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but also Martin instructed the solicitor to pursue me for arrears that I didn't, in fact, have
Oh yes, absolutely. He's done that because i) he's a cunt and ii) he takes offence at your attempts to do due diligence regarding works and how they are paid for. i.e. you've asked questions, he didn't like them, he's looked for a way to inflict something on you and he thought he had found it.
I think there is some of that, definitely, but also Martin instructed the solicitor to pursue me for arrears that I didn't, in fact, have. So he has to pay the solicitor for their time spent if they don't recover it from me.
I did speak to Martin on the phone and he kept saying "I think you have to pay something", but couldn't justify why when I asked him to justify it.