Hi. Thank you very much for updating the thread, I'm delighted that you have a good resolution. I'll update your thread title to show the result. HB

This has been resolved now. I can't discuss the agreement but i am no longer tied to the employer & can move on. I have a settlement, my contract is over and i have a pre worded reference. Also an agreement not to pursue costs. I want to thank you all for the advice i was given. I have read a lot on here & i know in future to do things differently so it is more favourable for me. So many threads on here the OP didn't return to update which was frustrating as i really wanted to read the outcomes & didn't want to be another no show myself.

yes you did and that's why I stay around till the wee small hours. that's always the usual time people that really need help post up. you'll be fine you've not found one thread here that turned bad... we tell the truth not sensationalise it .

Ah, ok. The attachment you posted is called 'Claimants WS', so I thought you'd had theirs. I only glanced at it briefly. Any detail that you feel is needed to support your defence and then the brief arguments presented at the hearing should be included within your WS. This is 'the' time for detail.

Hi. As we've said before, you won't be going to prison, tax credits don't do this. Please have a read around other tax credit threads here. Everyone turns up feeling the way you do and they all end up sorting things out and feeling a lot better. HB

You can provide your interpretation of the law in support of your defence, but that's just your interpretation, unless you qualify it with pointing to the legislation that applies, or other suitable sources referring to it. Therefore, quoting relevant legislation and case law is how you'll demonstrate that you have a winning argument. The claimant has done just that in their WS. Say as much as you need to in order to make the best possible impact with your arguments.

Well done for making the phone call and getting the process started. Unfortunately, it appear to be the way Government systems work. Every tax year will be a separate work item. So for previous years re-calculation to work out the over payments, it will depend on when they get around to deal with this. They deal with tens of thousands of work items and are likely to be dealing with reported changes from other taxpayers going back months. There will be a priority order of work and working out your over payments may not be a priority. The main thing is that you have reported the change and stopped the payments for th

Have you read over any witness statements from other cases?

I have called tax credits, spoken to a very kind man, I was a bit teary and he was very patient. He said he can see my claim has been amended and all payments have now been stopped which I said was good and what I wanted. He then said there's a current overpayment of £2800 for this year 2019 - 2020, but they wouldn't know the final amount until the end of the financial year. I asked to make a voluntary payment towards the 2850, and have paid £150 today as that's all I can afford. I specifically asked him about the previous years as I knew that had the incorrect information too so need to start trying to repay, he

That is not something I can say. That is an argument that you would have to put before a judge – and of course if you can put the argument to Hotpoint so that they think that maybe it's better simply to sort it out rather than confront you in court, that will be the best way forward. Read the statue and you will discover exactly what it is you have to show. But generally speaking it's a reasonableness test – like much of law in England and Wales – and you will have to persuade a judge that the safety of the oven is not such as persons generally are entitled to expect blah blah. In this case you are going to have to talk about the oven to

If you believe that the oven is possibly dangerous as you say then you should be looking at this act where it is clear that a defect in a product can include defective instructions http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/43/section/3 And if you are a person who is affected by this then in principle you have a right of action http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/43/section/41

I think it will help you to identify specific models which might suit your requirements – not only including Hotpoint – but other manufacturers as well. I think you will need to get some idea of value

You won't go to jail. Of course lots of questions are going to be asked – but the very best thing you can do is to contact them on Monday and be completely open and honest about what has happened. Hopefully other people with greater expertise will come along – but certainly you need to open up completely on Monday and be completely straight dealing

The new enforcement regulations i believe stopped the enforcement officers from pushing aside someone at a door. This was to stop potential assault and breach of the peace. They can put their foot in, to have the conversation with the fine defaulter about their rights of gaining entry and that they can force entry if required using a locksmith ( this is because this relates to a Court fine). But if they are refused entry they should back away and look at their next options. There might be goods outside of the house they can seize. If not, they could call the Police and locksmiths, so they can make peaceful entry to a property.

If enforcing a Magistrates’ court fine they can even use a locksmith to gain entry, but only with the court’s permission.

Hi. I've moved your thread to the Bailiffs forum. People should be along to advise later. HB

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