# Arkline Legal Agents > Arkline UK are Legal Agents specialising in tracing services, process serving and means reports for Law Firms, Debt Collection Agencies, Banks and Credit Control Departments across the UK, Ireland and overseas. Trading since 1995 as West View House (UK) Ltd t/a Arkline, based in Tadcaster, England (registered in England & Wales, no. 4878622; ICO registration Z8191114). Arkline maintains an in-house tracing team and a licensed, experienced field force operating nationally across the UK, with partner investigators for overseas tracing and process serving. Clients include law firms, debt collection agencies, banks and credit control departments (e.g. joinery, leasing, car hire, tool hire), estate agencies, landlords, credit unions, councils, government and enforcement companies. Arkline is a member of the Association of British Investigators (ABI) and the World Association of Detectives (WAD), and is ISO 9001 and Cyber Essentials certified. ## Services - [Tracing](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/tracing): Skip tracing agency locating individuals, companies and assets that are difficult to find, using database searches, public records, online research and field investigations across the UK, Ireland and overseas. Covers debtor tracing, tracing to support legal process serving, beneficiary tracing (e.g. for pensions and insurance claims), mortality tracing, asset recovery, means reporting, and insurance investigations (including fraudulent claims). - [Tracing Debtors](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/tracing-debtors): Locating debtors for law firms, banks and debt collection agencies. - [Employment Tracing](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/employment-tracing): Identifying an individual's current employer, e.g. to support attachment of earnings orders. - [Tracing Beneficiaries](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/tracing-beneficiaries): Locating beneficiaries of estates and financial distributions. - [Tracing Overseas](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/tracing-overseas): International tracing via partner investigator networks. - [Mortality Tracing](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/mortality-tracing): Confirming whether an individual is deceased. - [Process Serving](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/process-serving): Legally compliant service of statutory demands, bankruptcy & winding-up petitions, CCJ enforcement orders, witness summons, non-molestation and injunction orders, lease/break notices, divorce petitions, Section 8/21 notices, eviction orders and claim forms, via a licensed field force covering England and Wales, with overseas service available. Standard service attempts first delivery within three days of instruction, same-day service is available, a minimum of three visits is included in the fee, and certificates/statements/affidavits of service are provided. All staff are trained on UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 compliance. - [Process Serving Same Day](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/process-serving-same-day): Urgent, same-day document service. - [Process Serving Overseas](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/process-serving-overseas): International process serving. - [Means Reporting & Field Visits](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/means-reporting): Financial status reports on individuals and businesses via field visits and interviews. - [Means Interviews](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/means-interviews): Face-to-face interviews to assess an individual's financial means. - [Discreet Financial Status Reports](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/discreet-financial-status-reports): Confidential assessment of an individual's or business's financial position. - [Eviction Attendances](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/eviction-attendances): Field agent attendance at eviction proceedings. - [Occupancy Reports](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/occupancy-reports): Confirming who occupies a property. - [Obtaining Signatures](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/obtaining-signatures): Securing signatures on documents in person. - [Drive By Valuations](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/drive-by-valuations): External property valuation assessments. - [Doorstep Enquiries](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/doorstep-enquiries): In-person enquiries at a subject's address. - [Bespoke Enquiries](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services/bespoke-enquiries): Custom investigation work outside standard service lines. - [All Services](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/services): Full list of Arkline's legal agent services. ## Trust & Recognition - Accreditations: member of the Association of British Investigators (ABI) and the World Association of Detectives (WAD); ISO 9001 certified; Cyber Essentials certified. - Notable clients and partners: NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, DWF Law LLP, Wilkin Chapman LLP, Gosschalks. - Differentiators: subscribes to all major commercial tracing databases; single point of contact per instruction; all staff trained on UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 compliance. - Client testimonial — Jeffersen Gledhill, Director, Recoveries, DWF Law LLP: "Tracing and Process Serving are necessary activities in much litigation. Whenever necessary, you need a responsive and experienced agent, who will work to often tight deadlines... Mark & Pauline Belt have been quick to respond personally and called on their national field force and international networks to support our Clients." - Client testimonial — James Teagle, Solicitor Partner, Bevan Brittan LLP: "I have used Arkline for more than 10 years and I regard it as my go-to firm for process serving and tracing. I cannot speak highly enough of its professional and extremely helpful team." - Client testimonial — Senay Nihat, Principal Associate (Barrister), Gowling WLG: "Our Property Litigation department frequently instructs Arkline in both high-value commercial and residential matters... Arkline has never let us down. They offer a very professional, responsive service, which includes serving documents urgently, across the UK." ## Company - [About / Team](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/team): Company background and staff profiles, including co-founder & managing director Mark Belt. - [Instruct Us](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/instruct-us): How to place an instruction with Arkline. - [Contact](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/contact): Contact details and enquiry form. - [News](https://www.arklineuk.co.uk/news): Company news and articles. - [Facebook](https://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Arkline-Legal-Agents/100031153191695/): Company social profile. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkline/): Company social profile. ## Optional - [B2B Terms & Conditions](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62e150151d634100c0939027/63a47ed26c31f291bf0f7802_B2B-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf) - [Privacy Policy](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62e150151d634100c0939027/63a48591853f9063ca42911f_Privacy%20Policy%20for%20website.pdf) - [Quality Policy](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62e150151d634100c0939027/65ccac184e7d694cb330bc20_QUALITY%20POLICY%20v2.pdf) - [Complaints Procedure](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62e150151d634100c0939027/63a485ae79910569d49de309_Our%20Complaints%20Policy%20from%20website.pdf)