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    • If I have learnt one thing from this forum, it's not to call and communicate via email. I passed this info on to her and they are pushing for her to call them.    "Unfortunately, you will need to call us. The conversation won’t be so black and white as to therefore type over email. In a nutshell we can confirm that the request to not pay for 3 months we cannot put in place"  I emailed them back on her behalf and said that what ever is discussed over the phone will need to be put in an email so that she can review it properly. No decisions will be made on that phone call.    "Once we speak to you on the phone we will follow up with an email to confirm the options discussed. [Phone number]"   Why are they pushing for a phone call? If its not so black and white, why can they then follow up with an email?  
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Without the Claimant providing a valid true copy of the executed Credit agreement that complies with the CCA, the Claimant has no grounds on which to enforce this alleged debt. 11. The Claimant has been unjustly enriched at the expense of the Defendant by purchasing bulk debt at a greatly reduced cost and subrogating for the original creditor in trying to recuperate the full amount of the original debt 12. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter such negotiations with the Claimant. On receipt of this claim I could not recall the precise details of the agreement or any debt and sought clarity from the claimant by way of a Section 78 request. The Claimant failed to comply. I can only assume as this was due to the Claimant not having any enforceable documentation and issuing a claim in hope of an undefended default judgment.   Statement of Truth I, ********, the Defendant, believe the facts stated within this Witness Statement to be true. I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in it’s truth. Signed: _________________________ _______ Dated: _____________________
    • Morning,  I am hoping someone can help, I am posting on behalf of my friend so I will try and provide as much info as possible.  Due health reasons, she is currently not working and unable to pay her contractual car finance payments. She emailed 247 Money and asked for a 3 month payment holiday, they refused this straight away with no reasons as to why. They have told her that instead she can make a payment of £200. She is currently getting £400+ a month ssp so this is not acceptable. She went back to them and explained she cannot make this payment and they have not offered an alternative plan. Its £200 or she falls into default.  She is now panicking as she does not want her car to be taken away. What options does she have?  Thank you, 
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Hello everyone...

 

I have posted elsewhere on this site for help and this is another call...

 

 

In a nutshell i am fighting a debt with Link Finance for £33k

 

I also have accumulated debt with various creditors which comes to around £8k

 

These are for: Credit cards (no longer have), bank account overdrafts, Car loan

 

My total debt is £40k ish

 

I have CCA all creditors and only 2 have failed to come up with anything, The debt with these two comes to around a grand.

 

Link Finance have supplied a Credit Agreement, albeit late. Lloyds supplied one.

 

Even though i am fighting these companies i feel it is going nowhere and at 28 am scared that i will end up taking this debt well into my thirties as i have no realistic chance of paying it off.

 

I have a mortgage with my wife. Northern Rock had a charging order put onto our proprty before they sold the debt to Link who now have the order.

 

 

I don't know what else to do, i can't sleep at night and it is causing friction between my wife and i. If i go for bankruptcy will i be forced to sell my share of the house even though the debt was nothing to do with my wife?

 

We are also on a housing covenant scheme in which the council would be entitled to 30% of the equity (it was a low cost housing scheme)

 

I am out of ideas but don't want my wife to end up homeless because of my doings

 

What do i do?

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How much equity exists in the house? (Before the charge by northern rock)?

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About 30p....:p

 

No, we re-mortgaged in 2005..

 

Complicated but i will try to explain..

 

House is worth (last valuation) £120000

 

We re-mortgaged for (i think) £79000 as joint owners (it was previously my other halfs on her own)

 

The council also owns a 30% stake as the low cost housing scheme stipulates.

 

I think the equity stands at (to us personally) £4000 as this is all we have paid off, roughly.

 

We can no longer do a remortgage or try to buy the council out because i have a CCJ and the property has a charging order by Northern Rock, which Link bought.

 

Catch 22, rock and a hard place and every other paradox you can think of

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In that case, if you get three estate agents valuing it as a quick sale, then you will probably find there is little or no equity.

 

In which case, it may be possible for someone else (e.g. wife or family member) to buy the equity at a nominal amount - e.g. 1+ admin fee ( i think it's 211 but it might have changed)

 

Are the unsecured loans in your name, or joint names?

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In which case, it may be possible for someone else (e.g. wife or family member) to buy the equity at a nominal amount - e.g. 1+ admin fee ( i think it's 211 but it might have changed)

 

Don't understand that bit...

 

All my debt is unsecured in just my name. But like i said Link have a charging order on the property.

 

I know that they can only take some of my portion of the equity. So if we sold the house and got £10k profit (for example) they would only have access to my share.

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Right...

 

When an OR sells the property, he will normally put it up for auction. This is a fast method of sale, but DOESN'T realise the same price an estate agent would if you were waiting 6 months.

 

So the equity of the house is actually what you would obtain at auction.

 

By default, you would only recieve half of the equity, and so, if the value you'd realise in a quick sale was less than the mortgage, in effect you have no equity - and the OR will transfer the house to your wife for a nominal charge (£1 + an admin fee). Otherwise, any equity will be split 50/50 with your wife, so if your share of the equity is 2,000 he would sell it for 2,211, without actually reposessing the house.

 

It is, of course, a good idea to discuss with the national debt line or a specialist money adviser at the CAB

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Yeah... it is best to get professional help, before considering bankruptcy... I'm not an expert on it by any means, and a judge will only consider the petition if you've saught advice.

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Good call... thanks

 

Also, i have had a thought, bear with me.

 

If i had a debt that totalled, with all interest added of £32k (the original loan with northern rock was £18k, repayments etc £32k)

 

This debt was bought by Link (god only knows how much for, prob about £1000 or something)

 

If my wife and i released the equity in our house, (she has told me we have about £10k in there) if i made an offer of about £4k for the debt to be settled what do you think my chances are?

 

I won't take the answer as gospel, just what your thoughts are...

 

Dave

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It's possible... if you send them copies of valuations (made by three estate agents for a quick sale), and a copy of the bankruptcy forms filled out, they might accept your offer.

 

To be honest, i doubt it, but it is worth a try.

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