UK power network taking me to small claims court.

[CLL1]

Fixed costs on the small claims track do NOT include solicitor costs - see CPR 27.14

Fixed solicitor's costs are included, for instance, issuing claim, serving claim, requesting judgment, even on a small claim.

[yahoozee147]

You can have your wife to write her account in a witness statement and submit that to court at the same time you do your own. In the N180 witnesses box you'd just put 2 ( yourself and your wife ) and she would need to attend the hearing with you. It wouldn't be a conflict of interest unless she also worked for the claimant.

Are you still in touch with your housemate ? Were they a joint tenant of the property at the time ?

Witnesses on their part - should be themselves, the claimant, plus probably whoever was involved in the issues at the property - the court may yet order expert witnesses and the claimant might not yet know if they want/need to include additional witnesses- it is something that will be dealt with when the court issues it's directions after both n180s have been filed and served.

The search does seem likely to be a tracing search - and yes they are able to do a soft search on a credit file. It doesn't affect your credit rating.

Also put your local court on your N180 if it isn't the same as the claimants.

I don't speak to him anymore as we fell out but I know where he lives. Sent off my N180 form back today will update here as soon as I know what the next step is.

Regards

[yahoozee147]

Hi guys it has been a month since i posted my N180 form back which was updated on the 10th of this month to say i have filled it. But since then i haven't heard anything back from the court. Is this normal? Does anyone know roughly how long it take before i need to find out what is happening.

Regards