Hi,

I've just been referred to this group for advice and you might see more
advice requests from me in the next few days as I decided to adopt a
new "fight back" policy; I've been ripped off quite a few times in the
past few years but never had the time, strength or energy to defend my
position and takes matters further if not resolved easily enough... I
know this is a lazy way to go but I'm sure I'm not the only one who
can't be bothered with all the hassle.

But I've had enough and since I don't have much work at the moment, I
figured I might just as well spend a few hours a day for the next week
or so, writing complaint letters, demanding compensation etc... and
that it might be worth taking time to do it if I end up getting money
back since over the years all those small claims I never made added up
to quite a substantial amount for me and I could well do with that at
the moment!

Anyway, what I was wondering is: is there a time limit to make claims
regarding money overcharged, denied refunds, non-payment for work done
etc...

Any advice on this or any other matters I may post later will be
greatly appreciated, and I'll try to give advice in other topics when
it's something I know about (on numerous occasions, the reason I didn't
fight back wasn't because I didn't know my rights but because I wasn't
sure it was worth the hassle of a confrontation and possible failure).

Dagmar wrote in message
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Hi,

I've just been referred to this group for advice and you might see more
advice requests from me in the next few days as I decided to adopt a
new "fight back" policy; I've been ripped off quite a few times in the
past few years but never had the time, strength or energy to defend my
position and takes matters further if not resolved easily enough... I
know this is a lazy way to go but I'm sure I'm not the only one who
can't be bothered with all the hassle.

But I've had enough and since I don't have much work at the moment, I
figured I might just as well spend a few hours a day for the next week
or so, writing complaint letters, demanding compensation etc... and
that it might be worth taking time to do it if I end up getting money
back since over the years all those small claims I never made added up
to quite a substantial amount for me and I could well do with that at
the moment!

Anyway, what I was wondering is: is there a time limit to make claims
regarding money overcharged, denied refunds, non-payment for work done
etc...

6 years in most normal matters that do not involve real estate.
--
Dave Baker

thanks, sounds good then, in most cases it dates back just over a
year...
Written my first letter today to a letting agency who refused to refund
me the fees I had paid when applying for a flat: they were not normally
refundable but the only reason I ended up cancelling my application was
because they'd failed to give me a definite answer on the outcome of my
application within the normal times they'd promised; there were only 3
days left before the proposed move-in date and I jumped on the occasion
when my current agency offered me another flat that matched my
requirements as I just couldn't take the risk of finding myself with
nowhere to move to if they suddenly told me I couldn't get the other
one I'd applied for...

Anthony R. Gold wrote in message
...
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:15:06 +0100, "Dave Baker"
(NoEmails) wrote:


Dagmar wrote in message
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Anyway, what I was wondering is: is there a time limit to make claims
regarding money overcharged, denied refunds, non-payment for work done
etc...

6 years in most normal matters that do not involve real estate.

It's not particularly real estate. Situations with a 12 year statute bar
include principal sums secured by a mortgage or a charge on any property,
both real and personal, but only 6 years on any arrears in interest.

Tony

None of which appeared to apply to the OP's case which is why I felt it
pointless to go into details of specialties and real and personal property
and simply point him in the general direction of matters in which he might
want to ask for more details if necessary.
--
Dave Baker