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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. 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. 4. The Claimant claims a Notice of Assignment was served on the 22/02/2022. This is denied. 5. The Claimant claims a Default Notice was served on the defendant. This is denied. 6. 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. 7. The Claimant further claims that the documents are sufficient to pursue a Judgement and are therefore copies of original documents in their possession. 8. Point 3 is noted and denied. 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. 9. Point 5 is noted and disputed. 10. 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. 11. Point 11 is noted and disputed. 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. 12. 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 *** (dates are wrong) 13. Point 13 is noted and denied. Claimant is put to strict proof to prove allegations. 14. The Claimant did not provide a true copy of the CCA in response to the Defendants request of 21/12/2022. Conclusion 15. 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. 16. 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 17. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter into settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter into 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. 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My mum recieved a letter today from the local council abouth her housing benefit,to say they were stopping her housing benefit due to an error on her claim.She was claiming housing benefit as she gets disability allowance for my brother,they were paying it for the las 3 years and have now said shw was overpaid as she only has 1 child that is disabled and not 2.She has never claimed for 2 disabled children and when she rang them regarding this they said it was an error on their system,but as she was still overpaid she still has to pay it back,so they have put a hold on her benefit until it is all paid back.Due to this though she is now £980 in arrears with her rent which her landlord is wanting asap.Where does she stand on this the council have told her she cannot appeal and there is nothing she can do about it.any advice would be great.

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Has your mother thought about applying to the Benifits agency to see if she could get help from them as a hardship payment? Every council handles things in there own way so one council may say they will take it back a little at a time & another like yours want it asap. ring the DWP & see if they can help her even if its a loan I am am sure it will be better than trying to find such a high amount in one go.

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If the council made the error, they absolutely are not allowed to try and reclaim the money and your mother has every right to refuse to pay it. You must get to a citizen's advice bureau and get help with this asap, especially if they have actually admitted it was their error.

 

My husband and I were overpaid about £400 housing benefit due to an error on their side. We didn't pay back a penny- in fact they didn't even ask us to, but admitted in the letter they sent to inform us that as it was their mistake they wouldn't be expecting repayment. Now all benefits are administered by Capita, this definitely is not just because we have a different council to you.

 

BTW my mum used to work for the DSS until 2 years ago, in the over- payments section. She agrees, their mistake,their loss.

 

I am outraged on your Mum's behalf and really hope she can win this one!

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Lynzfa

 

The council can try to recover the debt even if it is their fault, if they believe that the mistake was obvious to the person claiming housing benefit. However, just because they THINK it's obvious it does not mean it is.

 

It's very worthwhile to write a letter of Appeal, stating you wish to go to the Appeals Tribunal. You don't physically have to go there - it can all be done by post, and the chances of winning and getting the overpayment written off are very good. Your mum should make an appeal within a calendar month of the date she received the letter saying she was overpaid, but it can be made up to 13 months after the date of notification.

 

Did the council tell her in writing that she can not appeal against the decision? They can not decide this - only the independent Appeals Tribunal can say whether an appeal can proceed or not. She should definitely take this further - feel free to PM me if you need an assistance with this. (I have worked in Housing Benefits for 20 years, most recently as a trainer).

 

Good luck!

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What does it say on her award notice? If it shows 2 disabled children on her claim then they will try to say that she would have been notified of it. Just like with Tax Credits they tell you to check your award notice and if anything is wrong on it then you need to inform them immediately.

 

Have a look at her old awards or if she doesn't have them make a request under DPA if necessary for the backdated award notices.

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Also bear in mind that some notification letters (also known as award notices!) may just state if you wish a full breakdown please ask for further details. If the notice states this it is dubious to say the least. You should initially ask for copies of all notification letters, as these will be provided free of charge - you may have to pay if you make your request under the Data Protection Act.

 

Also, although an award notice may mention a disabled child premium it does not follow that your mother would understand this. People who work in Housing Benefits have difficulty following notification award letters, so Joe Public does not have much chance at all.

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I see some LA's award notices (as we called them where i worked) are very clear i take it that some are not then, I only ever saw ours and anyone would have clearly notice one extra person or premium on the claim. I didn't realise that some LA's donm't have breakdown, I tihnk that is something that needs to be changed.

 

We often saw cases of people getting awards with people on them who had moved out etc but failing to tell us, and also ones that were deemed complicated and each should be judged on its own merit and that of the claimant as well.

 

I am not pointing fingers nor laying blame, I am merely saying what they may try and do. I also said only make a S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) if necessary. :)

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Hi Cheddar

 

Apologies if that sounded a bit short - I was just about to go to bed and thought I'd do a quick reply! Yes, you're quite right that a good local authority will provide proper notices, which detail everything on them in plain English, but an awful lot don't.

 

I've just finished working at one council that's gone onto a new housing benefits system, and they binned the first month's letters instead of sending them out as they didn't have time to check them! In a years time, if the claim is subject to intervention, who will remember/admit that the customer probably didn't get an award notice?

 

Also councils have lost appeals on the basis that a notification/award letter is not clear enough for a layperson to understand.

 

Where you mention that something needs to be changed about LA's who don't have breakdown - you're dead right, but the legislation already exists. They ignore it until a claimant challenges them, and as we know the majority of claimants don't have the knowledge to decide whether a notice is correct or not. :)

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I'm not even sure you could get copies of your previous award notices, you certainly couldn't get them from the DWP as the computer generates a system award notice that is never seen on the actual benefit section. You could get a copy of the current award as the system can be prompted to issue one. They could give you a written breakdown of the previous years awards,but not actual copies of the originals. Would housing benefit keep copies? I know they don't use the same systems so would be interested to know, just nosy lol.

Interestingly years ago when benefit award notices were handwritten a carbon copy would have been kept in your file, thats progress for you :)

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