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CCJ for Waste Removal after house sale?????
chopsmcgee
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Greetings!
The sale of a colleagues house went through three or four weeks ago. Upon moving in, the new owner contacted my colleagues solicitor to say there was waste still on the property. This consisted of;
- Fence panels in the garden,
- two bags of rubbish
- 1 old bed.
The solicitor informed my colleague that he would need to clear the items, which he agreed to do but at present did not have time. Now, some 10 days (ish) later, he has been hit with a CCJ for around £450, which was to cover the costs of;
- Skip hire £230
- Labour costs £220.
Personally I cannot believe that this is even happening, it seems absolutely rediculous. But, it seems he has to pay?
Can anyone offer any advice on how this can be handled?
Is he entitled to ask for reciepts as proof?
Does he have to pay?
W"hat happens if he doesnt pay?
As always help appreciated!:beer:
The sale of a colleagues house went through three or four weeks ago. Upon moving in, the new owner contacted my colleagues solicitor to say there was waste still on the property. This consisted of;
- Fence panels in the garden,
- two bags of rubbish
- 1 old bed.
The solicitor informed my colleague that he would need to clear the items, which he agreed to do but at present did not have time. Now, some 10 days (ish) later, he has been hit with a CCJ for around £450, which was to cover the costs of;
- Skip hire £230
- Labour costs £220.
Personally I cannot believe that this is even happening, it seems absolutely rediculous. But, it seems he has to pay?
Can anyone offer any advice on how this can be handled?
Is he entitled to ask for reciepts as proof?
Does he have to pay?
W"hat happens if he doesnt pay?
As always help appreciated!:beer:
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That's not a CCJ....chopsmcgee wrote: »Greetings!
The sale of a colleagues house went through three or four weeks ago. Upon moving in, the new owner contacted my colleagues solicitor to say there was waste still on the property. This consisted of;
- Fence panels in the garden,
- two bags of rubbish
- 1 old bed.
The solicitor informed my colleague that he would need to clear the items, which he agreed to do but at present did not have time. Now, some 10 days (ish) later, he has been hit with a CCJ for around £450, which was to cover the costs of;
- Skip hire £230
- Labour costs £220.
Personally I cannot believe that this is even happening, it seems absolutely rediculous. But, it seems he has to pay?
Can anyone offer any advice on how this can be handled?
Is he entitled to ask for reciepts as proof?
Does he have to pay?
W"hat happens if he doesnt pay?
As always help appreciated!:beer:
The new owner has a very valid claim. Pay before theres court costs added on.0 -
That seems unlikely...what exactly did they receive? a letter from the new owner or their solicitor, or something else?chopsmcgee wrote: »Now, some 10 days (ish) later, he has been hit with a CCJ for around £450,0 -
If he's sold a house, I assume £500 is chicken feed money? Maybe next time he'll rearrange his priorities or even not leave fence panels, bed, rubbish bags at a property he's sold. He had plenty of time before the sale to remove these goods.
He could try and negotiate but I suspect there is some bad feeling going on between these two parties.0 -
No one can issue a ccj in that time, it may well come to it though so I would get your mate to pay up
a ccj will ruin his credit for 6 years.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
What is ridiculous in a buyer trying to enforce the sale contract? I.e. that vacant possession must be given, not a property full of trash.0
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chopsmcgee wrote: »Greetings!
The sale of a colleagues house went through three or four weeks ago. Upon moving in, the new owner contacted my colleagues solicitor to say there was waste still on the property. This consisted of;
- Fence panels in the garden,
- two bags of rubbish
- 1 old bed.
The solicitor informed my colleague that he would need to clear the items, which he agreed to do but at present did not have time. Now, some 10 days (ish) later, he has been hit with a CCJ for around £450, which was to cover the costs of;
- Skip hire £230
- Labour costs £220.
Personally I cannot believe that this is even happening, it seems absolutely rediculous. But, it seems he has to pay?
Can anyone offer any advice on how this can be handled?
Is he entitled to ask for reciepts as proof?
Does he have to pay?
W"hat happens if he doesnt pay?
As always help appreciated!:beer:
Firstly he hasn't got a ccj in that time line.
2- I understand bin bags but a bed? He would've known that it's unacceptable to leave a bed in the garden.
3- just advise him to pay, then walk away lesson learnt.0 -
Put in a counter claim if they disposed of his property without permission. Then offer to mutually drop the claims.Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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Not sure I would want to move into a house with previous tenants rubbish. After informing previous tenant and waiting 10 days (nearly two weeks later) and still nothing done I would be fuming.:A:dance:1+1+1=1:dance::A
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It is an N1STD form - which has the court stamp on. At the top of the letter "County Court Business Centre".
She is claiming for hire / labour(as stated) and also interest at a daily rate of £0.08 per day.0 -
chopsmcgee wrote: »It is an N1STD form - which has the court stamp on. At the top of the letter "County Court Business Centre".
She is claiming for hire / labour(as stated) and also interest at a daily rate of £0.08 per day.
It is not a CCJ , that is a claim form via the small claims
One thing is for sure, your `colleagues` buyers sound like they dont mess about...Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0
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