How to settle money dispute between (former) friends?

[kissenger]

This is a situation my girlfriend has been dealing with for a few years.

Essentially, she and her (former) friend agreed to go on a week-long holiday. Her friend couldn't afford it. My girlfriend offered to lend her the money on condition it would be paid back within 3 months.

Sadly predictable outcome: it's now three years later and she still hasn't paid (despite being able to by all accounts). My girlfriend has many emails/texts in which her friend acknowledged the debt and agreed to pay.

My question: is there any way for her to recoup this money? It's caused her so much stress, but she's adamant she doesn't want to let it go as a 'lesson learned'. I thought maybe it's something you could pursue in small claims court, but I don't have any experience in that area.

 

[NoobCannon]

Stand and bang
Boxing stance
Quaterstaffs at dawn
Pooh thru letterbox

 

[d_brennen]

https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome

Do it online

 

[SilverTongue]

In before Judge Rinder...

 

[robfosters]

you still might not get it back.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Your GF will never see that money.

Tell her to write it off to experience and break all contact with the former friend.

 

[kissenger]

Stand and bang

This was my first suggestion but she said she needs 6 months to work on her sprawl training.

 

[dowie]

I thought maybe it's something you could pursue in small claims court, but I don't have any experience in that area.

yup, it is the sort of thing you could use a 'small claims' court for

just use the website linked to in post #3

 

[Raymond Lin]

I’m still short £183 from an ex from 2012...am I keeping track....not really...lol

Write it off as a lost, lesson learnt.

 

[Adam]

I’m still short £183 from an ex from 2012...am I keeping track....not really...lol

Write it off as a lost, lesson learnt.

Let it go Raymond

 

[Raymond Lin]

Let it go Raymond

Let it go, let it go!

 

[dowie]

I’m still short £183 from an ex from 2012...am I keeping track....not really...lol

Write it off as a lost, lesson learnt.

I think that is a bit different, being in a relationship and paying for stuff is pretty standard and you're bound to be buying things for each other etc... I'd not even keep track of that sort of stuff let alone be in a position to remember some figure

however making a loan to a friend or acquaintance (for presumably an amount that is fairly significant to the OP's GF) and specifying that they pay you back in 3 months... then seeing them not doing so - well that is just being a bit of a mug, the OP's GF has every right to object and frankly ought to have escalated it much sooner

 

[FloppyPoppy]

Let it go, let it go!

 

[Haggisman]

I’m still short £183 from an ex from 2012...am I keeping track....not really...lol

Write it off as a lost, lesson learnt.

Depends how much we're talking surely? Couple of hundred then maybe forget it, £500+ then I'd be chasing it, particularly if I knew the person could afford it

 

[Trifid]

Never give money to friends that you need back. Write it off, it's been 3 years, your health will thank you...

 

[wedrum]

smash her pasty ?

 

[MooMoo444]

Is she fit and how much we talking?

 

[easyrider]

Move on....

 

[Spook187]

Face to face or else you get it simple as, you have to threaten or even good slap around works wonders. small claims court indeed lol.

 

[RoyMi6]

https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome

Do it online

That website makes me feel like I'm going to be scammed... in the 90's...