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Recovering borrowed money from a friend
Dear Advisors,
One of my friends borrowed AED 12,000 from me in May 2018. He said he will return the money in one month, but he didn’t. I asked many times.
7 months later, he returned AED 5,000. But he is not returning my balance amount of AED 7,000 now after nearly 17 months. I am in Dubai. He is in Abu Dhabi.
He runs a structural steel company. Every time he keeps changing the date. I have WhatsApp chatting. How can I get my money back?
Please help me.
Dear Questioner,
Pursuant to your query, the WhatsApp chat you have between you and your friend is enough to prove that your friend owes you the amount.
In this regard, you have to follow three steps in order to ask for the amount.
1. Send him a personal official letter asking him to return the amount based on his default.
2. If he neglects or refuses to accept, you shall appoint a lawyer to send him a legal notice in order to settle the matter and return the money immediately.
3. Next step, you can file a civil suit against him before the UAE courts asking for the remaining amount.
Please feel free to contact us for further clarification me on phone or email.
Regards.
