The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Money paid into court where defendant wishes to rely on a defence of tender before claimE+W

37.2(1) Where a defendant wishes to rely on a defence of tender before claim (GL) he must make a payment into court of the amount he says was tendered.

(2) If the defendant does not make a payment in accordance with paragraph (1), the defence of tender before claim will not be available to him until he does so.]