Help With County Court

[Theland]

An unemployed friend has asked me for advice.
He is owed £7000 by his sister.
He has no money whatsoever but is desperate.
He has had a bailiff call because he is behind with his rent.
He has no money to fund the forms foe a county court claim.
Is there anything I can advise him?

[kvalidir]

Lend him the £40 to file but it's only worth doing if she has the money for someone to obtain from her, if she's skint forget it entirely and I think there's a £5k limit on claims in the CC as well. x

[Peter Pedant]

erm does she have the moolah
and what did she say when he asked for the money or some of the money

yeah I agree - give him the money to file

[Theland]

If it's only £40 I will do that, but a quick look on the county court web site led me to believe it was in excess of £400 and I haven't got that.
How does he file? Where does he get the paperwork?

[Theland]

She ignored him and paid for a holiday for her family instead.

[Peter Pedant]

the answers are here
if you knock around Law
Bueno (Chris) has done a long one ( more than once) on MCOL which is where he starts ....

https://www.gov.uk/make-money-claim

and he now has to do it electronically - but so what
and it gets filed to the nearest court nearest to one party - defendant I think

[Flonska]

The fees to claim between £5001 - £10,000 appear to be in excess of £400:-

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

If your friend has low income or is in receipt of certain benefits s/he may get help from the courts

https://www.gov.uk/get-help-with-court-fees

The eligibility criteria and application form can be found here:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-help-with-court-and-tribunal-fees#details

[Theland]

Many thanks all.
Got to go out, so will study the links later.

[Peter Pedant]

I wouldnt get too close to this case
it sounds an absolute dog

[Theland]

I am so stressed out over this.
It is very close and personal.
Thank you for your advice and support.

[fiction-factory]

He could tell her he's planning to go to the claims court but would be happy to negotiate something - maybe £2000 down payment then £100-200 a month for 2-3 years, or perhaps take £5000 in full and final settlement and put the loss down to experience

[Theland]

FF - thank you. I was toying with such an idea myself.
I shall try and suggest this as some kind of mediation.
Oh I could do without all of this.

[pooter1950]

Is his sister in employment or own her own house? Doe she have any savings or own any other assets? If the answer to these questions is no then taking out a claim will not get him his money back unfortunately.