Automatic invoice chasing

Get paid. Without the awkward chase.

Trade PA chases every unpaid invoice for you. A polite reminder first, then a firmer one, then a formal final notice, and a letter before action if it comes to that. It stops the second you are paid. You never have to send the "just checking in" text again.

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STEP 1
Payment reminder
STEP 2
Second reminder
STEP 3
Final notice
STEP 4
Letter before action
How it works

Four steps. You lift a finger for none of them.

The day an invoice falls overdue, Trade PA starts chasing from your own email address, in your business name. Each message is more serious than the last. Here is exactly what your customer receives.

1

The friendly nudge

Sent the day it falls due. Polite, professional, easy to pay from. Most invoices get settled right here.

Halliday Building to Wilkinson Developments LtdExample
PAYMENT REMINDER
Hi Dave,

I hope you are well. This is a friendly reminder that the following invoice remains outstanding:

InvoiceINV-0231 · due 22 May 2026
£1,840.00
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If payment has already been sent, please disregard this message.

Many thanks,
Halliday Building

2

The firm follow-up

A week later if it is still unpaid. Firmer, and now it shows the date you already reminded them.

Halliday Building to Wilkinson Developments LtdExample
SECOND REMINDER
Hi Dave,

I'm writing to follow up on my previous reminder regarding the outstanding balance below. I would appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.

InvoiceINV-0231 · due 22 May 2026
£1,840.00
You were previously reminded about this invoice on 29 May 2026.
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Please arrange payment at your earliest convenience.

Many thanks,
Halliday Building

Step 3 · the one that gets wallets open

The final notice.

Halliday Building to Wilkinson Developments LtdExample
FINAL NOTICE
Hi Dave,

Despite previous reminders, the following invoice remains unpaid. Please treat this as a matter of urgency.

InvoiceINV-0231 · due 22 May 2026
£1,840.00
This invoice has already been followed up on 29 May and 5 June 2026.
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If payment is not received within 7 days, I may need to consider further action to recover this debt.

Many thanks,
Halliday Building

"I never got the first one" stops working

The final notice lists exactly when the earlier reminders went out, taken from the real send dates. No more he-said-she-said, no more polite excuses. It is on the record, and your customer can see that you have it on the record.

You stay in charge

It chases. You decide.

Invoice INV-0231
Chase history3/3 sent
Payment reminder29 May 2026
Second reminder5 Jun 2026
Final notice12 Jun 2026
Final notice sent. Ready for a letter before action.
Auto-chasing onPause chasing

Open any invoice and see every reminder that has gone out, and the day it sent. Pause chasing on anyone in one tap for a dispute or an agreed payment plan, then switch it back on whenever you like.

Sorted it over the phone? Mark the invoice paid and the chasing stops on its own. No customer ever gets a reminder for a bill they have already cleared.

Step 4 · when they still will not pay

Trade PA writes the letter before action.

A letter before action is the formal, recognised step before a small claim. Instead of paying a solicitor to draft one, Trade PA builds it for you in seconds, with the money you are owed already worked out.

Statutory interest and late-payment compensation calculated for you
Every earlier reminder listed by date, so the history is watertight
Clear deadline before court action, in plain, firm wording

Statutory interest and fixed compensation shown apply to commercial, business to business debts under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts legislation. For consumer customers the letter is adjusted accordingly.

LETTER BEFORE ACTIONExample
12 June 2026
To: Wilkinson Developments Ltd
Re: Invoice INV-0231

We have written to you on a number of occasions regarding the invoice below, which remains unpaid. Please treat this as a letter before action.

Invoice INV-0231£1,840.00
Statutory interest (11.75%)£26.65
Compensation£70.00
Total now due£1,936.65

Reminders were sent on 29 May 2026, 5 June 2026 and 12 June 2026.

If payment of the total above is not received within 14 days, we may begin court proceedings to recover the debt without further notice.
Why trades pick it

Less chasing. More cash in the bank.

Runs on autopilot

Chases the moment an invoice is overdue, from your own email, in your name.

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Escalates properly

From a friendly nudge to a firm final notice, then a letter before action.

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Every reminder dated

Real send dates on the record. "I never got it" stops working as an excuse.

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You stay in control

Pause any customer, anytime. Mark it paid and the chasing stops on its own.

Stop chasing. Start getting paid.

Set up your invoice chasing in minutes and let Trade PA handle the rest, from the first reminder to the letter before action.

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