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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AuRavelling79 on May 24, 2013, 12:30:44 am

Title: Letter before action follow up
Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 24, 2013, 12:30:44 am
Anyone sent a LBA, not been paid and then taken the case to the next stage?
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: *Hector* on May 24, 2013, 06:13:54 am
Yup..
MCOL = money claim on line.

Once you fill in all the details and pay the fee (mine was £35 I think) the court sends the paperwork out, and usually when it hits the doormat the customer panics and pays up... There is nothing like the reality of a CCJ threat to speed up the process.
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: robertphil on May 24, 2013, 07:06:49 am
iv not been down that road yet but if i did and the customer paid me , id then a week later send out another demand or 2 so they thought id not got the payment to increase their worry.

if they rang up to confirm id act muddled and say dont think iv received anything but junk mail , its a real nuisance isnt it (junk mail) you dont think yours was amongst that what colour envelope was it in? (hold phone from your ear and shout)Flo ! - did we get any white envelopes last week? , its looking like we might have chucked it out by mistake,what colour pen did you write with

something to bear in mind if you are currently doin the court route
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: PoleKing on May 24, 2013, 08:10:03 am
Robertphil-how bitter and twisted you are sir.
Your posts always bring a wry smile to my lips.
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: andyM on May 24, 2013, 09:06:57 am
Robertphil-how bitter and twisted you are sir.
Your posts always bring a wry smile to my lips.

Bobby is quality............pure quality!  ;D
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: Ian101 on May 24, 2013, 04:56:51 pm
iv not been down that road yet but if i did and the customer paid me , id then a week later send out another demand or 2 so they thought id not got the payment to increase their worry.

if they rang up to confirm id act muddled and say dont think iv received anything but junk mail , its a real nuisance isnt it (junk mail) you dont think yours was amongst that what colour envelope was it in? (hold phone from your ear and shout)Flo ! - did we get any white envelopes last week? , its looking like we might have chucked it out by mistake,what colour pen did you write with

something to bear in mind if you are currently doin the court route

 ;D
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: telfordwindowclnr on May 24, 2013, 10:36:25 pm
Anyone sent a LBA, not been paid and then taken the case to the next stage?
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Yep. Mine went all the way to court and sitting before a judge. I won and would be happy to do it again.
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: mark dew on May 24, 2013, 11:26:01 pm
Anyone sent a LBA, not been paid and then taken the case to the next stage?
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Yep. Mine went all the way to court and sitting before a judge. I won and would be happy to do it again.

what happens if you win judgement and they still haven't paid?
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: robertphil on May 25, 2013, 03:12:02 am
then you send the court bailiffs out.  years ago i did this to a bloke near Aberdeen who gave me and the missus a rotten holiday on his stinkey campsite. they went  after him like true attacking dogs and it was a pleasure to hear the updates
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: telfordwindowclnr on May 25, 2013, 09:24:04 am
Anyone sent a LBA, not been paid and then taken the case to the next stage?
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Yep. Mine went all the way to court and sitting before a judge. I won and would be happy to do it again.

what happens if you win judgement and they still haven't paid?
They get 30 days to pay or a CCJ will be issued against them. They will want to avoid that like the plague. 99/100 will pay. My man payed on day 30. As the above says, you can get the bailiffs to go, but their powers are limited in many ways too. You need to hope the threat of a CCJ will sort it for you. I'm sure it will. :)
Title: Re: Letter before action follow up
Post by: *Hector* on May 25, 2013, 09:39:31 am
If they are employed you can get an attachment of earnings to their wages.

you can freeze their bank accounts.

you can get a charging order on their property, and if the amount is enough make them sell their property.

There are a few options you can use apart from the toothless bailiffs..

 ;D ;D