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FREE TEMPLATE / PERSONAL, FAMILY AND LEGAL

Letter of Demand for Payment

A formal letter asking a person or business to pay money they owe by a set date, saying how to pay and what happens next if they do not. The creditor signs it, then the debtor receives the finished copy.

For the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

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PERSONAL, FAMILY AND LEGAL / FREE TEMPLATELetter of Demand for PaymentDateDate of this letterFrom (the Creditor)CreditorTo (the Debtor)DebtorCreditorSignature: Ready
PDF, 2 pages, 12 KB
THE DOCUMENT

Read it, fill it in, print it

The whole document, exactly as it prints. Type your answers and they appear in the document as you go. When it reads right, print it or save it as a PDF.

Letter of Demand for Payment

A letter asking the debtor to pay an amount owed by a set date. Template v1.0.

Date: Date of this letter

From (the Creditor): Creditor

To (the Debtor): Debtor

This letter is a formal request that the Debtor pay the amount below. The Creditor would prefer to settle the matter without going to court.

1. What the money is for

The Debtor owes the Creditor money for:

What the money is for

Invoices or dates this covers:

Invoices or dates

2. Amount owed

Total amount owed and unpaid: Amount owed

3. When and how to pay

Please pay the full amount by: Pay by

How to pay:

How to pay

4. If the amount is not paid

If the full amount is not paid by that date, and no other arrangement has been agreed in writing, the Creditor intends to take the next step the law allows, which is to:

Start a claim against the Debtor in the small claims court, or the court that hears claims of this size, for the amount owed and any interest and costs the law allows.

5. Payment plans and questions

If the Debtor cannot pay the full amount by that date, or believes that any part of it is not owed, the Creditor asks the Debtor to get in touch before that date. The Creditor is willing to talk and may agree a payment plan in writing.

Contact the Creditor at: Email for questions

Nothing in this letter waives any right the Creditor has to recover the amount owed, with any interest and costs the law allows.

CreditorSignatureNameDate
THE DOCUMENT

What it covers

The template has 5 parts.

  1. What the money is for
  2. Amount owed
  3. When and how to pay
  4. If the amount is not paid
  5. Payment plans and questions
BEFORE YOU START

What you will be asked

Have these details ready. The template needs them before anyone signs.

  • What is the money for?
  • How much is owed in total?
  • Which invoices or dates does it cover? Say none to leave this out.Optional
  • By what date must they pay?
  • How should they pay you?
THE PEOPLE

Who signs

Everyone the template names, and what each one does.

  • CreditorSignsSends it
  • DebtorGets a copy
THE RIGHT TEMPLATE

Where it fits

Use this when the main ask is money that is owed. Use the cease and desist letter to ask someone to stop an activity. If the debtor has already agreed to pay over time, record that in a signed payment agreement instead.

A CAREFUL CHECK

Before you rely on it

Original Centilio wording, not legal advice. Check that the next step named is one the law allows where the debtor is, as some courts expect a set form of letter and a minimum time to reply before a claim is filed. If you collect debts for someone else, or the debtor is a consumer, extra debt collection rules may apply.