14 days?

[lee6370]

As i understand it the courts asked that we seek to reslove matters with the banks, and try to avoid taking them to court.

 

So we send them 2 letters given them 14 days in each (28 in total), now the courts don't say we have to give them this much time but it is accepted to be a reasonable amount of time to give and thats is all we are asked to do.

 

However if the bank writes back after 6 days saying we will not pay, do i sit waiting for another 8 days before sending my 2nd letter?

 

If i've sent my 2nd letter and the bank respond in 5 days saying go away your not getting any money and thats our final response, do I wait another 9 days before taking action?

 

I say no, I have entered into talks, I've given them time to answer my points and settle with me, but they have choosen not to, so why wait? I have done everything the court has asked me to do.

 

Does anyone think we should wait, even when the banks have made their position clear?

[dave]

now the courts don't say we have to give them this much time but it is accepted to be a reasonable amount of time to give and thats is all we are asked to do.

 

I believe the amount of time set out in the CPRs is 28 days.

 

However, I would say - and I may be corrected - that once the bank has made themselves clear that they are not prepared to enter into discussions, then the time for the courts is nigh.

[Movingon]

...although it will always look good to the judge if you have given them the full 14 days regardless of any reply received in the interim; you are being as reasonable as it is possible to be given the circumstances. Judges like reasonable.

[lee6370]

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