Anyone got info on small claims
17 July 2010, 06:53 PM
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Anyone got info on small claims
Some @rse is doing me by small claims
Basically -
House in France I rent out, small cottage with a pool
note - its a cottage and not a brand new modern minimalistic top of the range lardy dah
We went over for 4 weeks in April to get it ready, bit of painting, get pool sorted etc
anyway, they knocked me down to £580 for 12 days in June
got the money off them and a £200 security deposit prior to them arriving
they got there and phoned me saying it was a mess, dirty, walls needed jet washing!
thought f**k me whats happend, he said nothing less than a full refund so said no problem
phoned caretaker up, couldnt believe it, was there only a couple of days prior, they said they would go round and clean again if neccessary
they refused this and said they were going to a hotel
now, heads in bits at this time
long story shorter
an agent went in a few days before showing someone around (now buying it all being well)
and they said it was fine, no problems
I said they werent getting any money back due several people saying it was ok
they phoned every day asking for money then got some @rse to pretend they were french and from the maires office but messed up and ended up putting phone down
so it was doing our head in and incase they were going to contaminate the pool I said they could have their money back
they got home and asked us again and we gave them the money back minus the £200 sec dep
now just got a letter from small claims!
now, in my book they dont have a leg to stand on and if they lived a bit closer they wouldnt but
never had any dealings with small claims and such
whats the score?
Basically -
House in France I rent out, small cottage with a pool
note - its a cottage and not a brand new modern minimalistic top of the range lardy dah
We went over for 4 weeks in April to get it ready, bit of painting, get pool sorted etc
anyway, they knocked me down to £580 for 12 days in June
got the money off them and a £200 security deposit prior to them arriving
they got there and phoned me saying it was a mess, dirty, walls needed jet washing!
thought f**k me whats happend, he said nothing less than a full refund so said no problem
phoned caretaker up, couldnt believe it, was there only a couple of days prior, they said they would go round and clean again if neccessary
they refused this and said they were going to a hotel
now, heads in bits at this time
long story shorter
an agent went in a few days before showing someone around (now buying it all being well)
and they said it was fine, no problems
I said they werent getting any money back due several people saying it was ok
they phoned every day asking for money then got some @rse to pretend they were french and from the maires office but messed up and ended up putting phone down
so it was doing our head in and incase they were going to contaminate the pool I said they could have their money back
they got home and asked us again and we gave them the money back minus the £200 sec dep
now just got a letter from small claims!
now, in my book they dont have a leg to stand on and if they lived a bit closer they wouldnt but
never had any dealings with small claims and such
whats the score?
17 July 2010, 07:12 PM
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Read this first.
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/c...ms/ex303_e.pdf
Don't get too worried about it and don't pay them either (unless the magistrate rules in there favour, unlikely imo)
Fill out the Acknowledgement of Service, so you have an extra 14 days to write your defence and gather evidence, witness statements, get pictures etc
I can't see them winning tbh Also log and write details of your time that you spend doing all of this, you are allowed to charge £9.75p/h
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/c...ms/ex303_e.pdf
Don't get too worried about it and don't pay them either (unless the magistrate rules in there favour, unlikely imo)
Fill out the Acknowledgement of Service, so you have an extra 14 days to write your defence and gather evidence, witness statements, get pictures etc
I can't see them winning tbh Also log and write details of your time that you spend doing all of this, you are allowed to charge £9.75p/h
17 July 2010, 07:25 PM
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Some @rse is doing me by small claims
Basically -
House in France I rent out, small cottage with a pool
note - its a cottage and not a brand new modern minimalistic top of the range lardy dah
We went over for 4 weeks in April to get it ready, bit of painting, get pool sorted etc
anyway, they knocked me down to £580 for 12 days in June
got the money off them and a £200 security deposit prior to them arriving
they got there and phoned me saying it was a mess, dirty, walls needed jet washing!
thought f**k me whats happend, he said nothing less than a full refund so said no problem
phoned caretaker up, couldnt believe it, was there only a couple of days prior, they said they would go round and clean again if neccessary
they refused this and said they were going to a hotel
now, heads in bits at this time
long story shorter
an agent went in a few days before showing someone around (now buying it all being well)
and they said it was fine, no problems
I said they werent getting any money back due several people saying it was ok
they phoned every day asking for money then got some @rse to pretend they were french and from the maires office but messed up and ended up putting phone down
so it was doing our head in and incase they were going to contaminate the pool I said they could have their money back
they got home and asked us again and we gave them the money back minus the £200 sec dep
now just got a letter from small claims!
now, in my book they dont have a leg to stand on and if they lived a bit closer they wouldnt but
never had any dealings with small claims and such
whats the score?
Basically -
House in France I rent out, small cottage with a pool
note - its a cottage and not a brand new modern minimalistic top of the range lardy dah
We went over for 4 weeks in April to get it ready, bit of painting, get pool sorted etc
anyway, they knocked me down to £580 for 12 days in June
got the money off them and a £200 security deposit prior to them arriving
they got there and phoned me saying it was a mess, dirty, walls needed jet washing!
thought f**k me whats happend, he said nothing less than a full refund so said no problem
phoned caretaker up, couldnt believe it, was there only a couple of days prior, they said they would go round and clean again if neccessary
they refused this and said they were going to a hotel
now, heads in bits at this time
long story shorter
an agent went in a few days before showing someone around (now buying it all being well)
and they said it was fine, no problems
I said they werent getting any money back due several people saying it was ok
they phoned every day asking for money then got some @rse to pretend they were french and from the maires office but messed up and ended up putting phone down
so it was doing our head in and incase they were going to contaminate the pool I said they could have their money back
they got home and asked us again and we gave them the money back minus the £200 sec dep
now just got a letter from small claims!
now, in my book they dont have a leg to stand on and if they lived a bit closer they wouldnt but
never had any dealings with small claims and such
whats the score?
17 July 2010, 07:43 PM
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Also did the person ever provide any photographic evidence to back up his claim for a refund? if not you shouldn't of given them anything back without some proof sorry.
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17 July 2010, 07:54 PM
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How far away from you do they live?
You can insist that it is heard near to you as they are taking you to court iirc, so they will end up being screwed around having to come to you.
Speak to citizens advice as they sound like a bunch of chancers who changed their mind (maybe got a money off voucher for a hotel) and want to get their money back.
You can insist that it is heard near to you as they are taking you to court iirc, so they will end up being screwed around having to come to you.
Speak to citizens advice as they sound like a bunch of chancers who changed their mind (maybe got a money off voucher for a hotel) and want to get their money back.
17 July 2010, 08:41 PM
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In terms of damage limitation, monetary wise, throwing a claim back to them for that sum of money could trigger them to involve a legal professional, although you wouldn't have to pay for that if you lost, the chances of losing will be greatly increased.
What are the chances of them doing a 10 hour odd return journey for £200? If I was a betting man, I would put a few hundred quid on, that would never happen.
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