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We are trying to evaluate the current lack of success in Hardship cases.

 

If you have a case in progress, or you have just won/lost one could you post details below. A link to your thread would be good too.

 

It would be good to have such details as,

 

What stage are you at,

 

How long has the process taken from applying to where you are now,

 

If possible, could you post any letters or judgments you have received.

 

A link to your thread would be useful.

 

A reminder.

 

Although the banks have a ongoing test case with OFT there are a number of reasons why you should continue to claim at court now.

 

Any older charges (coming up to 6 years) could be lost if you wait for the OFT case to end. Although we believe once you start your claim you should still be able to claim these, don't take any chances. Take your claim to court now and those charges are protected.

 

When the stays are finally lifted, you will be one of the first in the queue to get paid.

 

While the banks are protected by the stays, we the consumer, have no such protection and charges continue to mount up.

For some people this may mean going into default. If it is clear that the default was made in respect of charges and that it was lodged after a charges claim was begun then these users have a really excellent chance of having it removed.

 

Thank you for any help you can give

 

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Hi. I have two claims going through at the moment. One with Abbey (£1800) and the other with Barclays (£3400).

With Abbey I have sent my claim off and have also spoken to Ronan Coyle a couple of times just confirming that they had received my letters( I can't believe he works for Abbey, he seems too nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) He has assured me that I WILL hear from them within about six weeks. That means I need to wait till about the third week of November.

My claim with Barclays has only just begun. I telephoned the number on the top of my letters received from Barclays and a lady called Nicola answered straight away. I told her my plan and gave her my reference number and she has now re-opened my case and assured me that I will hear from Barclays within 5 working days. I have set up a thread in the Barclays Forum but am new to this so I'm not sure how to post a link.

I'm determined to give this my best shot as I've got nothing to loose.

Buby x

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Think I am going to write to the court today and say that' I understand why my claim has been put on hold but why have the banks not been put on hold for applying more charges. I'm sure its been done before but the more letters they get about it then they might actually take a look.

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Hi Buby x,

 

First of all thank you for passing on this information, we shall watch your progress with interest.

 

Have you sent the two banks a spreadsheet listing your income/outgoings?

 

It is also most important that you proceed with your claim down the usual route and file at court, please make sure you do this with both claims.

 

I fear that the question to the court will fall on deaf ears, if you want to try and get the stays lifted have a read of this link :-

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/general/108430-stays-info-guidance.html

 

If you do go down this route, please post your letter to the court or your N244 form here so we can have a quick check.

 

:) Here are the links to your threads ;)

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/barclays-bank/165537-financial-hardship-claim-against.html

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/abbey-bank/99071-buby_x-abbey.html

 

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Hi.

I've the I & E to abbey but not to Barclays.

When I phoned Barclays they said that I will hear from them within 5 working days with a list of the information they need. Of course, if I dont hear anything I will be on the phone again.

Both claims have been filed with the court and, like all others, have been stayed, hence why I'm going for financial hardship.

Will certainly keep you posted with any updates

Do you know many others that have been successful with a financial hardship case with Barclays. I know that a few people have with Abbey.

Buby

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Hi Buby,

 

Not to many with Barclays yet. Abbey seem to be taking their obligation under the guide lines serous. The best of them appear to be Halifax and BOS.

 

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HI all,

I have two claims stayed by the DJ at the County Court at the behest of Lloyds TSB, I am being bombarded with letters from them and their in house sols, I sent the first of my (WAIVER RULES INITIATIVE,(FINANCIAL HARDSHIP CRITERIA) letters to Lloyds TSB in july and it was delivered 2days later by recorded del. I waited and waited then rang them to be told that they had not received any letter and that it must be lost. I drafted another letter with financial statement and sent that by rec.del. and that was del. 2days later late sept.I have to date received no correspondance from Lloyds re the Waiver requests, BUT they have sent default notices re both account overdrafts being out of order.:mad::confused:

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Hi JGJ,

 

You now need to think about going to court, both to have the stay lifted and to have the defaults removed. I find this very upsetting as the case is obviously in dispute :mad:

 

Have a look here :-

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/115023-application-removal-stay-grounds.html

 

And the link I posted above :-

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/general/108430-stays-info-guidance.html

 

If you submit a N244 please post it here for people to check.

 

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Mr lex,

I have received this day, letter from court after my letter for further directions was submitted it states. A PROPER OFFICER sitting at Blah blah county court, Upon reading the claimants letter.

IT IS ORDERED THAT

The claim remains stayed until one calendar month after final judgement in the test case(including any appeal)

No surprise there then!! :(:rolleyes::D

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Hi I made a claim through a company in December 2006(still don't know why I never did it myself) they took ages to get anywhere and the claims were stayed. I sent a letter to the Halifax myself claiming financial hardship and the reasons why. My total charges with interest were £3900 they offered to pay charges without interest but it has to pay off my credit card and overdraft. At first I disagreed and wanted interest added but they said if I never accepted their offer I would have to wait until the court action had been decided. I then accepted their offer but made it clear this was not in Full and Final settlement and would be claiming the interest once the court action is over. Hope this helps?

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Fedup74,

Thanks for the input unfortunately Lloyds TSB are without doubt (IMHO) the most uncooperative set of *ankers on this planet and they ride roughshod over everything and everybody who dare to question their disgraceful tacticts and antics, I really do not know how they are given so much leeway by the powers that be.They do not want to negotiate only to dictate and harrass their customers apparently cocking a snoot at the legal procedure. :mad:

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Mr lex,

I have received this day, letter from court after my letter for further directions was submitted it states. A PROPER OFFICER sitting at Blah blah county court, Upon reading the claimants letter.

IT IS ORDERED THAT

The claim remains stayed until one calendar month after final judgement in the test case(including any appeal)

No surprise there then!! :(:rolleyes::D

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Better to apply on notice on N244 and request a hearing.

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I have just had a call from abbey regarding my hardship claim. I cannot believe they have a agreed it 65% of my claim. Tghis is without predudice and I can still go for the rest if or should I say when the banks loose. I feel like I've just won the lottery. Money should be in my account by next Monday.

I feel like xmas has come early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thats great news Buby. :D

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Hi I have a claim ongoing with Barclays and has been stayed for £13,359 this was up until feb 2007.In June I asked Barclays to help me under financial hardshjp as I have mortgage arrears and baliff letters for council tax. They sent me a I&E which the first one did not arrive but they received the second.After spending £35 in mobile phonecalls (as I can no longer afford a house phone)I got nowhere Apparently cos I don't owe them anything I don't have hardship.It is very frustrating as I am desperate to get out of debt. They have obviously not read up about getting back to me in 6 weeks as all they sent me was a letter giving telephone numbers for debt councellors and telling me to contact the people I owe money too! I would not be in debt if it was not for bank charges. Anyone have any idas?

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Buby, Is your account with the Abbey still 'in tact' after they've refunded you ??

 

I have banked with Nationwide for 25 years and they must owe me thousands, but am up to my neck with 8 Credit Card creditors, and have been living on £2,000 agreed overdraft with N/W for the past few years. Have been reluctant to claim against them in case they wipe my account out from under my feet! :confused:

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hi every one....i have been trying since end of september to claim back £1,800 in charges from natwest under the hardship waiver.after sending them all the info on my finances and proof of court orders for rent arrears(due to them repeateadly putting charges on my account).i was told last week i did not fit critera for hardship,which i fiind very hard to belive!!!!!

on 8.12.08 i sent them a fainal letter along with a copy of the hardship waiver n highlighted the critera i belive i fit and stated if i dont get a response to this in 10 days i will then take my case to the fos or to the courts......just a matter of waiting now.:(

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Hi Linzih,

 

Your best plan now is to ask your local court for a hearing.

 

Have a good read up here :-

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/115023-application-removal-stay-grounds.html

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/115276-skeleton-argument-stay-hearing.html

 

You need to do this on form N244 :-

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/41901-form-n244-application-notice.html

 

If you go down this route, please post you N244 before submission so we can have a look over it for you.

 

Hope this helps, sometimes it's the only thing to get the banks to face-up to their obligations.

 

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I have sent my hardship letter twice to Mr Coyle at Abbey - they have never arrived/been refused delivery/whatever.

 

Abbey are threatening me with "external" DCA's, defaults, etc etc, and I am at the end of my tether.

 

Should I try once more to contact him, or should I go straight to Court, as above?

 

Link to thread (sorry its really long)

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/abbey-bank/94341-us-abbey-7-500-a.html

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The complaint is clearly in dispute. Have you got proof of receipt or proof of posting?

If so I would complain to the FSA because they have sent the case to a DCA when clearly the amount is in dispute.

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Yes I have PoD for the letter I mentioned to them (dmrs) - that they deny receiving.

 

As it is their in-house DCA, I suppose it still counts as enforcement?

 

But as you can see from my last post on my thread, they are adamant that a Court claim does not constitute a dispute, and they will continue action.

 

Hey, I am saving for bankruptcy, house is gonna be repo'd and there will be nothing worth salvaging - if that's not hardship, god knows what is!:rolleyes:

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I have two- Natwest won on hardship and one Halifax ongoing/hardship not accepted.

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I have made a request to the Bank of Ireland for Hardship, they have said NO!!:mad:

 

I feel my situation with them was unique as my wife and I were made to leave them, due to them cancelling all of our Direct Debits, forcing us to move to another Bank, which we found extremely extremely difficult.

 

I would like to know what I should do now? Do I make a claim against them through the courts?

 

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;) just started my hardship case. i currently have a case stayed with a & l. i am filling in the earnings and expenditure forms today and will post them back on monday if all is well.you can find me bumped to the top of the a & l threads ..

 

 

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