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    • The property was our family home.  A fixed low rate btl/ development loan was given (last century!). It was derelict. Did it up/ was rented out for a while.  Then moved in/out over the years (mostly around school)  It was a mix of rental and family home. The ad-hoc rents covered the loan amply.  Nowadays  banks don't allow such a mix.  (I have written this before.) Problems started when the lease was extended and needed to re-mortgage to cover the expense.  Wanted another btl.  Got a tenant in situ. Was located elsewhere (work). A broker found a btl lender, they reneged.  Broker didn't find another btl loan.  The tenant was paying enough to cover the proposed annual btl mortgage in 4 months. The broker gave up trying to find another.  I ended up on a bridge and this disastrous path.  (I have raised previous issues about the broker) Not sure what you mean by 'split'.  The property was always leasehold with a separate freeholder  The freeholder eventually sold the fh to another entity by private agreement (the trust) but it's always been separate.  That's quite normal.  One can't merge titles - unless lease runs out/ is forfeited and new one is not created/ granted. The bridge lender had a special condition in loan offer - their own lawyer had to check title first.  Check that lease wasn't onerous and there was nothing that would affect good saleability.  The lawyer (that got sacked for dishonesty) signed off the loan on the basis the lease and title was good and clean.  The same law firm then tried to complain the lease clauses were onerous and the lease too short, even though the loan was to cover a 90y lease extension!! 
    • Northmonk forget what I said about your Notice to Hirer being the best I have seen . Though it  still may be  it is not good enough to comply with PoFA. Before looking at the NTH, we can look at the original Notice to Keeper. That is not compliant. First the period of parking as sated on their PCN is not actually the period of parking but a misstatement  since it is only the arrival and departure times of your vehicle. The parking period  is exactly that -ie the time youwere actually parked in a parking spot.  If you have to drive around to find a place to park the act of driving means that you couldn't have been parked at the same time. Likewise when you left the parking place and drove to the exit that could not be describes as parking either. So the first fail is  failing to specify the parking period. Section9 [2][a] In S9[2][f] the Act states  (ii)the creditor does not know both the name of the driver and a current address for service for the driver, the creditor will (if all the applicable conditions under this Schedule are met) have the right to recover from the keeper so much of that amount as remains unpaid; Your PCN fails to mention the words in parentheses despite Section 9 [2]starting by saying "The notice must—..." As the Notice to Keeper fails to comply with the Act,  it follows that the Notice to Hirer cannot be pursued as they couldn't get the NTH compliant. Even if the the NTH was adjudged  as not  being affected by the non compliance of the NTK, the Notice to Hirer is itself not compliant with the Act. Once again the PCN fails to get the parking period correct. That alone is enough to have the claim dismissed as the PCN fails to comply with PoFA. Second S14 [5] states " (5)The notice to Hirer must— (a)inform the hirer that by virtue of this paragraph any unpaid parking charges (being parking charges specified in the notice to keeper) may be recovered from the hirer; ON their NTH , NPE claim "The driver of the above vehicle is liable ........" when the driver is not liable at all, only the hirer is liable. The driver and the hirer may be different people, but with a NTH, only the hirer is liable so to demand the driver pay the charge  fails to comply with PoFA and so the NPE claim must fail. I seem to remember that you have confirmed you received a copy of the original PCN sent to  the Hire company plus copies of the contract you have with the Hire company and the agreement that you are responsible for breaches of the Law etc. If not then you can add those fails too.
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    • I understand what you mean. But consider that part of the problem, and the frustration of those trying to help, is the way that questions are asked without context and without straight facts. A lot of effort was wasted discussing as a consumer issue before it was mentioned that the property was BTL. I don't think we have your history with this property. Were you the freehold owner prior to this split? Did you buy the leasehold of one half? From a family member? How was that funded (earlier loan?). How long ago was it split? Have either of the leasehold halves changed hands since? I'm wondering if the split and the leashold/freehold arrangements were set up in a way that was OK when everyone was everyone was connected. But a way that makes the leasehold virtually unsaleable to an unrelated party.
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Hi All

 

I am desperate to get in touch with CEO of Virgin Holidays (i'm not sure if it's richard branson or not)

 

I have a complaint and whilst the telephone operators tell me that customer relations is the best section to write to when I do that I get a response from Reservations - which as you can guess when it comes from reservations doesn't answer my complaint and just instead tries to get me to pay them more money.

 

I have richard bransons email which is for virgin atlantic but the automated repsonse says that if the feedback is for virgin atlantic he will ensure it gets to the right person any other companies i.e. virgin holidays should be contacted directly.

 

Hence my search - can anyone help?? Even if someone can provide me the CEO/Directors name that would prob help as it's generally first name.last [email protected] - however [email protected] doesn't working - making me think he is not the CEO.

 

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Hi All

 

I am desperate to get in touch with CEO of Virgin Holidays (i'm not sure if it's richard branson or not)

 

I have a complaint and whilst the telephone operators tell me that customer relations is the best section to write to when I do that I get a response from Reservations - which as you can guess when it comes from reservations doesn't answer my complaint and just instead tries to get me to pay them more money.

 

I have richard bransons email which is for virgin atlantic but the automated repsonse says that if the feedback is for virgin atlantic he will ensure it gets to the right person any other companies i.e. virgin holidays should be contacted directly.

 

Hence my search - can anyone help?? Even if someone can provide me the CEO/Directors name that would prob help as it's generally first name.last [email protected] - however [email protected] doesn't working - making me think he is not the CEO.

 

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Hi

 

I tried writing to her as well.I didn't even get an acknowledgement from any of the directors .a large company that don't seem to care at the top .

 

I posted a comment on Facebook they removed it !

 

Cmon Mr Branson you can do better than this !

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Hi

 

I tried writing to her as well.I didn't even get an acknowledgement from any of the directors .a large company that don't seem to care at the top .

 

I posted a comment on Facebook they removed it !

 

Cmon Mr Branson you can do better than this !

 

I emailed her and the next day had a phone call from someone at her office.....but basically still got nowhere!

 

There customer service leaves a lot to be desired!

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Andie,

 

I am taking them to court, My hearing is on the 8th June 2010.

 

And i agree there customer service is terrible.

 

Wow - I hope you wipe the smug, we are better than you, smiles right off their faces.

 

They have treated me like rubbish - it was a completely different story when they were taking my £6k off me when I booked my honeymoon!

 

I rang them as in between booking and now my son has been diagnosed with a medical condition which means i will have to take pretty hefty medical equipment on the flight and I will need space to give him medical attention during the flight.

 

You wouldn't think this would be a problem for an holiday company that says in their brochure they help all disabled passengers.

 

Well they didn't feel the need to help my son and actually told me that I would be liable for excess baggage on his medical equipment and if I wanted more space I would have to pay for an upgraded seat there and back for us at the bargain price of £2199!!

 

How very helpful!

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Hi sexyfufu

 

I have just spent ages reading your thread!

 

Eerily similar I am also going to Disney for my honeymoon - though thankfully a different hotel!!

 

I'm not going until next July but booked in April this year.

 

It seems I have the same person dealing with my complaint as you had - her name is mentioned once in your thread....and I must say (rather sarcastically) she is a great help!!!!

 

For me as a gesture of goodwill they will allow me to cancel without losing my deposit.......

 

What an absolute joke...I told them they put their financial gain in front of their customers health and this is shameless profiteering - something they have failed to contradict me on.

 

Well on the bright side I have managed to get the exact same holiday with Thomas Cook for a lot cheaper than Virgin so I will be speaking with the helpful lady in the managing directors office on Tuesday to request an immediate refund.

 

I just don't know how they can get away with such things!

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