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    • Which Court have you received the claim from?  CIVIL NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE, NORTHAMPTON Name of the Claimant?  LOWELL PORTFOLIO LTD How many defendant's joint or self?  SELF Date of issue – top right hand corner of the claim form – this in order to establish the time line you need to adhere to.  03 MAY 2024 Particulars of Claim What is the claim for – the reason they have issued the claim?  THE CLAIM IS FOR THE SUM OF £6000 DUE TO THE DEFENDANT UNDER AN AGREEMENT REGULATED BY THE CONSUMER ACT 1974 FOR A LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC ACCOUNT WITH AN ACCOUNT REFERENCE OF (ACCOUNT NO. 16 DIGITS LONG). THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT AND A DEFAULT NOTICE WAS SERVED UNDER S.87(1) OF THE CONSUMER ACT 1974 WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE DEBT WAS LEGALLY ASSIGNED TO THE CLAIMANT ON (DATE) NOVEEMBER 2016 NOTICE OF WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE DEFENDANT. THE CLAIM INCLUDES STATUORY INTEREST UNDER S.69 OF THE COUNTY COURTS ACT 1984 AT A RATE OF 8% PER ANNUM FOR THE DATE PF ASSIGNMENT TO THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SUMBE OF £0.00. THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS THE SUM OF £6000. What is the total value of the claim? £6500 Have you received prior notice of a claim being issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of the PAPDC (Pre Action Protocol) ? YES, NOTICES OF CLAIM.  Have you changed your address since the time at which the debt referred to in the claim was allegedly incurred?  YES  Did you inform the claimant of your change of address?  NO Is the claim for - a Bank Account (Overdraft) or credit card or loan or catalogue or mobile phone account?  CREDIT CARD When did you enter into the original agreement before or after April 2007?  BEFORE   Do you recall how you entered into the agreement...On line /In branch/By post?  I DONT RECALL   Is the debt showing on your credit reference files (Experian/Equifax /Etc...) ?  NO   Has the claim been issued by the original creditor or was the account assigned and it is the Debt purchaser who has issued the claim.  DEBT PURCHASER.   Were you aware the account had been assigned – did you receive a Notice of Assignment? THE FIRST I RECALL WAS A LETTER FROM LOWELL SAYING THEY NOW OWNED THE DEBT.  Did you receive a Default Notice from the original creditor?  NOT THAT I RECALL OR BEEN PROVIDED WITH THROUGH CCA REQUESTS.AT LAST REQUEST THEY SAID THEY WERE AWAITING THE DEFAULT NOTICE AND NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN UNTIL RESPONDED WHICH TO DATE I'VE NOT HAD OR SEEN.  Have you been receiving statutory notices headed “Notice of Sums in Arrears”  or " Notice of Arrears "– at least once a year ?  NO, I RECEIEVED LETTERS OF CLAIMS   Why did you cease payments?  I WAS UNDER MEDICAL CARE WHICH CAUSED ME NOT TO WORK. AROUND THAT TIME LOWELL HAD WANTED ME TO INCREASE MY PAYMENTS AS IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO CLEAR THE DEBT. I HAD BEEN PAYING THEM WHAT I WAS PAYING THE BANK. I EXPLAINED MY THEN HEALTH & FINANCIAL POSITION AND THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THEY PUT A HOLD ON MY ACCOUNT FOR A FEW MONTHS SO I CANCELLED MY DIRECT DEBIT. I MADE A FULL AND FINAL OFFER WHICH WAS REJECTED. WHEN THEY WANTED PAYMENTS TO RESUME I EXPLAINED I WAS IN A WORSE FINANCIAL POSITION, STILL UNDERTAKING TREATMENT AND NOW UNEMPLOYED SO COULD NOT START PAYMENTS AS THEY WANTED. AFTER SENDING MY FINANCIAL SPREADSHEET THEY KEPT SENDING LETTERS ASKING WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. I COULDN’T SEE A WAY FORWARD I FELT STREESSED AND UNDER PRESSURE SO WROTE THAT I WOULD NOT BE CORRESPONDING WITH THEM ANYMORE.    What was the date of your last payment? NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2018   Was there a dispute with the original creditor that remains unresolved? NO   Did you communicate any financial problems to the original creditor and make any attempt to enter into a debt management plan? I COMMUNICATED MY FINANCIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY, WE MADE A MONTHLY PAYMENT AGREEMENT WHICH WAS KEPT FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL DEBT WAS SOLD.  
    • Perhaps you would care to read this and reflect on your continuing comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany Jugg    ALEX BRUMMER: How grotesque of pro-Palestine protesters to besmirch Auschwitz, the place where my grandparents died WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK As the son of a refugee from the horrors of the Holocaust, I can feel nothing but contempt for the ignorance, gross... My elderly aunt Sussie and cousin Sheindy had been teenagers at Auschwitz and Belsen but survived and are alive to this day. What they will make of the protesters who waved flags, heckled and chanted as Israelis took part in the March Of The Living – the annual walk from Auschwitz to Birkenau – I cannot imagine. The images now circulating of the protesters are indescribably disturbing. They can only bring back memories of those final moments Sheindy shared with my grandparents when my grandmother Fanya squeezed her hand and told her to lie about her age to avoid the gas chambers. Claiming she was older, and could work, meant that Sheindy lived, not died. The outrage perpetrated by Hamas on October 7 has brought back the most terrifying memories for these two women – memories of pillage, mutilation and starvation. The Holocaust, or Shoah to use the Hebrew word, was the deliberate, industrial-scale killing of Jews.  It is bad enough that pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas sympathisers have chosen to steal the language of the Holocaust.  Any comparison between Israel's retaliation and the monstrous genocide of the 1940s is odious and anti-Semitic
    • Thank you JK2054 and BankFodder for your replies. The information requested is as follows:   My wife and I are sole traders supplying bespoke, handmade wedding trays and other items through our website. We do not sell on ebay. We had an order for two trays (invoice value £370) that were shipped on Monday 25th March. We used P2G as the broker and Evri as the shipper. We declared the value but did not take out insurance. As the trays were a present for a wedding on Saturday 30th March we checked the progress of delivery on the Thursday to see that there had been an attempt to deliver on the 27th but the driver failed to deliver as the customer’s gate was shut (customer informs us that the gates are open between 7am-7pm. We contacted the customer who informed us she had been waiting in all week and there had been no attempt of a delivery. Evri allege they attempted to deliver on the 28th & 29th. On the P2G web site on the 4th April at 14.17 it stated that the customer refused delivery. At 14.28 it updated to say there was a problem with the address and at 14.32 updated to say the customer had refused delivery. At 14.35 updated again to say it was being returned. Last entry was on the 7th April that it was being processed at the depot. We never received it. I have had six web chats with P2G between the 4th-30th April. On the 26th April, I had an offer of £20 plus cost of delivery (£6.72) from P2G which I rejected. During this time, I also contacted Evri that resulted in an email from Evri Customer Services (20th April) stating that they had lost the parcel. I replied requesting details of the attempted delivery but received no reply. After emailing Evri again on the 23rd asking again for the information I received a phone call from someone called Haleemah on the 25th who apologised and promised to send an email with a link to submit a claim form. I subsequently received an email with the link which only took me to a page that stated “Page not found”. After informing Evri customer services of the problem (to which no reply was forthcoming) a couple of days later I retried the link but it only took me to the Evri website. I believe that I have a good case against both companies but would appreciate guidance on which path to go down. I have read most of the information on this site, which has been very helpful and much appreciated, particularly the various court transcripts. I appreciate that this process is a marathon and not a sprint and am fully aware that I need to get everything in the correct order before starting on the legal road. I am sure this covers the current position but if further info is needed please let me know.  
    • Everything at small claims revolves around informality and common sense, there are no "special" ways to have to do things. The site manager's WS will be like yours and the one I linked to - just much shorter.  There need to be the introductory hearings about the case, the parties, etc., and the concluding Statement of Truth. In the middle just a couple of paragraphs where they say who they are, how they know you, and about permission being given by the landowner to use the car park. Superb.  I've added another section about the signage to the suggested WS sections three posts above. Yes, it's perfectly possible.  It'd be a good idea to phone the court on the 18th to see if they have paid.
    • OK thank you very much. I will prepare my WS as you advise.  I will indeed be preparing the WS over the weekend. I will also post UKPC's on Wednesday by 2nd class mail. As they have until the 17th to pay the court fee, is it possible they might discontinue at that stage too? Also I wanted to ask, in what form should the site manager's statement come? And the site owner if i can contact them? I will get photos of the signage to share with you also. Thank you.
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Hi there I need some advice please.

 

I borrowed £1220.20 from a friend of a friend a couple of years ago.

 

I was originally going to repay this when I got a promised back payment from DWP.

 

Unfortunately the back pay didn’t materialise.

 

I offered to pay but she wouldn’t accept anything but £100 a month which as a pensioner on pension credit I could not afford.

 

In March 2013 she opened a Claim on Line,

 

I completed all the forms and offered to pay £4 a month.

 

The judgement came back for me to pay £1 a month from 1st August.

I set up a standing order and payments have been made since.

 

I then received a summons to County Court as she wanted more per month.

I couldn’t get to the court as I suffer from COPD & a heart condition

 

phoned the court to explain 3 days before the hearing

and was told to email the court with an offer and covering notes.

I did this the same day.

 

Then I got a judgement saying that I had to pay £50 a month from 1st Dec,

the letter was posted by the court on 3rd Dec.

 

I spoke to the court who told me that the papers weren’t given to the Judge

and that he had been told that I made no payments.

 

I couldn’t afford £50 so

 

went to CAB who prepared a Financial statement and completed an N244 and a hearing was set for 18th Feb.

 

In the meantime I received 4 threatening letters from her saying I had short paid her and that she would take further action if I didn’t pay up.

 

I attended that hearing but the judge hardly let me speak,

told the woman that she could put a charge on my house

(under threat of eviction as I’m in arrears on the mortgage) she declined.

 

He then ordered payment in full and told her to get details of the bailiffs from the office.

 

The following week I came back from a hospital appointment to find a Form 55 Notice of Seizure from The Sheriffs Office (SHCE Ltd)

with a Walking Possession Agreement that states “all goods of defendant or property required to satisfy the debt”

 

The date on the High Court Judgement is 12th Feb 6 days before we saw the County Court Judge.

 

I didn’t sign it nor send it back,

spoke to CAB who told me that they couldn’t force their way in or break in if I was out.

They also said that they weren’t allowed to base a walking possession notice based on a look through a window so not to sign the forms.

 

The following week I got a call from the Sheriff which I found quite disturbing as

he said that they would come back and get in and take my things.

When I said that they couldn’t force their way in

they said they would call the police and have me arrested for obstructing a court officer.

 

He went on to say that he would send a van to collect my property. I hung up at that point.

 

On Saturday I got a letter from the woman telling me to stop my £1 payments and pay the full amount owed to the Sheriff (now £2285.24)

or she would take further steps and get the Sheriffs to enter my house even if I wasn’t there.

 

I am now getting really worried and don’t know what to do or what to expect next.

 

I have a support worker who is helping me to deal with the council

and eviction threat but he has no idea what to do about this.

 

So any advice would really help.

 

Sorry if this is a bit long winded but if you need any other info just let me know.

 

Thanks

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WD how wrong is this one

 

 

Welcome to CAG

 

Lets break this down in to basics for you

 

 

You are classed as a vulnerable person and you must notify the Sheriff at once, do this in writing to their office. Are you in England or another part of the UK?

 

 

Rather than drown you in too much info we will do this in stages so it will be easier for you to handle ok

 

 

You should apply for a variation order for this debt at court, others will guide you through this which is what you did, but did the Judge explain why they would not allow you to pay what you could afford, was this debt a personal loan for a special reason?

 

Secondly I assume with your COPD you may have a machine to assist with your breathing?

 

 

It appears from your post that there are significant other debts ass well, we can help with these as well.

 

 

In the meantime I received 4 threatening letters from her saying I had short paid her and that she would take further action if I didn’t pay up.

Do you still have these letters?

The following week I got a call from the Sheriff which I found quite disturbing as

he said that they would come back and get in and take my things.

When I said that they couldn’t force their way in

they said they would call the police and have me arrested for obstructing a court officer.

If the Police are called to your home this will be to prevent a breach of the peace nothing more, this is a scare tactic used by a bailiff to gain payment from you.

On Saturday I got a letter from the woman telling me to stop my £1 payments and pay the full amount owed to the Sheriff (now £2285.24)

or she would take further steps and get the Sheriffs to enter my house even if I wasn’t there.

You must keep all of her letters to you and make sure you can get another person to assist you in making sure your home is secure, don't answer the door or invite the EA (Enforcement officer) formally a Bailiff in ok

 

 

Also you have stated you are facing eviction as well this too is a priority debt and you MUST seek help straight away. With you facing eviction for arrears this to is a priority. I know this may be hard for you at the moment but we at CAG have your best interest at heart and will do all we can to help you ok.

 

 

You can always start a new thread in regards to your possible eviction in the correct forum, there you will also get great help ok

 

 

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If its the sheriffs, then chances are the OP is in scotland.

Any advice i give is my own and is based solely on personal experience. If in any doubt about a situation , please contact a certified legal representative or debt counsellor..

 

 

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Hi Wheels and welcome to cag.

 

Please try not to worry albeit easier said than done.but at the end of the day it's a fact you can't get blood from a stone!!

 

What I must query with you is that you say you submitted an N244 but you do not say what your application was for?

 

It is a two tier process....you would submit form N244 and form N245. I will try to explain....

 

N244 is normally an application to stay execution of the High Court Writ (stops them attending your home to enforce the writ)) and an N245 is an application to seek a variation to the payments you have been ordered to pay.

 

So... you would need to complete the N244 and where the form asks " what order is it you are asking the Court to make" you would state "I am asking the Court to stay execution of the writ pending the outcome to a variation order". at the same time you need to fill in Form N245 and submit that alongside the N244.

 

When the Court receive the N244 it will be likely the Judge will stay execution of the writ until such time as your variation application (N245) is given a hearing, your financial statement should be submitted with the N245.

 

Once I know exactly what it was you applied for we can look at the rest of your thread. That you suffer from COPD and a heart condition could class you as a vulnerable person and it is very important you immediately notify the Sheriffs Office of your heath issues . that you have a case worker is a plus as they can possibly confirm your health issues to the Sheriffs Office.

 

Once the. Sheriffs Office receive notice their is possible vulnerability they can put all enforcement on hold until they get to review the matter. If they don't know the health issues are in existence then follows they can't act on them for you, so please contact them urgently, should you encounter any difficulty with their office please come straight back here and let me know.

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Thanks for your reply to answer your questions

 

I'm in Berkshire

I have kept all letters and their envelopes as she tried to pretend they were all posted from different places with different handwriting. The contents were the same in each of the 4 letters.

The house is completely secure as live alone I have good locks on all doors and windows.

 

The eviction side of things has been going on for the last 8 months with help from Shelter I applied for Mortgage Rescue my wits endScheme but was turned down last week. Long story but at my wits end.

I will get a letter to the sheriffs sent in the morning. Thanks again

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Could you please advise the OP which would be the correct forum to post in for their possible other debt the eviction side of things that way they can get a head start on that as well. As the advice will be more specialized for them thx

 

 

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Can I ask the question were you aware of the original Court case, the one where the "friend" got the CCJ?

 

 

As this could be very important to further advice given

 

 

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WD how wrong is this one

 

 

Welcome to CAG

 

Lets break this down in to basics for you

 

 

You are classed as a vulnerable person and you must notify the Sheriff at once, do this in writing to their office. Are you in England or another part of the UK?

 

 

Rather than drown you in too much info we will do this in stages so it will be easier for you to handle ok

 

 

You should apply for a variation order for this debt at court, others will guide you through this which is what you did, but did the Judge explain why they would not allow you to pay what you could afford, was this debt a personal loan for a special reason?

 

Secondly I assume with your COPD you may have a machine to assist with your breathing?

 

 

It appears from your post that there are significant other debts ass well, we can help with these as well.

 

 

In the meantime I received 4 threatening letters from her saying I had short paid her and that she would take further action if I didn’t pay up.

Do you still have these letters?

The following week I got a call from the Sheriff which I found quite disturbing as

he said that they would come back and get in and take my things.

When I said that they couldn’t force their way in

they said they would call the police and have me arrested for obstructing a court officer.

If the Police are called to your home this will be to prevent a breach of the peace nothing more, this is a scare tactic used by a bailiff to gain payment from you.

On Saturday I got a letter from the woman telling me to stop my £1 payments and pay the full amount owed to the Sheriff (now £2285.24)

or she would take further steps and get the Sheriffs to enter my house even if I wasn’t there.

You must keep all of her letters to you and make sure you can get another person to assist you in making sure your home is secure, don't answer the door or invite the EA (Enforcement officer) formally a Bailiff in ok

 

 

Also you have stated you are facing eviction as well this too is a priority debt and you MUST seek help straight away. With you facing eviction for arrears this to is a priority. I know this may be hard for you at the moment but we at CAG have your best interest at heart and will do all we can to help you ok.

 

MM

 

Until the poster confirms what applications were made, I can only assume the dear old CAB have used the wrong forms..hence the Judge being confused as to what was actually being asked of him/her. Given all the facts the poster has supplied and if they can be substantiated, I really cannot see the SO pushing ahead with enforcement The poster refers to S(sheriffs) HCE (High Court Enforcement) Ltd which indicates we are not dealing with 'sheriffs' as in Scotland.

 

We can help the poster but it must be one step at a time to avoid overload and mistakes.

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mikeymak asked

 

 

Can I ask the question were you aware of the original Court case, the one where the "friend" got the CCJ?

 

 

As this could be very important to further advice given

 

 

MM

 

The original CCJ was via Money Claim on line so there was no hearing.

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Sorry wonkeydonkey I have just seen your post. I first sent a variation request but the court said that I had to ask for a hearing due to the mix up at the first hearing.

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I understand what you are saying to having kicked off with application to a variation order and the mix up that followed BUT you followed that with an N244 and what I am trying to establish is what did the N244 ask the court to do? do you still have a copy you can let me see,? (please remove all personal identification if you are going to post it up on the forum)

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The first form asked to have the £50 reduced to £4 a month and the second asked for the same.

 

Ok.... that is exactly what I was wanting to hear. I am going to need to see all your paperwork and ask a lot of questions...you don't have PM facility so what I am going to do is contact the site team and get a message to you with an email contact address. You can send everything to that address and I will read it over before anything goes back on the forum.

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If you are vulnerable (and it sounds like you may be) then you MUST notify the HCEOs office handing the matter as soon as possible.

 

Without this enforcement must continue (the HCEO has a legal responsibility to the creditor) and a further visit will be likely.

 

Therefore the sooner the above is done the better.

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I can advise the forum The Sheriffs Office have been extremely helpful and understanding to this posters situation, enforcement is now on hold until we can unravel all the issues raised. It enforces what we have been telling people for sometime.. the HCEO.does not have a crystal ball and if they don't know there is a problem you cannot expect them to address it.

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