"Friend" owes me over £700

Potbellypig

Is your 20 years of friendship worth £200? Call him/go see him and explain that you're writing the debt off and you hope that you can carry on your friendship (without you lending him any money again, of course).

Gambler101

Potbellypig wrote: »

Is your 20 years of friendship worth £200? Call him/go see him and explain that you're writing the debt off and you hope that you can carry on your friendship (without you lending him any money again, of course).

Sod that, who needs friends who cant keep to their word!!

phillw

Although Judge Rinder is not an accurate depiction of what happens in court, he does try to apply the law correctly.

A lot of cases end up with him saying something like: When friends or family lend each other money then there is usually not an intention to create legal relations. You have to have a written contract that sets out how much money needs to be paid back & when it needs to be paid back by, otherwise they wouldn't know that by not paying back that you would sue. If the courts allowed people to bring cases against friends or family then the courts would be full of those cases.

If you can get him to sign an agreement now that says he will pay you back a certain amount every month & he fails to do it then you can take it to court. If he won't agree to do that then he's not your friend & it's cost you a lot of money to find that out.

The_Urbanite

Gambler101 wrote: »

Sod that, who needs friends who cant keep to their word!!

It's a disrespect for sure, but some people are absolutely dire with money and are manipulative enough to talk their way out of paying it back to boot. I wouldn't necessarily write someone off for having a rotten attitude towards repaying debts, just never do them any kind of financial favour ever again.

Potbellypig

Gambler101 wrote: »

Sod that, who needs friends who cant keep to their word!!

I had a similar situation with my wife's sister. She lent £180 for a phone and said she'd pay it me back within a few months. When I asked her a few months later she said she couldn't afford it, so I offered her to just pay me a tenner a month. She didn't pay anything in 3 months so I said I'll write the debt off but don't ask me for any financial favours again.

I was annoyed and dissapointed about it, but having a relationship with friends and family is more than just about money.

Ben8282

Sorry to say this but just accept that you will not get this money back. Regard this as a lesson well learnt and be glad it was only £200.