UK Late Payment Act 1998

They're using your wages as their working capital.
Time to charge for it.

Hielda chases your late invoices on your behalf. It automatically adds the statutory interest and fees you're entitled to under UK law.
If they're going to pay you late, they pay you more.

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Since you opened this page, this invoice has earned another £0.0000 in interest. It never stops.

What users say

Hielda helped me claim hundreds of extra pounds I was owed from a client who paid late. It paid for itself many times over.
Hielda user
Hielda helped me keep track of how much I was owed when an invoice became overdue and it helped me get paid much more quickly as a result.
Hielda user
I find it's actually a really useful way of organising all my invoices and knowing when they're due, as well as helping me chase up if I need to.
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The trap every freelancer knows

Late payment isn't an accident. It's a system — and it's designed to work against you.

They do it on purpose
Large companies routinely delay paying freelancers by 30, 60, even 90 days. Your unpaid invoice is an interest-free loan — and their finance team knows exactly what they're doing.
You can't push back
You're legally entitled to charge statutory interest and fixed penalties. But asking your client directly risks souring the relationship, losing future work, and making every future email awkward. So most freelancers stay quiet — and never see that money.
The law is on your side
Under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998, every overdue B2B invoice automatically accrues interest at 11.75% p.a. plus a fixed debt recovery cost of £40–£100. Most freelancers never claim it.

You stay the good guy. We do the rest.

Think about how your client works. The person who hired you and their accounts department are completely separate teams. The accounts team chases invoices every day — it's nothing personal, it's just process. Now you have your own accounts department.

Their side
The person who hired you
Loves your work. Not responsible for payment.
Their accounts department
Delays payment. Applies pressure. Nothing personal.
=
Your side
You
Do great work. Maintain the relationship.
Hielda
Chases payment. Applies fines. Nothing personal.

"Our system has automatically applied statutory charges to your overdue invoice" is a very different conversation from "please pay me."

11.75%
Statutory interest rate
£40–100
Fixed recovery cost per invoice
8
Chases in the first 30 days
6 years
To claim what you're owed

Everything your accounts department would do

Hielda handles the uncomfortable conversations so you never have to.

Interest & Charges Tracked to the Day
Hielda knows exactly what every invoice is owed, every day — statutory interest at 8% above base rate, the £40–£100 fixed cost, part-payments credited. You never work it out, and you never under-claim.
Sent by Your Business, Not by You
Chase emails go out as "Your Business via Hielda", replies come to you, and you're BCC'd. It reads like an accounts department, not a freelancer asking for money — so the relationship survives.
Nothing Sent Without Your Say-So
Before every chase, Hielda asks you first: paid, or send? Every email has a confirm step. You're in control at every stage.
Escalates, Then Never Goes Quiet
Eight weighted chases from 5 days before the due date to a final notice at 30 days, then a formal reminder every month until it's paid. No spam, no silence.
Letter Before Action, Drafted for You
At 30 days overdue Hielda drafts the letter the court expects before a claim, from the invoice itself, with the right deadline. Send it and most debts settle; if not, you get the real options with the real numbers.
Invoices & Statements Included
Create the invoice in Hielda — or import a purchase order — and it's watched from day one. A client with several overdue invoices gets one statement of account, not five chases.

How Hielda chases for you

We check in with you before every step. You're always in control.

Day -5
Friendly Reminder
Day -1
Second Reminder
Day 0
Final Warning
Day +1
Fines Applied
Day +7 / +14 / +21
Escalating Chases
Day +30
Final Notice + Letter Before Action
Monthly
Formal Reminders Until Paid

What you're legally owed

Under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998

Example: £3,000 invoice, 30 days late
Original invoice£3,000.00
Fixed debt recovery cost+ £70.00
Interest (30 days at 11.75% p.a.)+ £28.97
Total owed to you£3,098.97

Simple, transparent pricing

One late fee more than covers a year's subscription. Everything after that is profit.

Monthly
£3.99/month

Cancel anytime. No lock-in.

Best value
Annual
£34.99/year

Just £2.92/month — save 27%

One recovered penalty covers your whole year.

Everything included in both plans:
Automated chase sequence that never goes quiet
Statutory interest & penalty enforcement
PDF invoice generation
Chase history & audit trail
You stay in full control — we check in first
Email support

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Common questions about late payment

Everything you need to know about your rights as a UK freelancer or small business.

You've done the work. Let Hielda make sure you're paid for it.

Protect the relationship. Enforce your rights. Never leave money on the table again.

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