Starting a claim against Nationwide

[kbv1]

Hey

 

im about to file a claim for £1800 against NWide. I was just woundering do NWide always pay up if so how long on average does it take them to cough up after filing it with the court?

 

Sent my 14day letter request in 12 days ago and havent heard a thing from them.

 

many thanks

[Varangian3]

Hi kbv1

 

When you file with the court, they issue the papers and set a date at which the papers are deemed served (a few days later). From the date of service, Nationwide have 28 days to register a defence.

 

At present, their normal tactic is to immediately tell the court that they dispute the whole claim and will be defending it. They send you a letter saying that a solicitors have been appointed to deal with it - in my case a named person at Eversheds in Cardiff. It all looks very frightening:o

 

In my case, they filed the defence just before the deadline, pleading that they had already paid me in full on 23rd. In fact, the money has still not been paid, but obviously they will be paying up now.

 

Hope this answers your question. Just stick to your guns:-D

 

Varangian

[MilkTrayMan]

Hello kbv1!

The following link will help U understand the process/timescales etc (10 pages)...

The defendant disputes all or part of my claim