Advice Appreciated - Considering Legal Action

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Put a brick through the car windows and dent the roof/bonnets, should total more than £600 in damage

That's a ridiculous statement to make!!
Far better to quietly throw cellulose thinners over the paintwork. :grin:

 

[cr0ft]

Thanks all. We did indeed pressure test the pipework at around 2.6 bars for the 3 days in between making the repair and re-laying the floor which is why I am confident we didn't miss a leak at the time.

Am hoping that the judge understands all of this technical stuff though. The other firm didn't pick up a leak with their acoustic leak detection equipment either, they had to fill the heating system with helium gas to find what they thought was a leak. I made clear before hand that we only offer an acoustic leak detection service and explained the limitations of it.

Letter before action was sent on 23/12/2015 as I said I would.

Have put the court papers in and will update as to how it goes.

Thanks all.

 

[newcastle phill]

Youve done things right and kept them informed along the way. As others have stated ud send them a polite but concise final reminder before action.
Then follow through.

Do ensure you itemise the charges due as a result of the action what will be added to the outstanding amount.

Alternately there are a few debt recovery places that will do the legwork and put the frighteners in them.

I dont envy you - its all stress and extra time.

I had a pain customer lately. Ancient diy system. Compression all over under the floor, dead legs. Probably an old 1 pipe turned into 2. Primaries all 15mm lol.
Fitted wireless controls and hes never off the phone saying now some radiators are only getting warm and others hot and its never the same twice.
Now I went back a couple of times and gave suitable advice at my expense. Now he hates the controls as he doesnt understand them. Buyers regret.

Blocked - at least i got paid.

 

[plumben]

That's a ridiculous statement to make!!
Far better to quietly throw cellulose thinners over the paintwork. :grin:

Kid's these days arnt smart enough to know that though, where as anyone can throw a brick

 

[Nostrum]

Sounds like they're just trying it on Kieran to avoid the payment.

The court process is relatively easy if they ignore it. As said, being a commercial debt means you've a lot more ground to in force it with. I think you'll be OK and I would definitely not have let it go.

Be interested to know the outcome of the court judgement, and how you faired with enforcing it which from my experience, is harder than the court judgement itself!

 

[hammers4spanner]

Sounds like they're just trying it on Kieran to avoid the payment.

The court process is relatively easy if they ignore it. As said, being a commercial debt means you've a lot more ground to in force it with. I think you'll be OK and I would definitely not have let it go.

Be interested to know the outcome of the court judgement, and how you faired with enforcing it which from my experience, is harder than the court judgement itself!

Been to court??

 

[Nostrum]

Kind of. I did some work for a company and didn't get paid. Went through the small claims procedure which is all online and they didn't appeal in the given time, so I won by default.
As I was enforcing the CCJ the company was wound up by BSS for non payment of their account. I got a letter through from the administrators which showed they owed about £80k to various debtors, so I didn't get a penny.

Which actually reminds me, I never did get my revenge.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Kind of. I did some work for a company and didn't get paid. Went through the small claims procedure which is all online and they didn't appeal in the given time, so I won by default.
As I was enforcing the CCJ the company was wound up by BSS for non payment of their account. I got a letter through from the administrators which showed they owed about £80k to various debtors, so I didn't get a penny.

Which actually reminds me, I never did get my revenge.

I was in the process of taking eaga heat to court over unpaid money , they ended up paying me twice and never realised ,,,, bonus !!

 

[lame plumber]

Kind of. I did some work for a company and didn't get paid. Went through the small claims procedure which is all online and they didn't appeal in the given time, so I won by default.
As I was enforcing the CCJ the company was wound up by BSS for non payment of their account. I got a letter through from the administrators which showed they owed about £80k to various debtors, so I didn't get a penny.

Which actually reminds me, I never did get my revenge.

been there with a nursing home grrrrrrh

 

[kay-jay]

been there with a nursing home grrrrrrh

Best not rock the boat pal, you may end up there one day.......
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[newcastle phill]

Maybe sooner than he thinks !