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Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
I have recieved a letter from Barclays this morning offering me £380 when my claim is for a total of £780.27. I am about to send the letter before action to them but I was wondering if I should change it to say that I will accept their offer of £380 as a part payment and NOT as Full and final settlement so that I at least have something if the rest of my claim falls appart but I was wondering if this is likely to affect my claim for the other £400.27.
What would other people advise???
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Louise
Re: Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
Hi Lou, it seems everyone gets an offer around half of claim I accepted it as a part payment as you are thinking about but usually the offer is withdrawn if you continue with the claim..... accept anyway and see how it goes tho...... but hold out for the whole amount of your claim remember its your money and everyone on here is behind you with support...... Read all you can as well good luck Hun
Re: Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
Ok I'm sending the adjusted version of the letter before action off today. I have added "I will accept your offer of £380 as a part payment NOT as Full and final settlement." to the beginning of the last paragraph as well as the odd other word in amongst the letter so that it still makes sense after actually recieving a letter from them after 24 days (well they sent me a letter saying they'd respond within 4 weeks so I was giving them the extra fortnight from the first letter as it seemed daft sending the letter before action when I knew they had promised me a response.
Anyway letter now printed and on it's way to the post box!!!
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Louise
Re: Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
Remember to stick to your timetable. The banks are perfectly well enough staffed to be able to respond to a letter in two weeks. The delaying tactics are another way of putting people off claiming.
If you get no further response from the lba in 14 days the file your claim with no further warning.
Good luck
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Re: Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
Hi I am in the same boat refused offer of £997,had curt letter back saying basicly forget it no more offers,I said see you in court but they have yet to send statements,can I proceed.
Re: Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
Are the statements late (i.e. more than 40 days after the DPA request)? I would wait for the statements just to confirm your figures are right.
BEFORE starting your claim read through the FAQ's and if there's something you aren't sure of then ask.
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Contents of my posts are purely my own personal opinions, some formed by personal experience and some from research. If in doubt seek qualified legal advice.
Re: Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
Yes they are but I didnt send them recorded,as they have offered £997,does that mean that is half the amount they owe or was it just an amount they came up with
Re: Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
The offers made by Barclays vary but are normally just under half.
BEFORE starting your claim read through the FAQ's and if there's something you aren't sure of then ask.
If you win, donate to this site
Contents of my posts are purely my own personal opinions, some formed by personal experience and some from research. If in doubt seek qualified legal advice.
Do I accept barclays offer as part payment or do I hold off for the full amount
this morning offering me £380 when my claim is for a total of £780.27. I am about to send the letter before action
settlement so that I at least have something if the rest of my claim falls appart but I was wondering if this is likely to affect my claim for the other £400.27.
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