Small claims with trader! (don't call me Stupid!)

Bobby2021

sheramber said:

Bobby2021 said:

eskbanker said:

Just to check, is the contract with an individual acting as a sole trader, or a limited company?

It is shown as company in trader sites.but I am yet to see any company with that name or any director in Companies house records. So there a trade name in trade sites, but no Ltd company! I suppose this is the job of trade websites to validate if the trader is ltd company or not..? 

Does the company name have Ltd  after it?

A sole trader or partnership can trade under a business name but that is not the same as a ‘company’. 

As far as I can see this company is not registered as a Ltd company in Companies House. I will seek detaills from the trade site.

Bobby2021

born_again said:

Rather than via trader platform, where you have no idea if they are getting to the person. Send direct given you say you have their address.
You can then just send letter before action & take to court if no refund.

This can only aggrevate the situation? 

born_again

Bobby2021 said:

born_again said:

Rather than via trader platform, where you have no idea if they are getting to the person. Send direct given you say you have their address.
You can then just send letter before action & take to court if no refund.

This can only aggrevate the situation? 

How. If you are hoping the trader platform will pass the message on?

Bobby2021

born_again said:

Bobby2021 said:

born_again said:

Rather than via trader platform, where you have no idea if they are getting to the person. Send direct given you say you have their address.
You can then just send letter before action & take to court if no refund.

This can only aggrevate the situation? 

How. If you are hoping the trader platform will pass the message on?

Sending letter by post might aggrevate situation?

MattMattMattUK

Bobby2021 said:

born_again said:

Bobby2021 said:

born_again said:

Rather than via trader platform, where you have no idea if they are getting to the person. Send direct given you say you have their address.
You can then just send letter before action & take to court if no refund.

This can only aggrevate the situation? 

How. If you are hoping the trader platform will pass the message on?

Sending letter by post might aggrevate situation?

Aggregate how? You want your lonely back, your only real chance there is legal action (which I suspect will still fail to recover the money), if you want to get your money back you will need to aggrevate then fraudster. That being said I think you do not have a chance of getting anything back.

born_again

Bobby2021 said:

born_again said:

Bobby2021 said:

born_again said:

Rather than via trader platform, where you have no idea if they are getting to the person. Send direct given you say you have their address.
You can then just send letter before action & take to court if no refund.

This can only aggrevate the situation? 

How. If you are hoping the trader platform will pass the message on?

Sending letter by post might aggrevate situation?

Judge could decide on balance, that as not chased person direct, that you have not given them chance to resolve the issue.
Part of the process for court action is Letter Before Action. Which has to go to the other party. 

lincroft1710

You can either send a Letter Before Action direct to the trader or forget any hope of getting any money back. But as others have said there is no guarantee taking the trader to court will result in you being recompensed

Bobby2021

Ok. Thanks. Should i include bank details for refund? Or is it dangerous to share that?  If not how can he refund it?

Bobby2021

will I get into some legal troubles for sending this letter?

Alderbank

Bobby2021 said:

Ok. Thanks. Should i include bank details for refund? Or is it dangerous to share that?  If not how can he refund it?

Surely you've not forgotten that his daughter has at least two in-payments from you on her bank statement giving your name, sort code and account number alongside each of the the sums you paid her?