Aberdein Considine’s debt recovery practice group consists of two teams: the lender services practice group and the commercial debt recovery offering. Having joined in 2022, Neil Patterson is a key contact for banks and lenders regarding secured lending instructions, disputes, and recovery issues. Senior associate Diane Gundersen, who also joined in 2022, is a name to note for secured and unsecured recoveries. The team is acting in advising large UK lenders on handling mortgage customer arrears and debt recovery actions, following litigation moratoriums imposed by the pandemic. All named lawyers are based in Newcastle and often collaborate with the teams based in Scotland, Leeds and Northern Ireland.
Testimonials
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‘The team provides a wide range of debt recovery services from pre-arrears to shortfall recovery. The service is always first class with appropriate action taken in a timely manner. They have a great balance of ensuring positive debt recovery results while ensuring that positive customer outcomes are also achieved.'
'All members of the team are extremely knowledgeable and always have a detailed knowledge of the cases that they are managing. Compared to other firms they are able to offer a much wider range of services across a number of financial products.’
Key clients
- Lloyds Bank plc
- NatWest Group plc