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    • no i meant the email from parcel2go which email address did they send it from and who signed it off (whos name is at the bottom)
    • I understand confusion with this thread.  I tried to keep threads separate because there have been so many angles.    But a team member merged them all.  This is why it's hard to keep track. This forum exists to help little people fight injustice - however big or small.  Im here to try get a decent resolution. Not to give in to the ' big boys'. My "matter' became complicated 'matters' simply because a lender refused to sell a property. What can I say?  I'll try in a nutshell to give an overview: There's a long lease property. I originally bought it short lease with a s.146 on it from original freeholder.  I had no concerns. So lender should have been able to sell a well-maintained lovely long lease property.  The property was great. The issue is not the property.  Economy, sdlt increases, elections, brexit, covid, interest hikes etc didn't help.  The issue is simple - the lender wanted to keep it.    Before repo I offered to clear my loan.  I was a bit short and lender refused.  They said (recorded) they thought the property was worth much more and they were happy to keep accruing interest (in their benefit) until it reached a point where they felt they could repo and still easily quickly sell to get their £s back.  This was a mistake.  The market was (and is) tough.   2y later the lender ceo bid the same sum to buy the property for himself. He'd rejected higher offers in the intervening period whilst accruing interest. I had the property under offer to a fantastic niche buyer but lender rushed to repo and buyer got spooked and walked.  It had taken a long time to find such a lucrative buyer.  A sale which would have resulted in £s and another asset for me. Post repo lender had 1 offer immediately.  But dragged out the process for >1y - allegedly trying to get other offers. But disclosure shows there was only one valid buyer. Lender appointed receiver (after 4 months) - simply to try acquire the freehold.  He used his powers as receiver to use me, as leaseholder, to serve notice on freeholders.  Legally that failed. Meanwhile lender failed to secure property - and squatters got in (3 times).  And they failed to maintain it.  So freeholders served a dilapidations notice (external) - on me as leaseholder (cc-ed to lender).   (That's how it works legally) I don't own the freehold.  But I am a trustee and have to do right by the freeholders.  This is where matters got/ get complicated.  And probably lose most caggers.   Lawyers got involved for the freeholders to firstly void the receiver enfranchisement notice. Secondly, to serve the dilapidations notice.  The lack of maintenance was in breach of lease and had to be served to protect fh asset. The lender did no repairs. They said a buyer would undertake them. Which was probably correct. If they had sold. After 1y lender finally agreed to sell to the 1st offeror and contracts went with lawyers.  Within 1 month lender reneged.  Lender tried to suggest buyer walked. Evidence shows he/ his lawyers continued trying to exchange (cash) for 4 months.  Evidence shows lender and receiver strategy had been to renege and for ceo to take control.   I still think that's their plan. Lender then stupidly chose to pretty much bulldoze the property.  Other stuff was going on in the background. After repo I was in touch by phone and email and lender knew post got to me.   Despite this, after about 10 months (before and then during covid), they deliberately sent SDs and eventually a B petition to an incorrect address and an obscure small court.  They never served me properly.  (In hindsight I understand they hoped to get a backdoor B - so they could keep the property that way.)  Eventually the random court told them to email me by way of service.  At this point their ruse to make me B failed.  I got a lawyer (friend paid). The B petition was struck out. They’d failed to include the property as an asset. They were in breach of insolvency rules. Simultaneously the receiver again appointed lawyers to act on my behalf as leaseholder. This time to serve notice on the freeholders for a lease extension.  He had hoped to try and vary the strict lease. Evidence shows the already long length of lease wasn't an issue.  The lender obviously hoped to get round their lack of permission to do works (which they were already doing) by hoping to remove the strict clauses that prevent leaseholder doing alterations.   The extension created a new legal angle for me to deal with.  I had to act as trustee for freeholders against me as leaseholder/ the receiver.  Inconsistencies and incompetence by receiver lawyers dragged this out 3y.  It still isn't properly resolved.  Meanwhile - going back to the the works the lender undertook. The works were consciously in breach of lease.  The lender hadn't remedied the breaches listed in the dilapidations notice.  They destroyed the property.  The trustees compiled all evidence.  The freeholders lawyers then served a forfeiture notice. This notice started a different legal battle. I was acting for the freeholders against what the lender had done on my behalf as leaseholder.  This legal battle took 3y to resolve. The simple exit would have been for lender to sell. A simple agreement to remedy the breaches and recompense the freeholders in compensation - and there's have been clean title to sell.  That option was proposed to them.   This happened by way of mediation for all parties 2y ago.  A resolution option was put forward and in principle agreed.  But immediately after the lender lawyers failed to engage.  A hard lesson to learn - mediation cannot be referred to in court. It's considered w/o prejudice. The steps they took have made no difference to their ability to sell the property.  Almost 3y since they finished works they still haven't sold. ** ** I followed up some leads myself.  A qualified cash buyer offered me a substantial sum.  The lender and receiver both refused it.   I found another offer in disclosure.  6 months later someone had apparently offered a substantial sum via an agent.  The receiver again rejected it.  The problem of course was that the agent had inflated the market price to get the business. But no-one was or is ever going to offer their list price.  Yet the receiver wanted/wants to hold out for the list price.  Which means 1y later not only has it not sold - disclosure shows few viewings and zero interest.  It's transparently over-priced.  And tarnished. For those asking why I don't give up - I couldn't/ can't.  Firstly I have fiduciary duties as a trustee. Secondly, legal advice indicates I (as leaseholder) could succeed with a large compensation claim v the lender.  Also - I started a claim v my old lawyer and the firm immediately reimbursed some £s. That was encouraging.  And a sign to continue.  So I'm going for compensation.  I had finance in place (via friend) to do a deal and take the property back off the lender - and that lawyer messed up bad.   He should have done a deal.  Instead further years have been wasted.   Maybe I only get back my lost savings - but that will be a result.   If I can add some kind of complaint/ claim v the receiver's conscious impropriety I will do so.   I have been left with nothing - so fighting for something is worth it. The lender wants to talk re a form of settlement.  Similar to my proposal 2y ago.  I have a pretty clear idea of what that means to me.  This is exactly why I do not give up.  And why I continue to ask for snippets of advice/ pointers on cag.  
    • It was all my own work based on my previous emails to P2G which Bank has seen.
    • I was referring to #415 where you wrote "I was forced to try to sell - and couldn't." . And nearer the start in #79 .. "I couldn't sell.  I had an incredibly valuable asset. Huge equity.  But the interest accrued / the property market suffered and I couldn't find a buyer even at a level just to clear the debt." In #194 you said you'd tried to sell for four years.  The reason for these points is that a lot of the claims against for example your surveyor, solicitor, broker, the lender and now the receiver are mainly founded in a belief that they should have been able to do something but did not. Things that might seem self evident to you but not necessarily to others. Pressing these claims may well need a bit more hard evidence, rather than an appeal to common sense. Can you show evidence of similar properties, with similar freehold issues, selling readily? And solid reasons why the lender should have been able to sell when you couldn't.
    • You can use a family's address.   The only caveat is for the final hearing you'd need to be there in person   HOWEVER i'd expect them to pay if its only £200 because costs of attending will be higher than that
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Thanks for looking at this as so frustrating. Basically on incapacity benefit but after another medical been told that i dont have enought points. I have appealed and have been awaiting for a tribunal date. This has been going on for over six months. What happened that shocked me was that they did not reduce the level of payment they just stopped paying all together. As i assumed the tribunal would not take long although worried i was able to live of the back payment which was a large sum after winning a previous tribunal. (I have won two tribunals) However now that money is gone and i have relied on friends and family to help me with food and bills. I have not wanted to sign on at the jobcentre but now looks i will be forced too although not sure how this will affect my appeal. All the stress has exsparated my condition and have spent nearly every day and sleepless nights worrying about. Is it legal for them to cut all payment to me while waiting for an appeal? Is there anyway i can fight for them to pay me the reduced rate until appeal decision? This is my last chance as in my area it is impossible to get any advice from CAB as they are closed you have to wait months for an appointment.If anyone has been in the same position and have any helpful advice it would be most appreciated. It looks like i will have to attend my tribunal alone with no professional help which is intimidating enough. In the intervening months twice they have said we will look at your case again and then said you will still have to appeal as we agree with the decision. Thanks for reading.

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Hi Jigsawpieces

 

Sorry to hear of your struggle

are you a single person

 

If so you can claim Income Support while your appeal is being heard,

JSA but of course as you are appealing you are not really fit for work,

or ESA

you do not have to go with out benefit.

 

If you have a partner does she work ?

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Thanks for replying. I am single and live alone. I wonder if i can backdate the payment til the time they stopped paying me as i have been using the money i had saved knowing that i would be put through this stress over again. Certainly learn how to be frugal with everything although i'm months behind on some of my bills. I suppose i have been put off with all that bureacracy of going to the social who ask questions i cannot answer as they wont really be resolved until the appeal has gone ahead. Ive had six letters off the housing since december. They are still paying but keep asking me what is happening as if i am in charge of the slow response from the social security department. They have squeezed the last drop of patience out of me. I darent go down there in person to speak to anyone as i think i will really lose my rag. ( I know not a good idea) I have sent them infomation and got reciepts and then two weeks later they ask for the information again.

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You need to apply for one of the benefits as soon as possible. :)

JSA i know you cant get backdated, I.S you can.

With Income Support you will be paid at what they call appeal rate rate, at the moment its £51.45. If you make a claim to I.S then ask for backdating to the day after you failed your PCA.

 

Few questions

Do you have DLA? .

Do you have a pension ?

Do you have saving over 16K?

all three could effect your claim

 

You Can claim ESA and ask for back dating up to three months, but you would need a backdated medical certificate off your doctor to cover this period

 

Jobcentre Plus - Making a new or repeat claim

 

 

If you get awarded any of these then you should get housing benefit.

If you win your appeal you can go back on I.B

appeals can take months longest I Have seen is eighteen months but I dont think that is a record :)

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Thanks no i dont have any of the three listed. No savings the only money i had was the back pay from winning last appeal. I will try income support as i have no choice. I am still recieving Housing Benefit as it seems they cant cut me completely. Will that affect the forms i need to fill in? Thanks for being helpful i wont be able to get the other ESA as my doctor and i dont see eye to eye at all and ive been looking for a new surgery as he told me if i dont like it i can go elsewhere.

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Jigsawpiecies

now you have decided :)

dont forget when you ring the helpline ask for backdating,

what date did you fail your PCA?

well you need to ask for backdating to the day after,

if you dont ask your claim will go from the day you phone up, and you will have to put the request in writing at a later date,

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You need to apply for one of the benefits as soon as possible. :)

JSA i know you cant get backdated, I.S you can.

With Income Support you will be paid at what they call appeal rate rate, at the moment its £51.45. If you make a claim to I.S then ask for backdating to the day after you failed your PCA.

 

Few questions

Do you have DLA? .

Do you have a pension ?

Do you have saving over 16K?

all three could effect your claim

 

You Can claim ESA and ask for back dating up to three months, but you would need a backdated medical certificate off your doctor to cover this period

 

Jobcentre Plus - Making a new or repeat claim

 

 

If you get awarded any of these then you should get housing benefit.

If you win your appeal you can go back on I.B

appeals can take months longest I Have seen is eighteen months but I dont think that is a record :)

 

You can get JSA backdated but you would need a good reason on why you didn't contact the JCP sooner to make the claim. It would then go to a decision maker.

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You can get JSA backdated but you would need a good reason on why you didn't contact the JCP sooner to make the claim. It would then go to a decision maker.

 

 

You are very much right Nick. Backdating of JSA is possible for 3 months but only in exceptional circumstances. Jigsaw you can either go for appeal rate IS or make a new claim for ESA (depends if you have sick note).

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Well problem with GP then jigsaw can try seeing other GP in the surgery or speak to PALS.

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Thanks everybody. Went down there today after recieving another letter from Housing Office. Sorted them out and was able to pick up an income support form which is the route i will take and try to get money backdated. I know that it will take them weeks to sort out but its better than being in limbo struggling to put money in the electric meter.

 

I will be looking for new doctor/practice but will do one thing at a time. It does actually take a long time to find.

 

Thanks for the help i will let you know how it progresses. I used my friends computer and have bookmarked this website on her computer as she is having lots of hassle too after recovering from hospital surgery. Im sure that she will get good advice on here.

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