Getting paid faster

Practical, no-fluff guides on credit control, cash flow and automating collections for UK businesses on Xero and Sage.

• Payment reminder email templates that actually get you paid

  Five copy-and-paste reminder emails for every stage — before due, on the day, overdue and final notice — plus how to make chasing automatic.

• The best credit control software in the UK (2026)

  A fair comparison of the top credit-control tools for Xero and Sage — what to look for, and how in2 collect, Chaser and Satago stack up.

• Late payment interest: how to charge statutory interest in the UK

  Your legal right to charge interest (base rate + 8%) and fixed recovery costs on overdue invoices — with a worked example and a letter template.

• Sage credit control: how to automate invoice chasing

  How to automate credit control in Sage — chasing, replies and disputes, pay links and cash forecasting — without the manual work.

• How to reduce DSO: 9 practical ways to get paid faster

  Days sales outstanding is the clearest measure of how fast you collect. Here are nine proven ways to bring it down and free up cash.

• How to automate invoice chasing in Xero

  Xero's built-in reminders are a start — but they only send. Here's how to genuinely automate chasing, replies and payments.

• The best Chaser alternative for AI credit control (2026)

  Comparing credit-control tools? Here's what to look for in a Chaser alternative — and how in2 collect's AI approach differs.