suing landlord - as an expat abroad

whitehorse123

400 pounds

Guest101

whitehorse123 wrote: »

400 pounds

Ye it's definitely not worth pursuing, the solicitor will cost you more than that for sure

00ec25

whitehorse123 wrote: »

425 + vat sounds like alot compared to other quotes ive had

LOL, you missed the point that Eversheds is one of the leading law firms in the UK so of course they are rather expensive, that was the point being made, use a good firm and it will cost you

whilst I agree your case ought to be relatively water tight the fact is the amount of money you can earn with only a £400 deposit is not enough to take a risk on legal fees given you need someone to do everything for you

I appreciate you wanted recommendations and no one can give you any, but googling did find a few firms specifically aimed at acting on behalf of overseas residents in UK court cases. Why not get a quote from one of them and then you'll see what most of the responses on here at hinting at, it will cost you more in fees than you will win.

whitehorse123

00ec25 wrote: »

LOL, you missed the point that Eversheds is one of the leading law firms in the UK so of course they are rather expensive, that was the point being made, use a good firm and it will cost you

whilst I agree your case ought to be relatively water tight the fact is the amount of money you can earn with only a £400 deposit is not enough to take a risk on legal fees given you need someone to do everything for you

I appreciate you wanted recommendations and no one can give you any, but googling did find a few firms specifically aimed at acting on behalf of overseas residents in UK court cases. Why not get a quite from pone of them and then you'll see what most of the responses on here at hinting at, it will cost you more in fees than you will win.

there are some no win no fee firms that specialise in deposit protection, maybe because its low risk, who will charge 25%

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So you have answered your own question.

Although I doubt they will do it for 25% of the £400 deposit. Court costs, their time. Not realistic. Unless you find a hidden clause in there somewhere where they can charge extra. Once they send a large bill.

And say you do get a judgement. How are you going to get the money. If he doesn't pay voluntarily.., you will have to pay for bailiffs or another fee to get the case escalated to a high court and employ High Court Sheriffs. You will get the sheriffs fee back if they get the money off the defendant, but not if they don't.

Getting a judgement is just the first step.

catshark88

Withers is a good firm too, I was very happy with their service.

bris

No win no fee on a small claims court for £400.

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No solicitor is going to work for a maximum fee of £100. None. I've never even known a deposit as low as £400 in the first place.

Unless you live in a hovel in South Wales I suppose. (No offence to anyone living in South Wales!)

Even if you were awarded 3x the deposit, they won't work for £300 either.

whitehorse123

and yet i have a firm who is offering me a CFA but with an client agreement on 27 pages that i dont really want to sign because i dont know if i trust them not to stick me with a bill at the end.

hence the request for solicitor.

steampowered

The issue is that £100 is not enough to pay someone to run a piece of litigation, even if it is a small claim. That barely even covers the court fee for issuing the claim let alone for somebody to do any work.

You might get someone to write a couple letters for £100 but not much more than that.