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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. 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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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Do you still have the reciepts of your payments of £878 + £200 or a bank statement shown these at all?

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I did not receive any pay because my employer was saying that i had been made redundant it turned out that they had done so in error but took them nearly nine months to sort the mess out, sending me to Occupational Health in August since February 2012. I contacted HA a few months after i began my work related sickness ie about May 2012. I had no money to pay reny but as soon as i could which was mid October, I paid £200 then £200 agin in November & this month full rent. I told the HA shortly after i returned to work that i was back at work but they wanted £3,000 before agreeing any repayment. This month is the 1st month i have received full pay so this is the 1st month i have paid full rent

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First, the particulars of claim are defective. The CPR states that the grounds relied on must be specified, and they are not. It is likely the judge will allow the HA time to amend the PoC and reserve on you.

 

Second, if you state you did not receive the notice referred to in the PoC, then you MUST inform the judge of this - the judge does have jurisdiction to dispense with the service of notice if he deems this necessary in the interests of justice. My view is a social landlord should not be allowed to claim service of notice was not required.

 

The above two points are technical issues - they are unlikely to mean that the claim will be struck out, particularly given the level of the arrears. But they may mean a slight adjournment for the amendment to take place. Do not rely on this - the judge does have discretion to dispense with both points at the hearing.

 

You are going to have to phone the HA tomorrow and ask them what grounds they are claiming under. It is impossible for me to guess (well, I could, but it would be foolhardy to give advice on a guess), and frankly, impossible to give accurate advice without knowing the specifics.

 

Your arrears are substantial, amounting to over 8 months worth of arrears. On an AST that would usually mean a mandatory claim for possession, however the HA may be lenient enough to only use discretionary grounds, in which case if you can put together a reasonable proposal to repay the arrears, they may consider this. But until we are clear what grounds they are claiming under, any advice is tenuous at best. (In the interim, if you find your way over to the repossessions forum, you can download a copy of the income and expenditure form to fill in.)

 

Can you phone them tomorrow and ask them what grounds they are claiming possession on and whether they can forward you a copy of the notice they claim they sent (they will have to provide a copy to the court, so it should be no issue to provide you with another one - remind them that the court expects them to provide you with a copy of all evidence they intend to rely on in court).

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What OP can request of HA is monthly rent account statement for duration of T and copy of Notice served prior to Court application. This Notice is deemed served 2 working days after posying, if properly addressed and mailed by First Class post. No acknowledgent of receipt by T required, so holidyays etc irrelevent.

The Court claim is for rent arrears, (tick box selection), as detailed in the prior (unseen) HA Notice of Intent (s8?)

 

If OP contacts HA by tel tomorrow, s/he should gets works email address of person spoken to or dept email, so the contents of the conversation can be confirmed and evidenced from email.

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It's possible the HA may not be open until after new year (certainly this is the case for the one I work for), so if this is the case contact the court and let them know that you need information from them before you can submit your defence.

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IANAL (employment nor LL&T) but some things do not compute without sight of OPs Contract ot Employment

1 OP went on sick leave for a 'work related' codition.

How long had OP worked for Co prior to sick leave? Was Statutory Sick leave payable/received forthis period?

2 OP was subs made reduntant (rules on selecting employees on sick leave for redundancy?) and later re-instated due to procedural error), so basic back pay & poss compensation should be payable.

3 OP decided not to apply for HB due to 'intrusive' forms & expectation of early employment With/out a dependent child, you claim for due due benefits. Worth a day form filling, but OPs decision not to apply, despite accruing rent arrears!

 

Rent owing is a finacial debt and AIUI HA under no obligation to offer/accept any suggested repayment sched. (reasonable offers for repayment not be unreasonably rejected. Judge to determine reasonable terms).

 

Whilst Council may be obliged to provide temp accom, due to child, most are not obliged to offer perm accom, as evictionfor rent arrears is perceived as 'intentionally homeless'

I suggest OP pursues poss income streams, poss against employer

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Highly unlikely at this stage Surfer01. The HA, like all other social landlords, will be extremely reluctant to move any one in arrears from one property to another. This is because the arrears relate directly to the property that the tenant is in, and creating a new tenancy for another property means that they lose their 'security' and ability to evict for non-payment. A tenant could, if allowed to move and take up a new tenancy, simply stop paying towards the arrears and apart from the usual enforcement action for any other debt, the LL would have no power to evict from the new property (if all rent is paid and up to date). Hence, the likelihood of being moved whilst arrears are as substantial as the OP's are slim to none.

 

The rent is very high, and the OP may have found she was entitled to some HB, or LHA, but clearly made the choice not to make an application at all, which has contributed to her position and the level of arrears.

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OP said she chose not to apply for HB as she felt the forms were intrusive. One can only assume this was a constant opinion throughout (i.e during ill health) and not only when the HA told her to claim 4 months ago (see post 1).

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Shelter is your best for advice, they are used to dealing with HA and the courts and will give very good advice and will attend court if necessary.

try on line or phone, dont give up, they are probably busy at this time of year.

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