Philips & Cohen British Gas

[jb000]

Over the last 14 months I have had no end of letters and telephone calls from British Gas regarding a gas debt of £280 in respect of my late grandfather. Quite frankly I have enough of their letters to redecorate my living room.

 

He died with no assets and I informed them of this on many occasions.

 

A few weeks ago, I received a letter from a firm of solicitors called Phillips and Cohen who 'specialise' in deceased debts (grave robbers springs to mind).

 

They have left dozens of calls on my answerphone and my uncles answerphone.

 

The final straw came at 8.15 am this morning when they called and I answered. I lost my temper and told them never to call my number again and slammed the phone down.

 

Any advice on how to deal with these parasites would be most appreciated.

 

jb000

[martin g]

Good Morning

I would write to them with a copy of the death certificate and remind them of this case, if they persist contact the consumer pages of the nationals, i.e moneymail or The Telgraph on Saturday.

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/legal-issues/195020-warning-debt-collectors-their.html

[palomino]

This matter should have been dealt with by the executor of your grandfather's estate. You should refer such matters to that person.

 

In fact, if you actually did anything you could be deemed to be acting unlawfully.

 

Did your grandfather leave a will?

[jb000]

This matter should have been dealt with by the executor of your grandfather's estate. You should refer such matters to that person.

 

In fact, if you actually did anything you could be deemed to be acting unlawfully.

 

Did your grandfather leave a will?

 

My grandfather left a will which contained the house left between my mother and my uncle it is stipulated in the will that the house cannot be sold and will be passed down through family. He left nothing of monetry value after his funeral had been paid for.

 

My uncle is the exector and he is on benefits, he still finds it hard to cope with day to day things so I help him out as much as I can.

 

It is the hounding from British Gas that gets to me, for nearly a year and a half they have been like a dog not letting go of a bone. I had heard that they are fairly low down, but this just takes the biscuit, and hiring a 'grave robbing specialist' ****** dca defies belief.

[martin g]

Hello again,

 

If the house still exists and someone is living in it the someone must be using gas to cook with and to heat the property.

Out of interest who supplies the gas currently?

Martin g

[jb000]

Hello again,

 

If the house still exists and someone is living in it the someone must be using gas to cook with and to heat the property.

Out of interest who supplies the gas currently?

Martin g

 

My uncle is currently living in the property and is paying British Gas for the supply used since my grandfather's death. The debt in question was in my late grandfathers name for the supply before he died.