I just called Sharma & Co and they are not dealining with it at all.They said they were approched but have confirmed they are not handling this. They said it is a winding up order that has been made against ELS. Just another dead end. Not sure what the next step is now for all of us who have lost out!!??!!??

Called my bank and they we're a bit awkward. Said to call them back in about a week once they know who will be dealing with the creditors and they might persue them. The worst part about the whole thing is that i had the british heart foundation collect my old sofas at 9.30am this morning... so im sat on a deck chair as i write. You could note write a comedy with this kind of crap in it!!!

I purchased a sofa from their clearenc line on bank holiday monday and paid via my debit card...in full. I was waiting for delivery today until i got hit by the news. What a joke. Somewhere sitting in a warehouse there is my sofa that i paid in full for, and there is nothing we can do about it. I am so annoyed that these kind of things can still happen. I'll try the contacts number posted on here but i wouldn't hold much hope as i bet these fraudsters will have just up'd sticks and not closed the business down in the correct mannor. Apparently the owners of the birmingham branch have appointed solicitors to deal with any issues, they are .....howell and co, 1341 stratford road, hall grenn, b28 9hn. no contat numbers outside the store but maybe this could be another route? chin up people, we're all in this together... we might have lost money but at least we can sleep sound unlike the lowlifes that ran this sham!!!!!