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Phone call from the solicitors appointed by our managing agent today, chasing me for £711.
They have graciously offered to drop their legal fees by 50%, if I pay promptly.
However, what they can't do is to show that I do, in fact, owe them that money.
So, for me to pay the £711, and the discounted legal fees, I'd need to want to do so - which I don't.
I kind of admire their brio, offering me the opportunity to pay half their legal fees for chasing me for money that I don't owe to anyone, but I also think it's a bit of a piss take.
I've counter offered - if they can actually show me that I'm in arrears/owe the money (which they have not done), then I'll pay the money. If they can't then I'll pay the £711 as a gesture of goodwill, as long as we document it as such, and they drop all proceedings with no cost to me.
The irony? They'd have been paid the £711 by standing order a week ago, but due to their initial letter stating that they'd charge me £150 for paying them, I cancelled it.