Agreement to pay back

[Pravus1]

I was recently owed money by a guy who managed a pub. He had signed a contract agreeing to pay me £50 a week until the amount was repaid. The day of fist payment arrived and the bloke had blocked me on everything.

I went down to the pub to sort it out face to face and he'd upped and left. I've since narrowed his location down to once of the pubs in Crewe. How do I get my money back?

[GSalt]

Pravus1 said:

How do I get my money back?

Step 1. Can you prove you are owed it?

Don't have to give the evidence in full detail here, but can you honestly tell us you have evidence that the debt is owed? You mentioned a repayment contract, is this a witnessed document or the back of a fag packet?

[Pravus1]

Essentially a bit of paper he wrote up signed by the three of us.

Wording is pretty much I, Name, agree to pay x amount to my name £50 a week from x date.

Signed

[HustleRussell]

I know people will interpret this as a smart-arse comment but here goes;

Who lends money to a pub acquaintance?

I don't lend money to anybody unless I like them enough to write off the money if they are unable to repay it for some reason, hence lending is limited to less than 10 of my most trusted friends and family.

[Pravus1]

It was a deal. I'd never been to the pub before but assumed managing a pub gave the guy some legitimacy. I'm not trying to argue it being a good idea.

[Butter Face]

How much money are we talking?

[Alucidnation]

Surely the Christmas school holidays haven't started yet have they?

[spud989]

https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/over...

[UncleRic]

Op,
1. Are you the director of a company?
2. Do you go to a local gym?
3. Have you got access to email?

[Pravus1]

Small claims court does seem to be the way to go but I guess I have to track down a home address first?

Nice to seem the PH tropes come out.

[TooMany2cvs]

Pravus1 said:

I was recently owed money by a guy who ... signed a contract agreeing to pay me £50 a week until the amount was repaid.

How do I get my money back?

https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome

Who's this third person that's involved?

[UncleRic]

You're right.

Go and speak to him, he may have a reasonable excuse. If talking fails and he owes you an amount you aren't willing to write off, try a letter from an obliging solicitor?

[CAPP0]

Pravus1 said:

It was a deal. I'd never been to the pub before but assumed managing a pub gave the guy some legitimacy. I'm not trying to argue it being a good idea.

Just for clarity though - you lent money, paperwork notwithstanding, to a compete stranger?

I think you've just been had over and you're likely to have to suck this one up. Do you even know whether the name on the "agreement" is his real name?

[CaptainSensib1e]

If you can get in touch with him, make it clear you will pursue this through the courts. Hopefully he will then see sense.

[spikyone]

UncleRic said:

Op,
1. Are you the director of a company?
2. Do you go to a local gym?
3. Have you got access to email?

4. Do you have access to a supply of frozen sausages?

[Rude-boy]

Pravus1 said:

It was a deal. I'd never been to the pub before but assumed managing a pub gave the guy some legitimacy. I'm not trying to argue it being a good idea.

A lesson you may just have had in life is that you should never assume anything that you wish to rely upon.

In 14 years of being a solicitor there has only been one Client who has proper rolled me (as in owed me more an a few £100 in fees that they don't want to/ feel that they have no need to pay)

Guess what - they were pub tenants.

Still i only lost a few k in fees and about £350 in disbursements. Everyone else they owed was in for much more, including HMRC it turned out.

If you know anything about the licensed trade you will be well aware that it is not one where you can trust appearances and that pubs shutting and the landlords running is a regular thing.

[768]

Pravus1 said:

The day of fist payment arrived

snigger.

Text the word JUDGE plus your name to 63334. Texts cost 25p plus one standard network rate message.

[JonV8V]

Are you an fsa regulated money lender, if not he'll probably sue you for mis-selling and claim compensation by saying you're a loan shark.

It's slight tongue in cheek but Wonga had to do it

https://www.stepchange.org/Existingclients/Wongawr...