Lodged papers with the court last week and today got confirmation of the summons being served. Return date 17/10 and preliminary hearing date 24/10 so fingers crossed till then

Okay I'm now in he position to lodge small claims to the court ASAP. Can anyone who has already lodged these papers themselves show me an example of what to write ?? Thanks in advance

Thanks Scott, I have had a look at the forms and will get them filled out and get them down to the Sherriff Court mid week if I have had no response to the LBA letter sent.

I was being lazy in the original post tbh, but I will read through it when I'm not so tired, way past my bed time . . . nanite thread

I'll get there eventually

Looky here you, stop being pedantic or I won't let you feel my **** again Ohhhh

Where do I get the application for the claim that I have to make being as it is over £1600. I remember reading somewhere that the Small Claim is only up to £1500. Can I download the appropriate forms from the site or do I have to obtain them from elsewhere. As you can see I need all the help I can get as I havent a clue where to start

I have taken on board what you are saying, and as intend to see this thru will act accordingly. I have just tracked the LBA from yesterday and it has been delivered. I have c&p the delivery from the post office for future reference should it be needed. Thanks

Thanks GM. Firstly the friend is female, she was the one burying her head in the sand at the beginning when I had to ask for some form of payment as I didnt have the means to make it myself. She never answered my request but passed the text message over to her husband who came to see me, he apologised for her, she made the excuse that she was up to her eyes in course work at Uni and thought he was dealing with the payments, I told him that was no excuse as they both knew that payments were long overdue (10 weeks) and she was putting all the onus on him to explain. I went a bit ballistic with him for obvious reasons, due to me paying the last 3 payments I ended up overdrawn at the bank and incurred bank charges through it and little or nothing to see me though until my next pay day. He asked if they could start afresh and make an agreement with him to come pay me every Thur with £50 a week and more as and when he could afford to until the debt was clear. I reluctantly agreed but he knew I was unhappy. When the 1st payment after that was due he never turned up, I got up on the Sunday to an envelope thru my door at 7am with a letter and £30 saying sorry its late and will definately be on time next week with the agreed amount. Needless to say that never happened either. I text them both over a week later when he promised to come to my home at a specific time to pay off the existing amount outstanding. He said that he had sold his house and would pay me off in full as soon as the financial side of it was sorted yet she told another friend that his place had been re-possessed. Between them they have let me down time and time again. That was about 5 weeks ago. They are not answering my calls or text messages even though the last message was to say if they didnt pay £100 immediately to cover the next payment then I would be taking court action against them. Again this has been ignored. Last correspondence was the LBA letter sent special delivery today giving them 7 days notice ( didnt think there was much point giving them 14 days as I would honestly be surprised to get a response). that's the story up until now. dont know if this is any clearer for you and yes I would welcome any help with the court papers etc.

thanks rory, my fault as I didnt know best place to put thread up in 1st place, still trying to find my way around

Thanks for your advice. As I have only just found this site over the weekend it can be quite confusingto say the least, there seems to be some conflicting advice from different people who add to threads about which route to go down. I have been reading a thread from someone in a similar situation as myself and all the response seems to have been in their favour. I do have some correspondence from the "borrower" eg reply to emails I have sent quoting missed payments/next payment due by/and total outstanding to date to which they have replied and acknowledged saying "you will have this by due date". Also got a letter received with last payment apologising for it being late and promising that future payments will be paid on time (with a signature). Maybe I didn't put enough information in my original post ??

Well today I have sent an LBA letter by special delivery. I have to wait now to see what the outcome of that is. there is no way I am going to sit back and "put this down to experience". This debt will put me in financial difficulty, I cannot afford to pay anything over and above the minimum payment, I am on my own with one income and a mortgage etc. I have to try all means possible to recover the money.

I do hope that you take the advice given, thanks to posts and advice on CAG it has given me hope that I too can be repaid what's owed to me by a so called "friend" that I too took pity on.

Sorry to read about your dilemma Kat, I find myself in a similar situation with a so called "friend" and I am going down the same route as yourself to claim back what's due to me. Good luck

I did send an email yesterday stating the amounts outstanding etc and the next due date for payment but as expected have not had a reply. Is there a template around for Letter Before Action, I want to make sure that I get the wording right etc, and can I take the next steps for court action online or does that have to be done with the courts in person ? Not been down this road before so a complete novice.