I need an Advice!
By rainmark
@rainmark (4302)
July 2, 2009 8:16am CST
Before i moved here in Uk, i left a friends and family back home in Phillippines and aslo few people who owes me a money.
I left the responsibility of collecting money to my sister from the people who had debt on me. Then the people refuse to pay even a single penny to my sister and have lots of excuses why they can't pay.They always havea reason like coz her hubby has admitted to hospital or her mother admitted to hospital and she's paying for this hospitalization and etc etc. Im so tired of it. Then the problem is we don't have a legal papers that stating they borrowed money from me. Coz i trust them coz they were my friend and it's a large amount of money.
Can anybody help me what to do? Thnx for the help.
Cheers.
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12 responses
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
3 Jul 09
There's practically nothing u can do.. First thing, there's no written evidence between u and them to show that they have borrowed money from u, and thus there's nothing the law can do to help u..
Secondly, your sister is not u, and thus she cant force them to repay the borrowed money too.. With such a thing happening, i dun think u will regard them as frenz anymore for they are not worth it..
However, if u still wanna get your money back, u can only take it back bit by bit from them.. If not, even though it's large amount of money, u will have to treat it as bad debt..
@rainmark (4302)
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3 Jul 09
We already agreed that they going to pay me bit by bit every month but there's nothing happened. Maybe they don't bothered to pay me back coz im here in UK, but i will having a vacation. I will going to get a paperwork or an agreement from the Attorney and let them signed it. I don't want to loss our family savings, 50,000 pesos is big amount to loss. Grrr!
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@busky5 (3164)
• Thailand
2 Jul 09
I don't think you will recieve your money recently, but this lesson for you will always remember to your mind. You don't have second time in your life. Money always be a problem that making people become to enemy.However you should give your sister often asks to them.
@scarletwitch12 (562)
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
It is true that when it boils down to what is right, if you are going to lend anybody money, there had to be documents which will attest to the loan.
I dont want to say you are screwed because there may stilll be a chance that they can pay you back. Try talking to they to coming up with some kind of agreement, like paying a little every month or so.
Good luck!
@nitu1952 (286)
• India
3 Jul 09
it is very good to take someone advice when we moves to any country. so they help us in which area you work. so that there is no problem in residing there or to find work .as there are various sites which help the people to stay in which country they want to go.
@oprasad79 (19)
• India
3 Jul 09
Past is past, that is don't worry that u don't have any legal papers for the money lended. Have faith in god. Just try a simple drama, "that u r met with an accident and u need money to cure". Ask ur sister to play this to ur friends, definitely u will get a portion of ur money back soon.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Jul 09
Without and supporting documentation, you have one heck of a challenge on your hands here rainmark because it's next to impossible to prove they even owe you anything. "Verbal contracts" can hold up in some countries, but you of course need to have witnesses that will state they knew of the deal you struck with someone. I have no idea what the laws are in the Philippines when it comes to verbal contracts though. Unfortunately I think it's highly unlikely that you'll get your money and you'll just have to notch this one up to experience. My advice though is that in the future, don't EVER loan large amounts of money without written agreements in place! Even if they are friends or family, it's important to cover your butt and if the person is THAT desperate for the cash, they should have no issues signing something.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
2 Jul 09
That is the problem with giving out loans to people especially to friends where there is no written agreement to make the loan contractual. It is based on 'trust upon trust' kind of understanding. At the end of the day you end up losing your money and your friends. I am afraid you can no longer get your money back unless you hire a thug to go after them.
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
Welcome to the club! I also have this friend and he borrowed money from me..its mroe than a year and he hasnt paid a single penny. he used it to work on his requirements beecause at that time he is applying for AirPhil, he said that as soon as he gets his first pay he will pay me..no written contract. Its more than a year since he worked there and still no payment coming in. We saw each other few months back, but he just said," oh i still owe you money, sorry about that, ill pay you this coming payday." Couple of payday has gone us by and still now payment. I really dont think he has intentions of paying me. I called him asking for it, he always comes up with excuses.
If they have intentions of paying up, theyre not going to wait for us to ask them about it, instead, they will pay it outright.
@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
I have the same problem with a few friends of mine who owes me money but hasn't paid me over 4 years already. It is very tiring going after them and they love to make up excuses just so they won't pay for it at the moment. Right now I hardly lend my friends money just so I won't have a hard time getting the money back. I have already learnt from my mistake not to lend a big amount and I should put it into writing to make sure I can get the money back.
@chikadee21ph (438)
• Philippines
2 Jul 09
Hi friend, I can relate. I have some money which I lend to some of my neighbors with interest. Unfortunately, it has been 1 year already but I am not yet paid. There are indeed excuses given to me which only irritates me. Unfortunately, I don't know what to do to be able to get my money back. I will be very happy to get the principal back even without the interest. I am actually planning to escalate this incident to our baranggay captain. But I am still trying to fix things just between the two us. But just in case, that is what I am planning to do.
@rainmark (4302)
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3 Jul 09
Actually they were so lucky that i lent them a money without interest, i told them they can pay me bit by bit every month but there's nothing happened. My sister suggested me to take this issue to Brgy. Captain but i want an Atty and request a paper work for an agreement and let them signed so that i don't need to worry that one day i will lost my money. That's the best idea that im thinking right now.
cheers.
@jojhane (36)
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
Hello good evening.. The only thing that you can do about your problem is that tell your sister not to say something bad or not to harm the people who borrowed your money, but just to lower down her temper and formally ask the people who have debts in you even if they can pay in a staggered basis like a small amount until they can pay all their debts to you. The only answer to it is to understand their situation and have more patient. And trust in God because he says that when you give little thing to our brother and sister and God will pay you more.. Okey hope you learn something from my advice and God bless and Good luck to your career in UK..