Please help, advice needed

rog2

To be honest, Chambers, it looks as though this 'company' used the Statutory Demand as a 'scare tactic' to frighten you into paying the invoices. Statutory Demands are not usually issued by courts - as a form, they are freely available through stationary outlets or downloadable from the internet, and are becoming ever more frequently used in place of final demands, simply because of the 'fear factor' that they have.
However - you have put the 'debt' in dispute by complaining and no-one would be able to take action to petition for your bankruptcy whilst the 'alleged debt' is in dispute - if they did, you need simply inform the court that the debt is in dispute - backed of course by copies of your correspondence.
I think it more likely that this company would, first, resort to action through the County Court, to attempt to obtain a CCJ - but your defence would be the same, and NO court is likely to issue a judgement against an invoice for which the work had not been carried out.

chambers007_2

thanks for the advice. can't beleive that a company would do this to scare someone. Knew something was not quite right when it was hand delievered without an envelope or cover letter 14 days after the date stated on the SD.
As if anyone would be stupid enough to pay for work not undertaken.
I forgot to mention that the person who sent invoices threatened me on the phone - but when i mentioned this to the company who had sent the SD, they said they were not bothered about that.
perhaps now they will leave us alone. - (hopefully)


thanx