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    • Appreciate input Andy, updated: IN THE ******** County Court Claim No. [***] BETWEEN: LC Asset 2 S.A.R.L CLAIMANT AND [***] DEFENDANT ************ _________________________ ________ WITNESS STATEMENT OF [***] _________________________ ________ I, [***], being the Defendant in this case will state as follows;     I make this Witness Statement in support of my defence in this claim.   1. I understand that the claimant is an Assignee, a buyer of defunct or bad debts, which are bought on mass portfolios at a much-reduced cost to the amount claimed and which the original creditors have already written off as a capital loss and claimed against taxable income as confirmed in the claimant’s witness statement exhibit by way of the Deed of Assignment. As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights. This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information). The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party. 2. The Claim relates to an alleged Credit Card agreement between the Defendant and Bank of Scotland plc. Save insofar of any admittance it is accepted that the Defendant has had contractual agreements with Bank of Scotland plc in the past, the Defendant is unaware as to what alleged debt the Claimant refers. The Defendant has not entered any contract with the Claimant. 3. The Defendant requested a copy of the CCA on the 24/12/2022 along with the standard fee of £1.00 postal order, to which the defendant received a reply from the Claimant dated 06/02/2023. To this date, the Claimant has failed to disclose a valid agreement and proof as per their claim that this is enforceable, that Default Notice and Notice of Assignment were sent to and received by the Defendant, on which their claim relies. The Claimant is put to strict proof to verify and confirm that the exhibit *** is a true copy of the agreement and are the true Terms and Conditions as issued at the time of inception of the online application and execution of the agreement. 4. Point 3 is noted. The Claimant pleads that a default notice has been served upon the defendant as evidenced by Exhibit [***]. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 5. Point 6 is noted and disputed. The Defendant cannot recall ever having received the notice of assignment as evidenced in the exhibit marked ***. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 6. Point 11 is noted and disputed. See 3. 7. Point 12 is noted, the Defendant doesn’t recall receiving contact where documentation is provided as per the Claimants obligations under CCA. In addition, the Claimant pleads letters were sent on dates given, yet those are not the letters evidenced in their exhibits *** 8. Point 13 is noted and denied. Claimant is put to strict proof to prove allegations. 9. The Claimant did not provide a true copy of the CCA in response to the Defendants request of 21/12/2022. The Claimant further claims that the documents are sufficient to pursue a Judgement and are therefore copies of original documents in their possession. Conclusion 10. Without the Claimant providing a valid true copy of the executed Credit agreement that complies with the CCA, the Claimant has no grounds on which to enforce this alleged debt. 11. The Claimant has been unjustly enriched at the expense of the Defendant by purchasing bulk debt at a greatly reduced cost and subrogating for the original creditor in trying to recuperate the full amount of the original debt 12. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter such negotiations with the Claimant. On receipt of this claim I could not recall the precise details of the agreement or any debt and sought clarity from the claimant by way of a Section 78 request. The Claimant failed to comply. I can only assume as this was due to the Claimant not having any enforceable documentation and issuing a claim in hope of an undefended default judgment.   Statement of Truth I, ********, the Defendant, believe the facts stated within this Witness Statement to be true. I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in it’s truth. Signed: _________________________ _______ Dated: _____________________
    • Morning,  I am hoping someone can help, I am posting on behalf of my friend so I will try and provide as much info as possible.  Due health reasons, she is currently not working and unable to pay her contractual car finance payments. She emailed 247 Money and asked for a 3 month payment holiday, they refused this straight away with no reasons as to why. They have told her that instead she can make a payment of £200. She is currently getting £400+ a month ssp so this is not acceptable. She went back to them and explained she cannot make this payment and they have not offered an alternative plan. Its £200 or she falls into default.  She is now panicking as she does not want her car to be taken away. What options does she have?  Thank you, 
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Hello,

I'm new to this forum, I have an eviction date for the 30th of May! My lender holds an outright possession order which they obtained in 2008. I agreed terms with them at that time and the order was suspended. I continued to pay the mortgage but from time to time slipped into arrears again, but also managed to agree terms with the lender and carry on with my payments. In February 2011 my lender served me with yet another eviction notice but I filed an N244 to ask the judge to allow me and children to stay. This was agreed and a suspended possession order granted (and the original order varied on the basis that I make the mortgage payment and pay £100 towards the arrears). I kept up with this payment until December 2011 and have since fallen back into arrears again. My lender has now sought to enforce the original order granted in 2008 and we have an eviction date of the 30th. I feel I have no defence as I have not kept to the terms of the suspended order and I don't know what to do now to stop the eviction. In desperation last week I contacted a charity called Homeowners Rescue Advice Centre who assured me that they would be able to help. After delaying the case, I finally pinned them down today only to be told that they couldn't deal with the case and was referring it to a fee paying company that they normally use called Homeowner Management Service. These people called me and confidently told me that they could take my case on and with their success rate I will be able to stop the eviction. What they said they would do is to write a letter to the judge and based on that alone the judge would be sympathetic to my plea, for this they wanted an upfront fee of £650. Ofcourse at this point alarm bells started ringing and I decided not to go ahead with them... so here I am now back to square one but with less time than I started off with and I still have no idea of what to include on my N244 form that I have to submit to the court by 10.00am in the morning. Can anyone please help????

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Your biggest problem is that Ell-enn, who usually helps people with writing their N244s works and may not see this post until later on today. I am literally about to leave to go to court, so I can't do much more than give you the following advice - I won't be back until later this afternoon.

 

1. You need to work out how much the arrears are divided by the number of years and months (exactly) that you have left on the mortgage. So, if the arrears are £1000 and you have 10 months left on the mortgage, the payment you MUST offer is £100 a month. Obviously that is just an example, and the likelihood is your arrears are substantially more than that, and the term left on your mortgage is substantially longer. This payment is called a 'Norgan compliant offer' - it is the starting point for a reasonable repayment plan for arrears on a mortgage, and the judge will be able to accept it, if that is what you can afford.

 

2. To show affordability, you MUST complete an income and expenditure form - you will find one at the top of the repossession forum, in a sticky thread created by Ell-enn. It calculates automatically as you fill it in. Be realistic, make sure you are able to afford the offer you are making to the court.

 

3. Be prepared to explain in your N244 why you have missed payments - was there illness? Job loss? What was the reason? If it was that you were paying other debts, then you'll have a problem, so make sure the reason is one the judge can be sympathetic towards.

 

4. Keep your statement on the N244 simple and straightforward and stick to the facts ONLY.

 

How old are your children?

Have you been contacted by the local authority with regards to the Mortgage Rescue Scheme? If not, phone them today - in fact, it would be better if you went into the council offices and picked up an application form, filled it in, and ask them to give you a letter stating you have made an application. This may be enough to get the judge to stay the warrant whilst your application for MRS is going through.

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I will be back later on - but you MUST get on and do the above things. Hopefully whilst I am away, someone else may be along to give some further guidance. I have sent Ell-enn a message to look at this thread, so if she's available she may be able to help you fill in the form.

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I will be back later on - but you MUST get on and do the above things. Hopefully whilst I am away, someone else may be along to give some further guidance. I have sent Ell-enn a message to look at this thread, so if she's available she may be able to help you fill in the form.

Thank you, I'm on my way to court now, and on the form I explained that I had lost my job, I have a new one, I completed an income and expenditure form, gave details of the age of the children and pleaded mercy on their benefit. I also made Maya's mortgage payment and made that clear on the form. I hope it's ok. I'll pop into the council office as it's not far from the court.

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Hi,

 

I'm making a BBC documentary on housing and exactly these issues. I'd love to speak to you. Give me a call on 07731983047.

 

Thanks and good luck

 

James

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Hi there, I have only just seen your post. I am at work at the moment and don't have much time. Take a look at this guide http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?325527-CAG-guide-Are-you-facing-eviction-or-repossession which will show you how to set out a statement to go with the N244 etcIt you have already taken your form to court, we can always do an up to date statement for the hearing.

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ihavenoideawhattodo...........don't give up. Many people have defended umpteen attempts to evict them. Judges do not want to throw people out of their homes, but you have to make a reasonable case as to why arrears have accrued again - which you seem able to do.

 

I have no idea how far you are in arrears, but The Council Of Mortgage Lenders recommend that repossession not even be considered until at least 6 months of arrears have occurred and only then if the borrower is not prepared to try and co-operate. Do not assume that because you have failed to stick to a previous arrangement that you will automatically be evicted - in my experience judges are much nicer more understanding people than mortgage lenders!

 

If you have decent equity you should also make a point of mentioning this as it shows that the lender is not in danger of losing their money and the judge will consider your case more favourably.

 

Good luck and let us know how you get on!!

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ihavenoideawhattodo...........don't give up. Many people have defended umpteen attempts to evict them. Judges do not want to throw people out of their homes, but you have to make a reasonable case as to why arrears have accrued again - which you seem able to do.

 

I have no idea how far you are in arrears, but The Council Of Mortgage Lenders recommend that repossession not even be considered until at least 6 months of arrears have occurred and only then if the borrower is not prepared to try and co-operate. Do not assume that because you have failed to stick to a previous arrangement that you will automatically be evicted - in my experience judges are much nicer more understanding people than mortgage lenders!

 

If you have decent equity you should also make a point of mentioning this as it shows that the lender is not in danger of losing their money and the judge will consider your case more favourably.

 

Good luck and let us know how you get on!!

 

Thanks everyone, I had the hearing today and eventually resolved to requesting time to sell the property. I'm happy with that, but I have three months to sell!! Or at least exchange contracts...

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ihavenoidea..............did you ask for another arrears repayment arrangement or did you go straight to asking for time to sell?

 

I thought that you would have had every chance to stay in your house, particularly as you have children, do you have much equity?

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ihavenoidea..............did you ask for another arrears repayment arrangement or did you go straight to asking for time to sell?

 

I thought that you would have had every chance to stay in your house, particularly as you have children, do you have much equity?

Yes, I asked for the order to be suspended and told them about change in circumstances that would enable me to keep up payments going forward but in all honesty, with that I can only realistically manage the next three months as my income is very uncertain (though I didn't mention that). If the judge had granted that I know I'd be back to square one in a few months time. The judge heard my plea, looked at the arrears balance, looked at my history and stated it would be in everyone's best interest if I'm allowed time to sell the property, pay off the mortgage and get out of debt.

I see it as a fresh start because I took this mortgage when I shouldn't have and it's haunted me since then.

 

Thanks again all for your advice.

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I think you are being very sensible ihavenoidea. As you say a temporary reprieve could just give you even more hassle. I think we have all been brought up to believe that house ownership is the be all and end all, but in fact it can just be a load of hassle.

 

We are the only country in Europe so obsessed with home ownership - everywhere else most people rent and are quite happy doing so.

 

This way you will get a chance of repairing your credit rating and you can always have another go in the future!! Hope it all works out for you.

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