Who is writing, and to whom

Where the claim would be brought

Your name

Your email or phone

Your address

Their address

Their name

Their business, if any

Date of the letter

Days they have to respond

What the dispute is

One fact per paragraph, in the order it happened, with a blank line between them. They come out numbered.

The kind of dispute

What it is about, in one line

The facts

The sum claimed

One line for each part of it. Leave it empty if you want something other than money.

Amounts in GBP, set by where the claim would be brought.

The date the deposit should have been returned

Interest Claim interest under section 69 of the County Courts Act 1984 at 8% a year

Evidence you hold

One document per line

What you want, and by when

What you want them to do

Letters and their deadlines

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