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Hi, I'm new to this forum and super grateful to anyone who can help me. I've searched to no avail for the answer to this and Citizen's Advice seem to be impossible to speak to at the moment so was hoping someone on here might be able to help...
I'm looking to file a small claim against a cowboy builder, having tried for 6 months to get money back for over 11k worth of works (initial contract was for 16k, the amount it cost to fix and complete what he had done was 11k after taking away the money left owing him for what he had 'completed' - we had unfortunately been paying him in instalments).
I'm eager to get things moving and am piecing together all the evidence. Problem is, there is loads! I have a grid with every issue (21 pages long by itself), then appendices (invoices, quotes for correcting the works, receipts for materials, photos of the issues, a log of every single message and conversation) and videos, as well as the original agreement (which isn't signed - was sent by email). It would be well over 100 pages of documents once printed. I'm trying to figure out whether I need to file all of this with the particulars of the claim, or whether this is held back until later, if he defends the claim and the judge asks for it all?
I'm reading conflicting information everywhere - some saying you just state a summary of all the facts and others saying you include everything - so not sure what to do? We're hoping to file through MCOL.
Thanks in advance for the help!
PS. Also wondering how to keep the claim under 10k to make sure it stays in small claims (can't afford a lawyer) - should I say I expect to claim 'no more than 10k and then still include the whole detail of everything, even though it amounts to over 11k - and state that the figure claimed is 10k? And does anyone know if things like interest, compensation for time lost and court fees can be added on top, or are they included in the 10k limit? Not sure what to do there...
Thank you :-)
I'm looking to file a small claim against a cowboy builder, having tried for 6 months to get money back for over 11k worth of works (initial contract was for 16k, the amount it cost to fix and complete what he had done was 11k after taking away the money left owing him for what he had 'completed' - we had unfortunately been paying him in instalments).
I'm eager to get things moving and am piecing together all the evidence. Problem is, there is loads! I have a grid with every issue (21 pages long by itself), then appendices (invoices, quotes for correcting the works, receipts for materials, photos of the issues, a log of every single message and conversation) and videos, as well as the original agreement (which isn't signed - was sent by email). It would be well over 100 pages of documents once printed. I'm trying to figure out whether I need to file all of this with the particulars of the claim, or whether this is held back until later, if he defends the claim and the judge asks for it all?
I'm reading conflicting information everywhere - some saying you just state a summary of all the facts and others saying you include everything - so not sure what to do? We're hoping to file through MCOL.
Thanks in advance for the help!
PS. Also wondering how to keep the claim under 10k to make sure it stays in small claims (can't afford a lawyer) - should I say I expect to claim 'no more than 10k and then still include the whole detail of everything, even though it amounts to over 11k - and state that the figure claimed is 10k? And does anyone know if things like interest, compensation for time lost and court fees can be added on top, or are they included in the 10k limit? Not sure what to do there...
Thank you :-)
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