Friend owes me £150, how do I get it back?

iammag

@redcard: I get your point, and I have learnt from the experience but I don't agree with your argument. I did have an agreement in place, I have the Facebook messages where she asked for my phone and agreed to pay me £300, it's just that I didn't get her to sign any sort of contract because she was a friend and I didn't think it was necessary (obviously now I know better).

iammag

Thanks for everyone's responses so far. I really appreciate all the advice, and I'm seriously impressed with how helpful this forum is.

From what everyone has said, I think my best bet will be a letter before action, and hopefully the threat of small claims court will make her pay up.

Ms_Chocaholic

Just a thought and something to add in to the mix, maybe this is not the ethical thing to do and maybe you shouldn't do it as you have received half the money, but could you consider blocking the phone.

iammag

@Ms Chocaholic: I would have no qualms in doing that, but as this is two years ago I doubt she still uses the phone.

lostinrates

iammag wrote: »

@Ms Chocaholic: I would have no qualms in doing that, but as this is two years ago I doubt she still uses the phone.

I feel so out of place in the world!

No real money problems. My phone is several years old, cannot remember how many exactly, and was on an offer, you could get one for fourteen quid or two for twenty. I painted mine with nail vanish so I could tell it apart from my husbands.

It works, why would I replace it?

Madame_Foo

Hi


make sure you send the Letter Before Action by recorded delivery.


The Small Claims Court would need proof that she received this letter but also it will look to her a bit more like you mean business as well.


Good luck!

iammag

@Madame Foo: Great advice, I probably wouldn't have thought of that. Thank you

Polmop

You could always take her on Judge Rinder

iammag

@Polmop: Haha that guy scares me more than Judge Judy

Polmop

Go on i dare you