I am going to take my ex letting agents to court as they owe me £100 of my bond which they are witholding due to made up circumstances (which I can prove).
How do I go about taking them to the small claims? Do I need to send forms to the court? Send forms to them? If I pay the £100 to start things moving and they cave in and give me the money I owe, will I still get my £100 costs back as well or do we have to reach court for that?
2007-08-19 01:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
File a case against them and you can still recover the full amount plus damages if you want as long as you have evidence to make them liable.
2007-08-19 02:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can obtain the forms from your local County Court. You have to complete 3 copies, 1 for the defendent, 1 for the Court and 1 for yourself, take, or send them with a cheque to the Court. If the Judgement goes in your favour you can claim the cost of the fee from the defendent. If they "cave in" they will still have to pay you the Court fee. Court fee is £30 not £100 to get things moving. The Court will forward the form to the defendent you don't do it.
2007-08-19 03:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by flint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In UK? go to the local county court and ask for a small claims application (also downloadable from the court service website) Complete all the relevant facts...pay a small fee (and include the fee in total claiming) and take back to the court. It will be sent to the letting agents for a responce.
The fees are set dependent on amount claimed (£100 in your case)so you can find out how much by looking on website or visiting your local county court
2007-08-19 03:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by stormydays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. The court fee is based on the amount of your claim, with the amount (if any) ultimately awarded being irrelevant. There will not be a refund - how could there be? In that case every unsuccessful claim would have to have the court fee refunded. 2. This is a simple claim for non-delivery of goods and you can only claim for actual, quantifiable costs suffered by you. There is no chance of an award being made for inconvenience (and in any event £500 is plainly ludicrous). 3. Do remember that getting judgment is only the first step - you then need to enforce it. Does this retailer actually have any assets? Making a claim against your credit card might be a better bet. I'd notify them of a claim immediately and meanwhile review their terms and conditions for delinquent suppliers in detail
2016-05-17 06:56:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also possible to start to make a claim like this online now, through https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp.
The location wil be changed to a county court near you before it goes to a hearing. You should write them a letter giving 14 days notice of court action before you file a claim with the courts either through your local county court or online. It's possible they might pay up before you have to take them.
You will be able to get opening hourse for your county court online, through Her Majesty's Courts Service website.
2007-08-19 10:16:33 · answer #5 · answered by Dan H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋