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Hi All,
After some advise please.
My mother deceased earlier this year, leaving me with to pick up the pieces in terms of funeral cost and arrangements and everything else that comes with it.
During her last few years she had befriended a local nut job about half her age and they had a mutual relationship in which he would help her to buy things as she was not mobile enough to do some of the routine shopping task herself.
So now I'm just about coming to terms with her death I receive a small county claims with him claiming trying to claim I owe him £1000!
When it all started: Upon making arrangements to empty my mothers property I asked that he return her bank cards and any other personal possessions, as he held on to these to do the shopping etc. Which he did, the cards had been cancelled upon her death. He allegedly purchased a washing machine for her, but my mum had enough money to do this herself as she was on incapacity benefits that were more than enough to support herself. So as far as I'm aware he purchased it on her behalf as she was not competent with internet to do so her self, but yet he challenged me on arrival to the property with an online receipt where he paid for a said washing machine. I dismissed this and recovered the washing machine. He also tried to show me some hand written agreement stating that my mum had borrowed £580 that he is also owed.
This guy was creaming my mum along the years but it was amicable; he used her, she used him etc. He is aware of a pension my mum had been paying into that i feel he is trying to get his hands on.
The only thing left to me was a £3000 funeral bill, the pension may net me £4000 - £5000 in a year or so but that just about covers the funeral, travel and loss of earning during the two weeks I was off work (sales commission). There is no estate to speak of, rather the state she left me in bless her.
I need to reply to the small claim but unsure on the legal stance or ground I can reply with.
Any feedback greatly appreciated.
After some advise please.
My mother deceased earlier this year, leaving me with to pick up the pieces in terms of funeral cost and arrangements and everything else that comes with it.
During her last few years she had befriended a local nut job about half her age and they had a mutual relationship in which he would help her to buy things as she was not mobile enough to do some of the routine shopping task herself.
So now I'm just about coming to terms with her death I receive a small county claims with him claiming trying to claim I owe him £1000!
When it all started: Upon making arrangements to empty my mothers property I asked that he return her bank cards and any other personal possessions, as he held on to these to do the shopping etc. Which he did, the cards had been cancelled upon her death. He allegedly purchased a washing machine for her, but my mum had enough money to do this herself as she was on incapacity benefits that were more than enough to support herself. So as far as I'm aware he purchased it on her behalf as she was not competent with internet to do so her self, but yet he challenged me on arrival to the property with an online receipt where he paid for a said washing machine. I dismissed this and recovered the washing machine. He also tried to show me some hand written agreement stating that my mum had borrowed £580 that he is also owed.
This guy was creaming my mum along the years but it was amicable; he used her, she used him etc. He is aware of a pension my mum had been paying into that i feel he is trying to get his hands on.
The only thing left to me was a £3000 funeral bill, the pension may net me £4000 - £5000 in a year or so but that just about covers the funeral, travel and loss of earning during the two weeks I was off work (sales commission). There is no estate to speak of, rather the state she left me in bless her.
I need to reply to the small claim but unsure on the legal stance or ground I can reply with.
Any feedback greatly appreciated.
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