He responded to my claim for £2780
with a transfer of £900.
These letters are saying cheers for that you still owe me £2780 though.
yours etc.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 16:03, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

£900 is a good start
but he's treating you like a sucker if he thinks he can just pay that and you'll wag your tail and go away.

the reality is that if you hadn't sued him, he wouldn't have paid at all.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 16:06, Reply)

He's sent you £900 but still owes you the full original amount?
That's some rate of interest you're charging.
(Cave Duck, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 16:06, Reply)

contractual sum -v- statutory penalty
two different animals!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 16:07, Reply)

That's my deposit returned
the £2780 is a penalty payment for not protecting my deposit.
but hey ho it doesn't matter the £900 has bounced over the weekend so never mind.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 16:20, Reply)

In my very limited experience
legal action is useful against those who wont pay, but often not worth persuing against those who can't pay.
(Cave Duck, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 17:05, Reply)