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    • Thanks Andy, There will be money left as they own their house. That's why I was thinking it may be cheaper to pay off the debts now, with a discount, rather than in full when the time comes.
    • No hard or fast rules ...if you have referred to it or intend to refer to it and rely on a document as evidence it goes on the list as an exhibit. No you can raise that within your statement but remember that sec 69 is at the discretion of the court a judge may allow the full amount claimed or reduce it to a lower % or none at all. Yes the claimant must serve their N265 on you...any document on theirs that you do not have you can request a copy and then use in your statement. Will it assist your defence ?
    • Hi all, I have previously been helped by the wonderful people on these forums, which helped me out of debt and to a much stronger position that I am in today, for which I am eternally grateful. My debts were all cleared, I now have no debt (apart from a mortgage) and an excellent credit file. I did also show my gratitude with a donation, which even if it helps just one other person out of spiralling debt, it would have been worth it. Sadly, my elderly parents did also run up some debts a few years ago, some through loans and some through credit cards. A few years ago, my father had a medical episode which has left him paralysed on one side of his body and now is confined to a wheelchair, and is pretty much non verbal (he can only manage a handful of words, and gets confused easily). I'm seriously not sure how far any County Court Action would get against him due to his current state, if any of the DCAs were to proceed down that route. Luckily nonw have tried, but can only think that any action would be discontinued by a judge. Before his medical episode he did set up a payment plan with some of the DCAs that were chasing him, which have continused being paid to this day from his bank account. They are literally minimum amounts, but obviously these actions have kept those debts current. However, some of the other debts have since become statutory barred due to the time elapsed since the last COA. My mum does have Power of Attorney over his financial affairs so can act on his behalf, with me as backup if god forbid anything happens to my mum. Their wills are set up for everything to go to the other should either of them pass away, and then to their children upon the passing of both of them, with myself being named as the executor on both of their wills. I have recently been reading up on the role of an executor, and part of the duties is to pay any outstanding liabilities before distributing the remainder of the estate. I have seen, in several instances, of a recommendation of posting about any death in the local newspaper column and the gazette to limit any future liabilities as executor in case of any debts that are unknown to myself. But this does lead me onto the debts I do know about. Am I right in thinking that the current debts that my dad has been making token payments on would have to be repaid in full to the DCAs upon his death? If that is the case, is it worth negotiating a full and final settlement, with a discount, on his behalf now? And with the debts that are statutory barred, am I correct in presuming that they would not need to be paid upon my dad's death as they wouldn't be legally enforcable in court? Thanks in advance for all of your help!
    • Hello AndyOrch For the n265 please would the below list of documents be sufficient ? 1. Pre-Action protocols. Claimant confirmation that they have not complied or have only partially complied (last page of claimants N181 Direction Questionnaire) Dated 16/04/2024 2. Copy of the Lease - Dated 4th September 1998 3. Statement of account (up to 1st Feb 2024) - Dated 20/02/2024 (This shows a slightly different balance to the one included in the Claim form as theirs was only up to 24th Jan 2024) 4. CPR 31.14 Request - Dated 28/02/2024   With regards to the Claimants claim for interest under Section 69 of the County Courts Act 1984 where the amount is incorrectly calculated due to the account balance and also appears to be duplicated, should I list their POC ? Additionally should I include any e-mail exchanges (I don't have all as some went to junk and auto deleted due to an issue with my e-mail account and I was reliant on my phone for seeing e-mails) ? I don't have the last e-mail that was sent prior to the claim being issued. I guess that I can ask the claimant for a copy of this one ? The claimant has refused to action the CPR 31.14 request.  Regarding the Section 20 notices relating to the major works, should I include if we have a copy ? Is there anything else that I should include in the list relevant to our defence ? Will the claimant send us a similar list via N265 ? They did include a Continuation Sheet with their N244 giving a background of the case. Just wondering how we know all of the documents that they will rely on.   As always really appreciate any help and guidance that you can provide.
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I have several payday loans which are now at the point that I can no longer afford, so I decided to do something about it and contact CCCS. They were very helpful and have arranged a DMP for me which will start on the first week in September.They have also provided me with a letter template to send to the PDL companies advising that I am entering into a DMP and that they will be contacted by the CCCS.However, I have repayments that are due this Friday and wanted to know if it is best for me to contact some of the PDL companies to arrange some sort of repayment plan before I default, or do I just default and let CCCS handle it ?I currently have 7 PDL's....3 of which are £200 or less. Would it best for me to pay these 3 this month (I can afford to clear at least half of the debt with these 3 this month) and then default on the rest ?I'm just a bit unsure on how to proceed. I can't help thinking that it would be best to contact these companies before I default to have some sort of repayment plan in place...but at the same time I don't want to undermine anything the CCCS will be doing on my behalf.Please help.

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I am also with CCCS and they told me that if I can afford to save some money and pay off a debt in full, this is a good idea. I am not in that position at the moment- cant save a penny right now.

 

I think cccs would support you if you are in the position to pay off a debt in full but you would have to contact cccs so they can remove that creditor form your DMP then in September another creditor would get a little more.

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Thanks, I will pay off those I can afford to this month, but I'm unsure whether to simply default on the rest and wait for CCCS, or try and setup a payment plan myself before defaulting. If I do then it kind of negates the need for CCCS to be involved. If I can get these companies to agree to payment plans then I don't mind not using CCCS, but I didn't think they'd agree to repayments plans without them which is why I contact them in the first place.

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I did the same, but since then several have agreed payment plans, like you I no longer see the need for them(CCCS), the ones who havent agreed have broken so many OFT guidelines that they can wait now.

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OK, a little update after emailing PDL companies.I emailed Wonga advising of my situation. They instantly accepted my proposal of £50 per month for the next 4 months with a final payment of £8. Considering I only owe them £208, this is a better response than I had hoped for.Let's hope the next few replies are as accomodating.

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Does anyone have an email address for Mr Lender please ? They only have a contact form on their website, and I would like to send all correspondence from my own email address so that I have copies of sent emails.

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Ok here's a further update. So far the PDL companies I have spoken to have been reasonable :

 

WONGA - Payment plan arranged. No additional charges or interest.

MR LENDER - Payment plan arranged. Just had to pay 1 months interest.

UNCLE BUCK - Payment plan arranged. Just had to pay 1 months interest.

PAYDAY UK - Will respond tomorrow with proposal.

PAY DAY EXPRESS - Waiting for a reply

EARLY PAYDAY - Was only a small amount so I paid them in full.

QUICK QUID - Waiting for a reply

LIQUID ADVANCE - Was only a small amount so I paid them in full.

 

Fingers crossed that the rest can offer a reasonable payment plan, and if all goes well I'll be rid of all of these by then end of the year :)

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