[cl_steele]

dont give the thieving bastard a penny, if he owes you over a grand and hasnt paid a dime back yet take him through the courts and get it back, he sounds like nothing more than a filthy parasite.

[SnoochToTheBooch]

jesus. I bet you never get a penny of it back.

[Pegasus2]

The sad part is soon you will be the one asking him for money if you keep on at this rate.

£1000? Are you crazy? You can write that right off. Lesson learned on your part huh, don't give him another penny.

Seriously pester him and you *might* if you are lucky see £50 of it back.

I'd also go to his parents, tell them exactly what has happened and how he is spending all him money, see what kind of reply you get and go from there.

EDIT

I had an idea, if you have some firends in law you could get them to draft a letter thretning legal action. Better yet you could even get a solicitor to do this and send it to him, but ask how much they would charge for it. That might frighten him into paying up, or at least in part.