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This is  a suggested Acceptance Letter should you not wish to sign the bank's own acceptance form:
  
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Dear Whoever
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'''Ref: Your Offer of Settlement'''
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'''Account:'''  <span style="color:red">xxxxxxxx </SPAN>
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'''Sort Code'''  <span style="color:red">xx-xx-xx </SPAN>
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'''Claim No:'''  <span style="color:red">XXXXX </SPAN> in XXXX County Court
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I acknowledge receipt of your letter date  <span style="color:red">xx/xx/xx </SPAN> and your settlement offer of  <span style="color:red"> £XXX.</SPAN>
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I accept your offer as full and final settlement only for this claim of bank charges made on my account between <span style="color:red">xx/xx/xx </SPAN> and  <span style="color:red">xx/xx/xx </SPAN><span style="color:blue">(dates of first and last charge) </SPAN> However I will only accept an unconditional offer and will therefore not be signing your acceptance agreement
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I accept this offer without prejudice and I reserve the right to make any further claims should you apply future charges that may be considered unlawful under common law or in violation of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 or Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
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I will be willing to withdraw my claim and will send a Notice of Discontinuance to the Court upon receipt of unconditional full settlement of my claim <span style="color:blue">(Delete this paragraph if you have not filed at court) </SPAN>
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I am also not prepared to agree to any confidentiality clauses you try to impose, unless of course your client wishes to make an offer of due consideration in addition to the amount of  <span style="color:red">£xxxxx, </SPAN> <span style="color:blue">(This amount is the settlement figure)  </SPAN>in order to be afforded this privilege by myself.
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I trust that you will find this arrangement acceptable.
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Yours Sincerely
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 15 October 2008

This is a suggested Acceptance Letter should you not wish to sign the bank's own acceptance form:

Date


Dear Whoever


Ref: Your Offer of Settlement

Account: xxxxxxxx

Sort Code xx-xx-xx

Claim No: XXXXX in XXXX County Court

I acknowledge receipt of your letter date xx/xx/xx and your settlement offer of £XXX.

I accept your offer as full and final settlement only for this claim of bank charges made on my account between xx/xx/xx and xx/xx/xx (dates of first and last charge) However I will only accept an unconditional offer and will therefore not be signing your acceptance agreement

I accept this offer without prejudice and I reserve the right to make any further claims should you apply future charges that may be considered unlawful under common law or in violation of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 or Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.

I will be willing to withdraw my claim and will send a Notice of Discontinuance to the Court upon receipt of unconditional full settlement of my claim (Delete this paragraph if you have not filed at court)

I am also not prepared to agree to any confidentiality clauses you try to impose, unless of course your client wishes to make an offer of due consideration in addition to the amount of £xxxxx, (This amount is the settlement figure) in order to be afforded this privilege by myself.

I trust that you will find this arrangement acceptable.

Yours Sincerely