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    • Your point 4 deals with that and puts them to strict proof .....but realistically they are not in a position to state that within their particulars they were not the creditor at the time of default but naturally assume the OC would have...so always worth challenging and if you get a DJ who knows his onions on the day may ask for further evidence from the OC internal accounts system. 
    • I see, shame, I think if a claim is 'someone was served' then proof of that should be mandatory. Appreciate your input into the WS whenever you get chance, thanks in advance
    • Paper trail off the original creditor often confirms the default and issue of a notice...not having or being able to disclose the actual copy or being able to produce a copy less so. Creditors are not compelled to keep copies of the actual default notice so you will in most cases get a reconstituted version but must contain accurate figures/dates/format.     .    
    • Including Default Notice Andy? Ok, I think this is the best I can do.. it all makes sense with references to their WS. They have included exhibits that dates don't match the WS about them, small but still.. if you're going to reference letters giving dates, then the exhibits should be correct, no? I know I redacted them too much, but one of the dates differs to the WS by a few months. 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. 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 24/12/2022. 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 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: _____________________
    • AMEX and TSB the 2 Creditors who you need to worry about the least, ever!  Just stop paying them and forget about it, ignore all their threat o gram letters.  Only if, and with these 2 it's a massive if, you end up with a claim form you need to respond, and there will be plenty of help here.
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Hi I have posted before a few years ago when I received gret advice and i obtained a SPO from HSBC back in 2008.

The situation now is that I now have an Eviction date of 27 August.

I have arrears now of 57000 and a property worth 350000. I have completed an income/ expenditure and N244 as per the forms/ advice here.

The affordability to pay 500 per month extra would clear the arrears in 114 momths with a remaining term of 144 months as my lender tells me, however they have now said point blank that they want full arrears or eviction.

The arrears increased over the years partly due to being made redundant 4 times in 4 years and a period of unemployment spaning around 14 months. I was under the impression that the bank had agreed a hold on payments during these times, however transpires were jusy increasing the arrears.

A further element is that we had to move out for a period of 15 months due to major subsidence wirks (Insurance claim) where we had to find a proportion of rental money up front which made it fifficult to maintain payments

Original SPO in July 08 was 250 extra per month and arrears then were approx 15000.

 

Is it sufficient now to prove affordability and the arrears will be paid over the remaining term?. I have collated wage slips and the budget sheet.... just need the Witness Statement now. I would idealy like to take this to the court today to get a hearing asap... I could not bear the thought od leaving longer!

 

What do you think are my chances?. I now have a very secure job having just passed a probationary period. My wife has worked for the council for years on a good salary also.

 

We have 2 young children at the property also.

 

Can you help please?

Many thanks in advance

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I have drafted a Witness Statement. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

 

Claim No:

In the Kings Lynn County Court

 

Between

 

HSBC (Claimant)

 

And

 

Mr xxxxxxx and Mrs

 

(Defendants)

 

STATEMENT

 

We are the defendants in this case and respectfully requestthe court to consider the following information when hearing our application:

 

· The arrears arose as a result of severalredundancies over a period of 4 years during 2007 to 2012, at which time westruggled to maintain the full mortgage payments, although the Claimant wasinformed at every opportunity as the situations arose.

 

· We also had to move out of the property betweenJuly 2012 and December 2013 due to major subsidence works needing to be carriedout at the property, when we had to also contribute towards alternativeaccommodation whilst maintaining security at the property, this resulted insome missed payments (agreed by the Claimant at the time)

 

· We also had to fund essential repairs when movedback into the property, costs of which we are due to claim from our insurers

 

Despite keeping the Claimant advised of the situation andmaking an offer to repay the arrears, they have refused to negotiate anddemanded the full arrears to be paid in order to stop eviction.

 

However, my/our situation has improved as I have returned towork in a far more stable employment and I am now confident that I can maintainpayments of £500 per month towards the arrears in addition to the normalmonthly payment. Please see affixed income and expenditure statement – Appendix1

 

Also attached copies of wageslips for XXXX and XXXX– Appendix 2

 

This will clear the arrears in 114 months with a remainingterm of 144 months.

 

Therefore I respectfully ask the court to take into accountthe case of Cheltenham and Gloucester v Norgan when considering my offer ofpayment and also s.36 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970.

 

There are 2 dependent children resident in the

 

We assure the court that I am/we are committed to clearingthe arrears and respectfully ask that eviction is suspended in order to avoidthe expensive and unnecessary costs which would undoubtedly arise followingrepossession in the current property climate.

 

We believe the above to be true and factual.

 

Signed.......................................................................................Date............................................

Signed.......................................................................................Date............................................

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Hi, I have removed the claim number and your names from your post as it could reveal your identity.

 

Your statement looks fine but....you need to make the following changes which I have put in capitals (obviously you need to change to lower case).

 

 

 

We are the defendants in this case and respectfully request the court to consider the following information when hearing our application:

 

· The arrears arose as a result of several redundancies over a period of 4 years during 2007 to 2012, at which time we struggled to maintain the full mortgagelink3.gif payments, although the Claimant was informed at every opportunity as the situations arose.

 

· We also had to move out of the property between July 2012 and December 2013 due to major subsidence works needing to be carried out at the property, when we had to also contributelink3.gif towards alternative accommodation whilst maintaining security at the property, this resulted in some missed payments (agreed by the Claimant at the time)

 

· We also had to fund essential repairs when moved back into the property, costs of which we are due to claim from our insurers

 

Despite keeping the Claimant advised of the situation and making an offer to repay the arrears, they have refused to negotiate and demanded the full arrears to be paid in order to stop eviction.

 

However, OUR situation has improved as MR XXXX HAS returned to work in a far more stable employment and I am now confident that WE can maintain payments of £500 per month towards the arrears in addition to the normal monthly payment. Please see affixed income and expenditure statement – Appendix1

 

Also attached copies of wage slips for XXX and XXX– Appendix 2

 

This will clear the arrears in 114 months with a remaining term of 144 months.

 

Therefore WE respectfully ask the court to take into account the case of Cheltenham and Gloucester v Norgan when considering OUR offer of payment and also s.36 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970.

 

There are 2 dependent children resident in the property.

 

WE assure the court that WE are committed to clearing the arrears and respectfully ask that eviction is suspended in order to avoid the expensive and unnecessary costs which would undoubtedly arise following repossession in the current property climate.

 

We believe the above to be true and factual.

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Hi, I've just seen your email and replied :)

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Hi, when did you last make a payment and when will you make the next?

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Last end of June next end of this month

 

Does the N244 look OK?. What are your thoughts on

> success... very stressed now!

>

> If in the very worse case scenario, and it is rejected is there any

> comeback at all?.. We have absolubtly no plans in place we have only just

> settled back into the house fully so to even contemplate trying to move

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The N244 is fine. Just make the changes to the budget sheet and the parts of the statement that I pointed out in my post above.

 

You need to stay positive - judges don't want to take people's houses away if there is the likelihood of them being able to maintain payments plus an amount towards the arrears going forward. Your arrears are extremely high, but you have put forward evidence of income which should support the arrears payments.

 

When you take the N244 to court (remember to take a photocopy of it all before handing in), you will need to pay a fee £50 I think it is now, and it will need to be in cash - take the eviction notice with you. Ask the counter staff if there will be any duty legal advisers at court on the day of your hearing - you can ask for their advice and they can accompany you into the hearing to support your case.

 

Most court offices close at either 2 or 3, especially on Fridays.

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