The rules depend on who owes the money
Types of debt collection
B2B and B2C are two different legal regimes. Rent, subscriptions and public-sector claims each have their own special rules.
The process
The whole dictionaryApplies all the way through
Types of debt collection is not a step in a case. It applies from the invoice to the bailiff’s court.
The concepts
6 conceptsThe concepts in this theme
Each entry is one page: the definition, the rate and the rule behind it.
- B2B debt collection (B2B-inkasso)B2B debt collection is recovery between businesses — with fewer protective rules and more chargeable fees than when collecting from consumers.310 kr.compensation fee
- B2C debt collection (B2C-inkasso)B2C debt collection is recovery from consumers — with stricter rules on what may be charged and how the debt may be pursued.May not be chargedcompensation fee
- Insurance collection (forsikringsinkasso)Insurance collection covers two kinds of claim — unpaid premiums, and the recourse claims an insurer brings against whoever caused the loss.Premiums and recourse claimscovers
- Public sector claims (offentlige fordringer)Public sector claims are debts owed to the state, regions or municipalities — and they are collected by a different route from private claims.The state, a region or a municipalitybelong to
- Rent arrears collection (huslejeinkasso)Rent arrears collection is the recovery of unpaid rent — with its own rules for the formal demand, termination of the tenancy and eviction.A formal demand under Lejelovenrequires
- Subscription collection (abonnementsinkasso)Subscription collection is recovering arrears on recurring subscriptions — where the claim grows every month and the customer usually has to be kept.The claim recurscharacteristic
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