Enough is enough

[radim]

Hi guys I have a question. i was workin for a tiler for a while. His payments was all rite but lately he stopped paying at all.Even for jobs he get paid cheque he paid a cash to me.now I have been away from him (get big contract for myself) for 6 weeks and he says he can't give me any money I am due. He has money and all jobs I done for him have been paid to him.I am sick of askin for my money.It looks like only court is a option. But what is the procedure?btw I was s/employed doin work for companies and customers thorough him.

 

[kilty55]

hi radim,1st of all if it was me i would send a recorded delivery letter stating monies owed to you and give him 7 days to pay in full

state in your letter unless paid in full by time given you will be taking him to court

depending on amount owed you could take him to a small claims by yourself,its a simple enough procedure and doesnt cost much to open it up

good luck radim

 

[paul damian]

Radim i would consult a solicitor our citizens advice to see were you stand, not having been through that myself. Maybe others onboard can help you out.

 

[peteablard]

Same as Kilty for me. The last time I had a problem I sent a letter and a copy of the invoice stating I would take legal action after 7 days.... I got paid 4 days later. Search on here and there is a draft letter you can copy which is what i did

 

[doug boardley]

Same as Kilty for me. The last time I had a problem I sent a letter and a copy of the invoice stating I would take legal action after 7 days.... I got paid 4 days later. Search on here and there is a draft letter you can copy which is what i did

here's the link
http://www.tilersforums.com/tilers-...ing-bounced-cancelled-cheques-non-paying.html

 

[bobbynz]

Sending an official overdue account letter with only 7 days or so will work for most. Over here i've threatened and used a debt. collecton agency. They wont charge you but when and if they get the money they will deduct 20 percent, which is imo better that zip. It just takes the hassle out and you can get on with your life .

 

[aphilp]

Sorry to hear.

Here is the wording for the 7 day warning letter of Court proceedings.

Dear …

Site Address:
Invoice No.

We note that the above invoice, dated …, has not been settled in full despite the stipulated 14-day payment term.

Kindly settle the amount of … by return.

Should we not receive the said payment, we regret that we will have to take action to recover the debt, together with the statutory interest from (15[SUP]th[/SUP] day – the day after the invoice due date) … at the rate of 8%.

Yours

I hope this helps


Anne

 

[paul flight]

did you give him a invoice for the work you done???

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Sorry to hear this Radim, if all else fails you could ask Dave to pay a visit with BERTHA:yikes: good luck with it

 

[doug boardley]

..meet Bertha..

not that we advocate this course of action (disclaimer)

 

[gshtiling]

Just been through the small claims court myself,really easy and only costs £80 to file a claim,can do it online aswell and if you win you get the £80 back. Prepare to wait a while for a court date though.
From putting my claim in to getting a court date it took about 4 months.
Scum of the earth are people who think they can get away with not paying people.
Good luck though mate.

 

[bobbynz]

Just been through the small claims court myself,really easy and only costs £80 to file a claim,can do it online aswell and if you win you get the £80 back. Prepare to wait a while for a court date though.
From putting my claim in to getting a court date it took about 4 months.
Scum of the earth are people who think they can get away with not paying people.
Good luck though mate.

Did you win?

 

[gshtiling]

I won and he has paid up :hurray:. If he didn't pay then he would get a CCJ and would find it really difficult to get credit or up a account.

 

[Mike]

Nice one, good for you and inspiration for others to persue non payers, times are hard enough without people like that.

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