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    • "We suffer more in imagination than in reality" - really pleased this all happened. Settled by TO, full amount save as to costs and without interest claimed. I consider this a success but feel free to move this thread to wherever it's appropriate. I say it's a success because when I started this journey I was in a position of looking to pay interest on all these accounts, allowing them to default stopped that and so even though I am paying the full amount, it is without a doubt reduced from my position 3 years ago and I feel knowing this outcome was possible, happy to gotten this far, defended myself in person and left with a loan with terms I could only dream of, written into law as interest free! I will make better decisions in the future on other accounts, knowing key stages of this whole process. We had the opportunity to speak in court, Judge (feels like just before a ruling) was clear in such that he 'had all the relevant paperwork to make a judgement'. He wasn't pleased I hadn't settled before Court.. but then stated due to WS and verbal arguments on why I haven't settled, from my WS conclusion as follows: "11. 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. "  He offered to stand down the case to give us chance to settle and that that was for my benefit specifically - their Sols didn't want to, he asked me whether I wanted to proceed to judgement or be given the opportunity to settle. Naturally, I snapped his hand off and we entered negotiations (took about 45 minutes). He added I should get legal advice for matters such as these. They were unwilling to agree to a TO unless it was full amount claimed, plus costs, plus interest. Which I rejected as I felt that was unfair in light of the circumstances and the judges comments, I then countered with full amount minus all costs and interest over 84 months. They accepted that. I believe the Judge wouldn't have been happy if they didn't accept a payment plan for the full amount, at this late stage. The judge was very impressed by my articulate defence and WS (Thanks CAG!) he respected that I was wiling to engage with the process but commented only I  can know whether this debt is mine, but stated that Civil cases were based on balance of probabilities, not without shadow of a doubt, and all he needs to determine is whether the account existed. Verbal arguments aside; he has enough evidence in paperwork for that. He clarified that a copy of a DN and NOA is sufficient proof based on balance of probabilities that they were served. I still disagree, but hey, I'm just me.. It's definitely not strict proof as basically I have to prove the negative (I didn't receive them/they were not served), which is impossible. Overall, a great result I think! BT  
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Carlex UK -welcome to the site.

CAG is happy to have official company representitives here,provided they agree to site rules and have a genuine interest in helping members openly and on the site.

Can I please ask that you email Admin with your brief so that your status can be givenn official recognition.

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Hi, I have no connection with CAG, save that I post here from time to time

 

I'm curious now though, so hope OK to ask the following...

 

a) The Carlex.org website to which you refer in your own website is offline - and the wayback machine (which is usually quite helpful) is not showing any previous/historic pages there. Link is at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.carlex.org.

 

Any chance of directing us to the correct page(s)?

 

b) Also, sorry if it sounds a little suspicious, but what link, or connection was there to you calling yourselves CARLEX in the first place?

 

You say that there is no connection with CARL, of course, but I am mindful that CARL is a (relatively) well known campaign against leasehold and leasehold abuses.

 

I mention all this as I remember quite well the old 'leaseholder/s' .co.uk website - used predominately by unhappy leaseholders and invaluable at the time - which, later, appeared to 'disappear' and subsequently became a website for an Insurance Company... that was itself within the group of companies that leaseholders were allegedly complaining about in the first place... which (irony upon irony) included a group of companies later swallowed up by Erinaceous

 

I am genuinely interested to know more about your own organisation though, so, apologies for any offence caused and happy to stand corrected

 

Happy to be reassured as to your intentions too, so you are welcome to reply openly and/or PM me too if you wish - as well as responding to CAG moderators requests too, of course ;)

As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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There appears to be a few 'carlex' sites out there..

 

 

 

Im sure they do a great job informing retired people with service charge disputes, it just seems odd that a quick 'google' finds three sites.

 

Andy

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Andy, hi...

 

That's weird. Firstly, the second of these webpages I'd already had a read through and was looking forward to hearing more about the various carlex organisations - but the posters messages now appear to have been removed.

 

I also recall the carlex poster saying they would PM me (yup, quick check of copied emails shows one of the messages was "I will send you the link to Carlex AG via PM") but I never heard anything.

 

Now I see that that poster (CARLEX UK) and their messages elsewhere on CAG (such as at http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?22067-Property-Management-Debt-collection-Charges) appear to have disappeared completely

 

Andy, you and I have swopped messages before, so hopefully you can vouch for my intentions being to genuinely help where possible - so I'm all for other posters helping out wherever they can too

 

BUT I'm quite curious as to what happened to CARLEX UK now

 

Might be helpful if moderators could advise, for which thanks in advance?

 

Cheers, NewSAHD

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As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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Ok thank you for your PM.

I am happy to respond.

The position is that as with all members who register and post on the site who are acting in an official capacity for an organisation,CAG asks that these members contact Admin so that we can be clear as to they have brief to post as representitives,and also that there is a clear understanding of what CAG expects in consideration of site rules.

Regular members will be aware that links to external websites need prior approval.

We get hundreds of requests to permit external links as you can imagine-many are not appropriate or fit within the ethos of what we aim to do.

If a member is asked to contact Admin to confirm their brief and acknowledge posting expectations,then we obviously review that and respond.

If a member fails to respond to that request,then it can lead to moderation until its done.

In the case of Carlex,as far as I can see no response has been forthcoming despite the requests.

I hope this answers questions,and again will stress that links to external sites are not permitted without approval.

This is a policy which has existed for some time,and therefore is nothing personal or discriminatory in this instance.

If Carlex has responded already,then it will obviously be looked at.

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MARTIN3030, thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated.

 

It's a shame the carlex poster hasn't replied, perhaps, as the more leaseholders/tenants that can be made aware of THEIR rights the better. Seen too many Freehold/Agent abuses against them over the years not to want as many others as possible to help out. Fairly, though, come up against enough unreasonable, uncooperative, and ill informed leaseholders/tenants to know it cuts both ways too, sometimes.

 

There was a poster here earlier this year (don't recall the name, but it WILL come back to me later ;) ) who used to reply to CAG posts - then, later, started, or tried to start redirecting posters to his own forum :) Wouldn't have been so bad if the advice he/she was giving hadn't been so, well, a bit off base sometimes. Haven't seen that poster around for awhile, think his/her user name was MZuckerberg or something. If time later will track back later and see how his forum is/isn't going!

 

Thanks for the quick reply though, here's hoping carlex can sort out providing you with some kind of response now.

 

It's perhaps a shame if they can't do so though.

 

Thanks again,

NewSAHD

As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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Chiro

 

Dont know how far you have got but we got rid of Solitaire via RTM. I have done a Right to Manage guide which is free from the truth about solitaire. This site truly holds a wealth of information.

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Deleted - same message was posted twice!

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As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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The TAS website makes for some 'interesting' reading and have followed it for a little while now.

 

Interestingly, there is a post re CARLEX from the 24th November with one poster there, in particular, stating

 

"I am always slightly suspicous of things. Dear Don Heady, God rest him, created CarlexAG.org – it is a great “resource”. It seems he took the passwords with him …

On the links page on carlex’ web site this appears:

“Age UK provides an impartial advisory service for people living or working in private retirement or sheltered housing.”

PLEASE be aware that Age Uk is a PEVEREL funded charity – but it costs Peverel nothing – they get the cash back via HMRC.

I know that there was a considerable difference of opinion between Don and Melissa. I think Melissa should explain who is paying for her site and its maintenance … and so clear the air"

 

I do hope whatever suspicions that are there can be allayed, as sites such as CAG, TAS, the old 'leaseholder' forum (long gone) and others can all provide an invaluable service

 

So, CARLEX AG, whoever you were posting on CAG, please do reassure us all

 

NewSAHD

 

PS I have no links whatsoever of which I am aware with TAS, CARLEX :) etc!

 

 

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No time to edit the post, above, but there IS further info on the TAS website.. at... /2010/10/01/clarification-on-carlex-carlexag/

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As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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Useful update on CARLEX at thetruthaboutsolitaire.co.uk/2010/11/30/carlex-org-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-31869

As for me, happy to help out. I am not a Landlord, but I have been in the past. I am not an Agent, but I have been in the past. I am, therefore, a has been, so always seek independent and suitably qualified advice elsewhere before relying upon whatever has been posted here :-)

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Hi, I have been reading through members post's and just wanted to offer some advice. I own my own property management company & I am currently assisting a development terminate the services of Solitaire. The land owner/freeholder is also Estates & Management Limited, therefore it has been a long process however Solitaire should be removed in the next couple of months. Should you need any advice or help in removing Solitaire, please let me know as I would be more than happy to assist.

can you give me a ring on 01202570970 regards alan

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Hi, nice thread!!! I think people are looking for these kinds of management tips to get them a good property for their business. I also bought a small land in my downtown with the help of retail Management Company. I think before making big deal it’s good to consult with p

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Here's a general query in relation to this thread. What would be the situation if all the Leaseholders clubbed together by forming their own Ltd Co. registered as not for profit. Then write to the likes of these Management Co's stating "we have no need of your services". Surely with both sides being Co's, could you then charge the otherside for all correspondence out to them...? It would be a bit like putting the balance back in - charges like for like? Any thoughts anyone.

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Here's a general query in relation to this thread. What would be the situation if all the Leaseholders clubbed together by forming their own Ltd Co. registered as not for profit. Then write to the likes of these Management Co's stating "we have no need of your services". Surely with both sides being Co's, could you then charge the otherside for all correspondence out to them...? It would be a bit like putting the balance back in - charges like for like? Any thoughts anyone.

 

Welcome to the forums bellijayne.

 

This thread was started in 2010 and it's over a year since the last post in this thread,have a look at the below link !

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/content.php?114-How-do-I-post-my-story-on-the-Consumer-Action-Group-forum

Please use the quote system, So everyone will know what your referring too, thank you ...

 

 

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Here's a general query in relation to this thread. What would be the situation if all the Leaseholders clubbed together by forming their own Ltd Co. registered as not for profit. Then write to the likes of these Management Co's stating "we have no need of your services". Surely with both sides being Co's, could you then charge the otherside for all correspondence out to them...? It would be a bit like putting the balance back in - charges like for like? Any thoughts anyone.

It sounds like you are describing a rtm or right to manage agreement, try googling it and its best to start a new thread.

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It sounds like you are describing a rtm or right to manage agreement, try googling it and its best to start a new thread.

 

Yes I am but without using the term RTM. I'm curious as to how others have achieved the same result in that due to the wording of their Leases in that they can carry out the work/repairs, then they managed to negate the RTM. They literally formed their own Co. & took it from there. From what I can gather they've gotten away with it too. I only wish I could remember where I saw this as I'd happily post this up. Thing is have you ever heard of this, as it appears those on this site are actually more clued up than solicitors. Thanks for responding.

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