To Court or not to Court

[Mr Worried]

Hi All

 

Potted history here......

 

Back in Feb I agreed to do some work for somebody etc

agreed a price blah blah.

 

through no fault of my own it was a sobering 2 weeks as the company failed to supply correct parts etc.

 

when I asked to be paid they huffed and puffed for 3 weeks.

 

constant mails and calls from me went unanswered despite my request for meetings etc,

 

they sent me texts saying this n that,

 

in a nutshell I am still owed over £1800.00.

to which they have made no contact with me in over two month and made no attempt to pay me,

 

I think I need to send a nice letter recorded post, and give them ( how long ) to pay in full

or give a reason why they haven't? (I don't know of any )

as customer is happy and paid the complete bill.

 

If no answer in the timescale then as the title says...To Court or not to Court.

 

Waddya recon guys?

[citizenB]

You could give them 14/28 days in which to settle the account in full or to provide a reason why they aren't. Small claims court has an increased limit of £10,000 before serious costs kick in now.

 

In the event that they don't pay, then depending on how you worded the letter above, would be whether you then issued a Letter Before Action, or issued immediately.

[Mr Worried]

You could give them 14/28 days in which to settle the account in full or to provide a reason why they aren't. Small claims court has an increased limit of £10,000 before serious costs kick in now.

 

In the event that they don't pay, then depending on how you worded the letter above, would be whether you then issued a Letter Before Action, or issued immediately.

 

Thanks for the speedy reply, to be honest I don't even want to issue a recorded letter as they have had long enough to resolve and they are aware of this, I would rather go straight for the claim through court? you mention ( how I worded the letter) will that have an effect as it will say Pay the freekin amount etc. ?

 

Cheers

[assisted blonde]

You need to send an LBA before going to court send it and give them 7 days or 14 days to pay then fill out court forms

[Mr Worried]

You need to send an LBA before going to court send it and give them 7 days or 14 days to pay then fill out court forms

 

 

OK Tahoma.....I will just do my own worded letter, probs post here for comments or adjustments.

 

Cheers