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    • 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.     .    
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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 All

 

My mum and dads house was repossessed in 1991. The mortgage was with West Bromwich Building Society.

 

After sale there was a shortfall or around £18k

 

Until about 3 years ago my dad was making token payments of £10 per month. But his financial situation has changed and he can no longer afford it.

 

He has submitted to them a full income and expenditure, has explained that he has no assets whatsoever. Lives in rented accommodation, works part time and his earnings are topped up by Tax Credits and Rent Benefit.

 

They demanded £25 per month which he can not afford.

 

I submitted a SAR for him and have received all the paperwork relating to the opening of the account and the sale of the repossessed property.

 

We know that there was a mortgage indemnity guarantee on the property from Eagle Star although there is no mention of this in the documents returned. As is there no statement of any sort.

 

My dad has asked them to bankrupt him as he has no way of paying them back. Instead they are threatening legal action with an attachment to earnings order should they win in court. He is 63 years old. There is no way on earth is he going to work long enough to pay this back in any way shape or form.

 

He is 63 working part time suffering from COPD and my mum is disabled. I really do not know what West Bromwich hope to achieve here.

 

I have attached a copy of their latest letter. ANy advice would be gratefully received. I fear this is going to put my dad in an early grave.

 

 

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Hi there, do you have any paperwork relating to the mortgage indemnity guarantee ?

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Hi there, do you have any paperwork relating to the mortgage indemnity guarantee ?

 

Hi Ell-enn, no nothing at all. When they first starting chasing for the shortfall about 20 years ago, they told my Dad that it had been paid off by Eagle Star but they had a legal obligation to try and recover the payment for Eagle Star.

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OK, so they've admitted the shortfall has been paid off by the guarantee? Surely it would be Eagle Star's job to chase the money. However, your dad isn't in a position to pay anything so even if they do take him to court they can't get what he hasn't got and given his health problems I believe a judge would be sympathetic.

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Thanks Ell-enn. Shall we try writing to them one last time reiterating the situation ? As I said we did invite them to bankrupt him, but their response was " Then we'll never get our money " but they will never get their money anyway as he can not give them what he does not have.

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They're just being difficult in the hope they frighten you enough to either borrow the money or get it from relatives. Stick to your guns, if your dad hasn't got the money what can they do ?

 

Anyway, you don't owe them - you owe Eagle Star .... do they have an agreement to collect the money on behalf of ES?

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Thank you Ell-enn your support is appreciated :)

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"We know that there was a mortgage indemnity guarantee on the property from Eagle Star although there is no mention of this in the documents returned. As is there no statement of any sort."

 

 

1991 mortgage/ agent/ guarantor

 

 

What type of mortgage? Why was there a shortfall? If the bank concealed terms, made a mistake, or committed a fraud, during the contract then the statute of limitations does not apply to the normal 12 year claims period affecting land or transfers (ie mortgages). This means claims from 1991 in these circumstances could still be made. If this were true based on your parents' facts then your parents should not be liable. If the mortgage by either the bank or its agent were illegal in the form of contract then a contract would be said to have been/ be illegal. If the contract is illegal then there are no liabilities for relationships of guarantees, ie the guarantor is removed of any liability. The relationship of guarantee is based on the concept that the contract is legal and legally enforceable. So if there has been a fraud etc as there was no contract (by illegal transaction) there is no liability for the guarantor. The guarantor is essentially a third party but not a third party to the contract. Demand copies of the entire transactions under SAR. The bank must first prove the debts are legal for any other to liable.

 

 

Repossession:

 

 

Was there an abuse of process or was it oppressive? You may have a claim against the bank for what could have been an illegal repossession.

 

 

Contract

For contract to be binding all main clauses (significant contract terms) must form part of the same contract. So when you sign one main document but no mention of a clause in it, you have only made an agreement (contract) for those terms and are thus liable. So, where a separate document is supposed to be part of the main contract it must be, what is called, an incorporation (assumed part of the contract) of terms. If there is no incorporation, the clause is not part of the same contract. This of course all depends on the facts.

 

 

Guarantee

 

Under the law of guarantee the guarantor is liable to both the principal (main creditor) and to the principal's agents so long as the contract exists. There is either a guarantee or an indemnity - you cannot have both. Banks try to trick borrowers into believing this. The court will determine which one applies by its effect irrespective of whether the bank or its agents used the 'express terms' of indemnity guarantee/ indemnity or guarantee. If the guarantee indemnity was not incorporated as part of the contract then this clause does not apply. The SAR will reveal exactly this.

 

 

Bankrutptcy

 

 

Assuming the bank/ agents debts are provable debts your father could consider bankruptcy or its alternative: Debt Relief Order. Your father may petition the court for bankruptcy in his own right, which costs about £700. He may be better advised to consider a Debt Relief Order (20k or less debt, with limited income), costing £90. If the debt is only the 18k shortfall he could opt for this. However were there any bankruptcy clauses in the contract, again the SAR will confirm this. For Debt Relief Order he just needs to approach an assured agency, which is a charity such as Citizens Advice or Shelter etc. The assured agency will then liaise with the Official Receiver. The DRO does not require a court order but the bankruptcy does.

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HI all

 

Thank you all for your help and advice.

 

Due to my dads ill health and he not coping well with the stress of this. We didnt want ity to get as far as court. Whilst I fully understand he may well have won I do not think he could have coped with the stress.

 

We contacting WB explained his financial position again, explained he has no assets etc and that legal action was fruitless. We offered them a token payment of £1 per month which they accepted.

 

Again I know this may have been better financially in court but for £1 per month his health is more important :)

 

THanks again everyone who commented with advice and help

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You shouldn't have offered the £1 per month. You have now given them every opportunity to chase you regularly and demand information from you. If I were you I would write stating that you had been given incorrect information as to the potential liability for this alleged debt and that you consider the matter closed under the statute of limitations as more than 12 years has passed since the cause of action.

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You shouldn't have offered the £1 per month. You have now given them every opportunity to chase you regularly and demand information from you. If I were you I would write stating that you had been given incorrect information as to the potential liability for this alleged debt and that you consider the matter closed under the statute of limitations as more than 12 years has passed since the cause of action.

 

In my original post I do say that up until about 3 years ago he was paying £10 per month so statute of limitations doesn't apply.

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Sorry, hadn't realised that - however hopefully they will make a 'commercial decision' to cease chasing him and close the matter due to the likelihood of them never receiving the balance of funds from any source.

 

Fingers crossed they will. It must cost them more than £1 per month to administer the account

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