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    • Thanks FTMDave, I like the cut of your jib - I'll go with that and obtain proof of postage. Encouraging that NPE have never followed through and seem to blowing hot air, let's see where they go after this   Regards
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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. Lenders have a legal obligation to sell the property for the best price they can get. If they feel the offer is low they won't sell it, because it's likely the borrower will say the same. 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. Again, points as above. 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) Why serve a delapidations notice? If it's in the terms of the lease to maintain the property to a good standard, then serve an S146 notice instead as it's a clear breach of the lease. 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. Enfranchisement isn't something that can be "voided", it's in the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 that leaseholders have the right to buy the freehold of the property. It's normal, whether it is a "normal" leaseholder or a repossession with a leasehold house, to claim this right of enfranchisement and sell the property with said rights attached and the purchase price of the freehold included in the final completion price. That's likely what the mortgage provider wished to do. 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. Redact and scan said evidence up for others to look at? 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. So this is dealt with then. 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.  You wouldn't vary a lease through a lease extension. You'd need a Deed of Variation for that. This may be done at the same time but the lease has already been extended once and that's all they have a right to. 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. The lease has already been extended once so they have no right to another extension. It seems pretty easy to just get the lawyer to say no and stick by those terms as the law is on your side there. 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. Again, order them to revert it as they didn't have permission to do the works, or else serve an S146 notice for breach of the lease. 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. 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Keep a copy of your log in details safe and go back to the link and do a CPR 31.14 request...as I have already advised.

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I have already unapproved it......and CCA are not applicable to mobiles......your doing a CPR 31.14

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post 1st class mail to Lowell address on the claimform

you can use free proof of posting you get from the PO counter

all you need is to prove it was sent.

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DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Ok Thanks. I found this link but is there a version that allows you to edit it ?

 

Sorry pdf working now ,didnt work before for some reason!

 

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?387484-LEGAL-CPR-31.14-Request-Request-for-information-when-a-Claim-has-been-issued.

 

But does this acknowledging the service with intention to defend all of the claim mean we now have the extended time for a defence automatically or??

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To defend all automatically gives you 33 days...re read my post #11....again ...slowly:madgrin:

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Perfect

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Cpr 31.14 request was sent on the 14th June ,theyve received it and we havent heard anything from them yet.

 

What do i do now as regards the claim on moneyclaim.gov.uk,

i did say that i wanted to avoid court if possible.

 

Does putting in a defence automatically mean attending court as Andyorch said in an earlier post that it can be avoided with the right forms?????

 

I honestly havent the foggiest idea how to write a defence.

 

Without any details of debt its hard to know what to do, as my son has not provided any details other than its a bt broadband contract taken out in about 2014 for a flat he was only in for 2-3months.

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So youve not been using your time wisely then by reading other lowell claim threads???

 

Its to your advantage theyve not replied..think about it

 

Post 15 refers..to one part of the def...

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DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

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If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Hi Dx,

yes ive read a few but cant seem to find anything similar ,

i havent got the faintest idea what to right in a defence.

without the CPR being received im a bit in the dark about exact details.etc...

 

All i know is looking at my sons credit file the account was opened in june 2014 and he appears to have made payments 12 times

 

so even if it was an 18 month contract that would only equate to about £240 (6 months remaining contract),

 

so where Lowells get £412 + their court fees and interest totalling £530 altogether ive no idea.

 

The POC state Lowells were assigned this debt in march 2017.

 

My son says he never received any debt assignment etc... as he has lived at 3 different places since 2015.

 

Regarding a defence does that need to be done as soon as possible?

June 1st + 33days

 

But as said i havent a clue how to write one in a legal jargon format like i see on here .

 

Is there any examples from threads on here somewhere i can adapt to use ??

 

Thanks

 

point 9. i havent asked them??

so may be irrelevant?

 

I posted an example which disappeared when i edited it that i could possibly use barring point number 9?????

 

Again.....

 

 

1. I received the claim from the the County Court Business Centre in Northampton on 1st June 2018.

 

2. Each and every allegation in the Claimants statement of case is denied unless specifically admitted in this Defence.

 

3. This claim appears to be for a telecommunications agreement with BT Plc.

 

4. The Claimants statement of case fails to give adequate information to enable me to properly assess my position with regards the claim.

 

5.The Claimant’s Particulars of Claim fail to state when the agreement was entered into.

 

6.The Claimants statement of case states that the account was assigned from BT Plc to Lowell Portfolio on 27/03/2017. The Defendant does not recall receiving notice of this assignment.

 

7. On the 14/03/2018 I sent a request for inspection of documents mentioned in the claimant’s statement of case under Civil Procedure Rule 31.14 to Lowell Solicitors.

I requested the Claimant provide copies of the agreement with BT PLC, Notice of Assignment and Deed of Assignment.

 

8. Lowell Solicitors has not sent any of these documents to me.

 

9. In that letter I also asked the Claimant if we may agree to extend the time period allowed for filing of my defence pending receipt of documents (as allowed under CPR 15.5), but they have have failed to respond at all.

 

10. Under Civil Procedure Rule 16.5 (4) Where the claim includes a money claim, a defendant shall be taken to require that any allegation relating to the amount of money claimed be proved unless he expressly admits the allegation.

 

Therefore, it is expected that the Claimant be required to prove the allegation that the money is owed as claimed.

 

11. I request the court orders the Claimants to provide the necessary documentation in order for me to fully plead my case else the Claim should stand struck out.

 

12. In the event that the relevant documents are received from the Claimants I will then be in a position to amend my defence, and would ask that the Claimants bear the costs of the amendment.

 

13. It is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief as claimed or at all.

 

Statement of Truth

 

The Defendant believes that the facts stated in this Defence are true.

 

Signed ________________________________

 

Dated ________________________________

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defence is due by tuesday week [3rd july]

 

that s very old defence

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claimform Lowell mobile

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Hi Andy and DX,

We received these from Lowells today, turns out it is a a BT mobile contract according to what they say.

 

All letters have his current temporary address on . Im totally confused now as getting info from my son is like hitting your head on a brick wall.

 

He recalls it was a 12 month contract, now lowells are claiming the last payment was made on January 2015, when in fact he says he paid it off but has no proof. His credit file show 5 payments made in 2015 up to end of July 2015 and 7 in 2014.

 

There are two letters attached both dated 15th June 2017 addressed to his current temp. address. He has only been here for a few months. In 2017 he was living at a different address. So look like fabricated letters. also his surname is not spelled correctly on all correspondance including the court claim(though its only the last letter thats wrong)

 

They claim the £412 is made up of £207.35 early termination fee and airtime debt of £205.17 (not including their court fees ,interest etc...)

 

Any comments

 

Also credit file

 

One of the pdfs in post 41 still has the name on can it be removed?

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Correct version here :

 

Heres remaining two:

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So all copied and paste documents recreated to fit their claim.

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According to one of the letters received above in response to the cpr 31.14 request it states in part of it ``mobile phones have a service agreement and therefore a default notice doesn`t apply``.

 

But above this in the same letter it says the `contract number ` linking to the account was ......... where ...... happens to be a landline number Not a mobile number. I`m thoroughly confused.

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Well if you cant sort it out

How the beep...will the judge

If it ever gets that far.....

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Hi DX, i did say earlier that im trying to help my son who has an autistic disorder and we are going through a difficult time seperate from this as mentioned early in the thread.

 

Im sorry i may be sounding dumb to you but ive never defended a court claim myself never mind for someone else ,so i would be greatful of some help.

 

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If you have too!!

 

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The more you read the stronger we become

 

Its no big deal believe me

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DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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docs sorted thread tidied...

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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So is this the sort of defence needed?

 

Particulars of Claim for cross reference only

 

1)The defendant entered into an agreement with BT PLC under account reference .......(`the Agreement`)

2)The defendant failed to maintain the required payments and the service was terminated.

3) The agreement was later assigned to the claimant on 27/03/2017 and notice given to the Defendant.

4) Despite repeated requests for payment, the sum of £412.52 remains due and outstanding.

 

And the claimant claims

a) the sum of £412.52

b)Interest pursuant to s69 County Courts Act 1984 at the rate of 8% per annum from the date of assignment to the date of issue,accruing at a daily rate of £0.090,but limited to one year,being £33.00

c) Costs

The Defendant contends that the particulars of claim are vague and generic in nature. The Defendant accordingly sets out its case below and relies on CPR r 16.5 (3) in relation to any particular allegation to which a specific response has not been made.

 

1. Paragraph 1 is accepted insofar that a relationship did once exist between the Defendant and BT Plc however, I cannot recall this account (Agreement) and has yet to supply me with a copy of the Account/Agreement mentioned in particulars of Claim.

 

2.Paragraph 3 is denied .The defendant is unaware of any legal notice of assignment or Notice of Assignment pursuant to Law and property Act 1925 Section 136(1).

 

3.Therefore the defendant denies owing any money to the Claimant and the claimant is put to strict proof ,

 

Show how the Defendant has entered into an Agreement.

Show how the Defendant has reached the amount claimed for.

Show how the Claimant has legal right ,either under statue or equity to issue a claim.

 

 

4.As per Civil Procedurelink3.gif Rule 16.5(4) it is expected that the Claimant prove the allegation that the money is owed; having been provided with written requests for information under CPR 31.14 and to date have failed to provide any such documentation as detailed on the particulars of claim.

 

5.On the alternative, if the Claimant is an assignee of a debt, it is denied that the Claimant has the right to lay a claim due to contraventions of Section 136 of the Law of Property Act 1925.

 

6.Notwithstanding the above should the alleged amount claimed include an early termination charge(s) amounting to the entire balance of the remaining contract. OFCOM guidance states that any Early Termination Charge that is made up of the entire balance if the remaining contract is unlikely to be fair as it fails to take into account the fact that the provider no longer has to provide and pay for their service.

 

7.By reason of the facts and matters set out above, it is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief.

Now they have sent us the documents shown in post.41 but the assignment looks fabricated and not a true copy and the last payment date Lowell are claiming was made is obviously not correct as per credit file showing in fact no payment made in january 2015. But five further payments made from march to july 2015. So their all amount claimed is obviously incorrect and should be denied .

Also can they still claim that assigment termination etc ... have been received if they may have been sent to a previous address and so not received by the defendant??

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Point 2 requires a response ?

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