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    • no i meant the email from parcel2go which email address did they send it from and who signed it off (whos name is at the bottom)
    • I understand confusion with this thread.  I tried to keep threads separate because there have been so many angles.    But a team member merged them all.  This is why it's hard to keep track. This forum exists to help little people fight injustice - however big or small.  Im here to try get a decent resolution. Not to give in to the ' big boys'. My "matter' became complicated 'matters' simply because a lender refused to sell a property. What can I say?  I'll try in a nutshell to give an overview: There's a long lease property. I originally bought it short lease with a s.146 on it from original freeholder.  I had no concerns. So lender should have been able to sell a well-maintained lovely long lease property.  The property was great. The issue is not the property.  Economy, sdlt increases, elections, brexit, covid, interest hikes etc didn't help.  The issue is simple - the lender wanted to keep it.    Before repo I offered to clear my loan.  I was a bit short and lender refused.  They said (recorded) they thought the property was worth much more and they were happy to keep accruing interest (in their benefit) until it reached a point where they felt they could repo and still easily quickly sell to get their £s back.  This was a mistake.  The market was (and is) tough.   2y later the lender ceo bid the same sum to buy the property for himself. He'd rejected higher offers in the intervening period whilst accruing interest. I had the property under offer to a fantastic niche buyer but lender rushed to repo and buyer got spooked and walked.  It had taken a long time to find such a lucrative buyer.  A sale which would have resulted in £s and another asset for me. Post repo lender had 1 offer immediately.  But dragged out the process for >1y - allegedly trying to get other offers. But disclosure shows there was only one valid buyer. Lender appointed receiver (after 4 months) - simply to try acquire the freehold.  He used his powers as receiver to use me, as leaseholder, to serve notice on freeholders.  Legally that failed. Meanwhile lender failed to secure property - and squatters got in (3 times).  And they failed to maintain it.  So freeholders served a dilapidations notice (external) - on me as leaseholder (cc-ed to lender).   (That's how it works legally) I don't own the freehold.  But I am a trustee and have to do right by the freeholders.  This is where matters got/ get complicated.  And probably lose most caggers.   Lawyers got involved for the freeholders to firstly void the receiver enfranchisement notice. Secondly, to serve the dilapidations notice.  The lack of maintenance was in breach of lease and had to be served to protect fh asset. The lender did no repairs. They said a buyer would undertake them. Which was probably correct. If they had sold. After 1y lender finally agreed to sell to the 1st offeror and contracts went with lawyers.  Within 1 month lender reneged.  Lender tried to suggest buyer walked. Evidence shows he/ his lawyers continued trying to exchange (cash) for 4 months.  Evidence shows lender and receiver strategy had been to renege and for ceo to take control.   I still think that's their plan. Lender then stupidly chose to pretty much bulldoze the property.  Other stuff was going on in the background. After repo I was in touch by phone and email and lender knew post got to me.   Despite this, after about 10 months (before and then during covid), they deliberately sent SDs and eventually a B petition to an incorrect address and an obscure small court.  They never served me properly.  (In hindsight I understand they hoped to get a backdoor B - so they could keep the property that way.)  Eventually the random court told them to email me by way of service.  At this point their ruse to make me B failed.  I got a lawyer (friend paid). The B petition was struck out. They’d failed to include the property as an asset. They were in breach of insolvency rules. Simultaneously the receiver again appointed lawyers to act on my behalf as leaseholder. This time to serve notice on the freeholders for a lease extension.  He had hoped to try and vary the strict lease. Evidence shows the already long length of lease wasn't an issue.  The lender obviously hoped to get round their lack of permission to do works (which they were already doing) by hoping to remove the strict clauses that prevent leaseholder doing alterations.   The extension created a new legal angle for me to deal with.  I had to act as trustee for freeholders against me as leaseholder/ the receiver.  Inconsistencies and incompetence by receiver lawyers dragged this out 3y.  It still isn't properly resolved.  Meanwhile - going back to the the works the lender undertook. The works were consciously in breach of lease.  The lender hadn't remedied the breaches listed in the dilapidations notice.  They destroyed the property.  The trustees compiled all evidence.  The freeholders lawyers then served a forfeiture notice. This notice started a different legal battle. I was acting for the freeholders against what the lender had done on my behalf as leaseholder.  This legal battle took 3y to resolve. The simple exit would have been for lender to sell. A simple agreement to remedy the breaches and recompense the freeholders in compensation - and there's have been clean title to sell.  That option was proposed to them.   This happened by way of mediation for all parties 2y ago.  A resolution option was put forward and in principle agreed.  But immediately after the lender lawyers failed to engage.  A hard lesson to learn - mediation cannot be referred to in court. It's considered w/o prejudice. The steps they took have made no difference to their ability to sell the property.  Almost 3y since they finished works they still haven't sold. ** ** I followed up some leads myself.  A qualified cash buyer offered me a substantial sum.  The lender and receiver both refused it.   I found another offer in disclosure.  6 months later someone had apparently offered a substantial sum via an agent.  The receiver again rejected it.  The problem of course was that the agent had inflated the market price to get the business. But no-one was or is ever going to offer their list price.  Yet the receiver wanted/wants to hold out for the list price.  Which means 1y later not only has it not sold - disclosure shows few viewings and zero interest.  It's transparently over-priced.  And tarnished. For those asking why I don't give up - I couldn't/ can't.  Firstly I have fiduciary duties as a trustee. Secondly, legal advice indicates I (as leaseholder) could succeed with a large compensation claim v the lender.  Also - I started a claim v my old lawyer and the firm immediately reimbursed some £s. That was encouraging.  And a sign to continue.  So I'm going for compensation.  I had finance in place (via friend) to do a deal and take the property back off the lender - and that lawyer messed up bad.   He should have done a deal.  Instead further years have been wasted.   Maybe I only get back my lost savings - but that will be a result.   If I can add some kind of complaint/ claim v the receiver's conscious impropriety I will do so.   I have been left with nothing - so fighting for something is worth it. The lender wants to talk re a form of settlement.  Similar to my proposal 2y ago.  I have a pretty clear idea of what that means to me.  This is exactly why I do not give up.  And why I continue to ask for snippets of advice/ pointers on cag.  
    • It was all my own work based on my previous emails to P2G which Bank has seen.
    • I was referring to #415 where you wrote "I was forced to try to sell - and couldn't." . And nearer the start in #79 .. "I couldn't sell.  I had an incredibly valuable asset. Huge equity.  But the interest accrued / the property market suffered and I couldn't find a buyer even at a level just to clear the debt." In #194 you said you'd tried to sell for four years.  The reason for these points is that a lot of the claims against for example your surveyor, solicitor, broker, the lender and now the receiver are mainly founded in a belief that they should have been able to do something but did not. Things that might seem self evident to you but not necessarily to others. Pressing these claims may well need a bit more hard evidence, rather than an appeal to common sense. Can you show evidence of similar properties, with similar freehold issues, selling readily? And solid reasons why the lender should have been able to sell when you couldn't.
    • You can use a family's address.   The only caveat is for the final hearing you'd need to be there in person   HOWEVER i'd expect them to pay if its only £200 because costs of attending will be higher than that
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Hi Everyone,

 

After a very stressful few weeks we have decided to give back our car to BMW.

 

We would like to inform anyone that is in arrears on their unregulated credit agreeement with BMW Finance that they do not have a leg to stand on.

We are 3 months in arrears due to a business overdraft being wiped off without warning by HSBC , we contacted BMW and informed them of the problem we faced to be told the following..

 

We can half your payments for three months ( great you say ! ) and the catch ? on the fourth month you must pay all the arrears plus your regular monthly payment ( wow they are helpful ! )

It goes without saying we fell behind and called them again only to be told ,go and sell the car !!

Well we phoned the company direct and spoke to what we believe the finance manager who informed us that yes we could indeed sell our car to a dealer or anyone in fact, and they would give us a letter to give to the dealer to release them from the finance. Happy days we went got a good price for the car and called BMW , they said ok that leaves you a shortfall of £6000 which we will require paying over 12 months at £500 PER MONTH..no negotiation 12 months or we will re possess,we asked for 24 months, and unless you agree to that you cannot sell the car and they would not release the letter .

 

In closing they refuse to listen and will not under any circumstances extend your term of credit, we are returning the car this week and as far as we are concerned they can take us to court .

Make sure if are in this position put everything in writing any offers of payments ect as it will stand you well in court .

 

Good luck hopefully we will talk again

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Is the credit agreement actually unenforceable? My must say, I do admire your spirit though. You are quite right, they can take you to court for any shortfall but you can only pay what you can afford and a judge would recognise that fact. If you had your overdraft taken away then there is little more that you can do. Isn't it nice of the banks though - the recession hits all of us; however, when things turn ugly they adopt the old pull the ladder up jack.

 

Good Luck and keep us updated.

 

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Hi suggest you read the contract in the clause to see how they sell the vehicle and how much you are asked to pay in the shortfall. Be aware they might used a closed auction to dispose of the car. Just be careful. My advice do not surrender as if you sell the car will be better than any price they acheive.

 

I have a bad experience with Mercedes Benz and I have been to court over an unregulated agreement, they are just as bad except they lost £5,000.00 over two agreements on regulated and the other unregulated.

 

If they take you to court be aware that the could load up your debt with interest and and fees. They will not sell it for a good price.

 

If you want any more info then do not hesitate to contact.:)

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I'm being taken to Trial by Wragge Solicitors/BMW.

I have an unregualted agreement. I gave back the Car in November 2008 they sold it for £14,400, I 'd paid £5,000 myself, they are trying to get £20k back from me now plus interest. I have been to Court today for a directions hearing, the Judge has put this in the multi track court and we will be in court week commencing 2nd August,2010. I have spoken to the FSO and National Debtline who have all said the same thing. BMW should of added up the price they got for the car plus my payments, costs of sale and respossesion costs and then they should of taken the amount of finance and then taken off the final optional payment. My agrument is that the BMW Select Unregualted agreement states the cost of your 35 payments and then the final 1 is optional, on the website and what the garage told me was the final payment is optional, I an give the car back and walk away, or the amount can be used as a deposit towards a new BMW or I could re-fiance the last payment myself and keep the car. I'm not sure what course of action I have but BMW did the same as the original post I was 3 months behind and they wouldnt help at all they wanted me to clear the debt by repaying 2 payments each month to clear, I had been made redundant so couldnt so this, they told me then they would take the car back, I actually drove the car to auction house for them. In Jan 2009 they sent me the outstanding charges, I questioned this and asked for a breakdown told them I was redundant and before 28 days were up had a solicitors letter taking me to court, everytime I disputed over 2 months they didnt want to listen so I'm now on trial. If you can help at all I would be grateful for any advice.

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I found out they forged my signiature on agreements for GAP Insurance and Tyre Protection insurance.

 

They cancelled the policies when I said I hadnt asked for them but they didnt refund me any money as they said all the policies they issues are non refundable. What a load of rubbish.

 

I told them the agreement was in dispute to which they did not agree, and messed up my credit file, then unlawfully reposessed the vehicle with no default notice.

 

When they tried to take the car, I offered to make all payments to the end of the contract but they didnt accept and took the car anyway.

 

Now they are after 4k, as they sold the car for next to nothing.

 

When I took out the agreement they told me the car would have a ton of equity in it at the end of the contract, this was before the end of the contract and they sold it for even less.

 

They have even put a default on my name.

 

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Hi, I have filed my Case Summary myself with the Court last week, I have noted in it all actions and have told the court that BMW are seeking to claim a 2nd and optional payment of £17,796 which I was told by the BMW garage was optional as I mentioned above. The solicitors are saying that becuase I broke the agreement with BMW that all payments were due as BMW have suffered afinancial loss because of me. I think nearer the time I'll get a solicitor to represent me, I have a couple of really good friends who are solicitors, but I have been a bit embarassed at being in this situation. Also a friend of mine told me to keep it quiet as my work wouldn't like the situation I'm in also. I have suffered over this, I cant get credit at all, I had a spell of being redundant last year and told BMW this they actually noted it on a letter but still got their solcitors involved, I have offered twice to repay them at a monthly payment both times rejected, the last time they wanted me to secure the debt on my home. I really fed up and concerned about going to court. They sent a young girl to the directions hearing not part of their practise who tried to win the judge round by saying you know your thoughts on the optional payment it wont stand up. The Judge just agreed and said he'd make sure he didn't hear the next time it was in court.

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Hi, can someone help me please, My court case has now been allocated to Multi Track and I submitted my case summary last week, I need to submit a standard disclosure list to all parties concerned and any requests for inspection for the disclosed documents need to be requested within 7 days - not sure what this means

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