assets and liabilities
2. Register a charge against your property at the Land Registry through a court judgement against your property
3. Execution of a Writ of Control by the court bailiffs
4. Start insolvency proceedings for an undisputed debt

Sort Your Debt Issues With DoNotPay

Debt collectors can become a nuisance with unending contact and sometimes threats in extreme instances. However, ignoring messages from debt collectors might bring you life-long side effects. There is a way you can deal with stubborn debt collectors, especially when the debt is invalid.

DoNotPay has a fantastic tool that guides you on how to silence stubborn debt collectors in three easy steps as follows:

1. Search "debt collection" on DoNotPay.

2. Answer a series of questions about the debt collectors, including when you were contacted and how you were contacted, so we can determine if they have violated any debt collection laws.

3. Decide which course of action you want to take based on our guidance, such as filing a debt verification request, demanding for the collectors to stop contacting you, or reporting them to a professional trade association.

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