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I sometimes wonder what an earth these people think they are doing.

 

Background first:

Wife had a store card with Evans,

I was out of work for a while and card was low priority so was not paid.

 

Evans got stroppy, then passed debt to Lewis Group.

 

Eventually, Howard Cohen obtained a CCJ.

 

I was ill at the time and they did their usual opposing my wife's defence on the day before the hearing.

We only got their letter on the day the hearing had already taken place.

 

The CCJ has sat there for a number of years.

We tried to get it set aside, I can't recall just what happened but it wasn't allowed.

 

Cohen have sent an annual statement ever since and that's all.

The original debt was only a fraction of the amount they claimed,

that much I do remember, and was made up mainly of lots charges my wife had objected to.

 

Now, out of the blue, she has two letters

- one with Hoist and CL Finance on the heading, the other with Robinson Way,

same signature on both, both in same envelope.

 

First says that CL Finance (part of Lewis) has assigned all rights to Hoist.

They confirm that Cohen have been instructed in this mater on behalf of Hoist,

but to make payment to Robbers Way.

 

I know that 'Howard Cohen' is a Leeds solicitor who just hires out his name to Lewis Group

to put a legal-looking stamp on their activities.

 

I had the mis-fortune to work at their Cleckheaton offices at one time,

but got out when I realised what their trade was.

 

Back then, 'Cohen' was just another little office down the corridor,

attached to the same computer system but had a printer loaded with Cohen headed paper.

The guys in there just filled envelopes and sent them out.

 

all that aside - if a CCJ was obtained by Cohen (aka lewis)

- how can that be assigned to Robbers Way/Hoist ?

I know Lewis have 'gone' since being taken over.

 

My first thought is to continue ignoring them,

although I realise that a CCJ will not expire under the statute barred time limits.

A CCJ can't just be assigned like this can it ?

 

I'm now registered disabled and therefore on allowances and virtually housebound.

We are not in a position to pay these people anyway.

 

Another thought is to go back to Evans and do a SAR, get details of the inflated charges

they applied to her account (pre OFT £12 max rules)

and make a claim on that,

then IF we manage to get any joy out of that,

to offer it back directly to Evans as F&F.

 

Any thoughts anyone ?

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Query - We thought Evans, in the days when the wife had their store cards, were GE Capital.

 

Looking around for an address to write to for a SAR we're finding they now use Santander.

I think she dealt with Leeds but don't seem to be able to find a current address.

 

We've identified no less than 4 old accounts, all paid off, that we've traced back to GE Capital,

one of which was First National.

 

As the account that went into default and gained a CCJ was also an Evans card,

with charges disputed but not remedied long before court action,

we would hope to see some info about this if we SAR

and ask for details on all accounts my wife had ever held with them ?

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what shows on her credit file?

 

if nowt shows, nowt to pay?

 

as for the charges , outside of 6yrs

very diff process

 

as for PPI

 

as soon as you hit the name GE, you hit a brickwall.

 

you could try an SAR to satans bank mind

 

but GE are still going too

 

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what shows on her credit file?

As mentioned in #1, Cohen got a CCJ for the delinquent account

She had disputed the charges but Cohen still went ahead with court.

 

We'll try a SAR, the question was on where to send it as Evans Store Cards are now with Santander but hers were GE.

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might be a ccj, but does the debt itself have a listing...no matter.

 

i'd send it to satans bank

 

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We sent a SAR to GE Capital in Leeds, the last info we had on several old Evans accounts, many of which had been paid off with consolidation loans in the past, hence our multi-barrel attack on many finance companies in recent weeks :-)

 

Santander have responded to say they are dealing with it and we should get the requested information within 40 days of them receiving the request. Whenever that was... I'm sure it's 40+2 days from when we sent it.

 

Looking forward to another great pile of statements and documents to go through... Several will be paid-up accounts so I'll be looking for unlawful charges and PPI, the one that ended up with the CCJ was one I had little to do with. I didn't like the idea of getting another store card after we'd paid precious ones off, I don't think I knew she had it until there were problems... I'll see what the paperwork reveals.

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  • dx100uk changed the title to hoist/cohen CCJ - evans store card
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Update in March 2023! 

 

A letter came today from DrydensFairfax, saying the case had been paid off and they would inform the court the matter is settled :-) 

 

Dunno what that is about, but happy with that.

 

In a related matter, a PPI chasing firm took some details from my wife ages ago, last we heard was that it was being taken to court v Santander. Not heard from them in months, but may have triggered this settlement?

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Possibly but lets hope you don't get a bill from the PPI company if they did successfully claim and settled the debt.

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same debt?

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We have no idea if it's the same account, there were 4 claims for PPI v Santander, none of which were paid. They claimed they were over the limit of six years if I remember right. We've had nothing from the PPI claims company either, since their letter saying they were pursuing court action - months ago. 

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not related then.

 

can we see the drydens letter please

 

sometimes people quote wrong words.

 

makes no odds you've won its dead mind.

 

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If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Sorry, she'd binned the letter as it's settled. Bin's been emptied since... 😞

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Oh heck,

we were dealing with 4 cases with GE Capital/Santander.

Seems Drydens have written to say one was cleared, but now we have no less than 3 letters that deal with the case that had a CCJ. I've found files on an old computer that relate.

 

Today we've had one from Hoist to say they've transferred it to Lowells.

One from Lowells to say it's been passed to Overdales Legal.

One from Overdales Solicitors who've 'been instructed to act for Hoist. - going round in circles?

 

My files are for a claim to Santander.

The documents relate to a FOS form re. PPI that was never answered, par for the course with Santander.

I also have a letter to Cohens from May 2010, saying the account was put in dispute in November 2009, but again Santander failed to answer. I looks like they got a CCJ some time later, as detailed in the first post of this thread.

 

As nobody has bothered to make any collection on this, bar the occasional reminder letter, I take it they'll have a job on trying to go back to the courts. Then again, it does say there's a CCJ this time.

 

I'm reluctant to look at a credit reference as that opened up a bag of worms last time.

 

We're just sitting tight and will file any more letters.

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nope hoist are now part of the lowells group.

if overdales have not sent a letter of claim with a reply pack wanting I&E etc ignore if/until then and comeback here.

 

as for the CCJ one

when was the CCJ attained (credit file)

 

not sure where you are getting this old batsh1t that running from debt is a good idea so dont get your credit file...

worst thing you can ever believe

never ever run from debt

backdoor CCJ's will fall.

 

 

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Only got a letter from Overdales to say they are dealing with it now.

 

Cannot remember when the CCJ was obtained. Sometime between 2010 and 2014. Was by Cohen if my records are correct.

 

It's not my credit file, it's the missus. She didn't want to stir anything up. There is only 1 CCJ. Everything else is well over 6 years. Will talk to her. I get the job of sorting her batsh1t out.

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well if a CCJ has not been enforced in 6yrs they would have to return to court and ASK for permission to enforce it.

very very rare and of which the court would inform here

that being she has not moved since the judgement and the claimform was sent to her current address.

if you've moved in that time.

all bets are off.

as the court wont even know her correct address........

 

 

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DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

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are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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:cheer2: do nothing unless a court write...me thinks this one is dead.

 

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NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

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are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Or so I thought... Just had the attached arrive. On it's own, had nothing from the court or Lowells about this, which makes me suspect bluster rather than truth.

I'm sure we would have heard something if this really was being taken to the court, after all this time. If a charging order was obtained then they have no means of altering any interest being added, so the claim that they'll not charge anything is what leads me to suspect BS on their part...

 

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Have you blanked out the claim number ?  They cant add 8% interest post judgment charging orders do not attract interest.

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I think I've blanked anything like that out.  Claim number, balance, address, name etc.

dk100uk has said earlier that they'd have to apply to the court to enforce this, and we've heard nothing. 

I knew there was something about them adding interest that smelled funny to me.

As said earlier, unless we hear from the court...

 

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You could check the claim number with MCOL see if it was legit likewise you could check with the Land Registry to check if a restriction has been placed.

I suspect its a threatogram to get you to respond but if neither of the above are true they would be in serious hot water for sending that kind of notification to a debtor.

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Your not alone they have also tried it here:-

 

 

 

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