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Originally Posted by AllHailKingVolvo
.........He said on the phone today................
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I wouldn't even waste the phone bill talking to people like that. Just send him a letter before action, giving him 14 days to return your deposit, then if he fails to do so, issue county court proceedings against him. It's easy, and you can even do it online these days (money claim online).
The fees are recoverable against the defendant assuming you obtain judgment against him. The good news is if he ignores the summons (called a default summons) you can apply for a judgment against him without having to go to court.
It's been my experience that less than 10% of county court proceedings issued actually end up going the whole way as far as a hearing. Most people ignore the summons because they don't read the bit that says the claimant is entitled to apply for a judgment if the defendant doesn't admit or defend the claim.
A lot of people will pay as soon as you get a default judgment against them, to avoid messing up their credit rating, because any county county court judgment which remains unpaid for longer than a month after entry of judgment is added to the register of county court judgment and stays on there for 6 years.
https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome