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Online Is the debt showing on your credit reference files (Experian/Equifax /Etc...) ? Yes 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. Assigned/purchaser Were you aware the account had been assigned – did you receive a Notice of Assignment? I was aware, I'm not certain I received a 'Notice of Assignment' from Capital One but may have been informed the account had been sold without such a title on the letter? Did you receive a Default Notice from the original creditor? Yes Have you been receiving statutory notices headed “Notice of Sums in Arrears”  or " Notice of Arrears "– at least once a year ? Not since the debt purchase, and not from Capital One. Why did you cease payments? I can't remember - it was the tail end of the pandemic and I may not have had enough income to keep up payments - I am self-employed and work in the event industry - at that time. I also had a bank account that didn't allow direct debits and may have just forgotten payments and became annoyed at fines for late payments. What was the date of your last payment? Appears to be 20/4/2022 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? No Here is my Defence: Defence - 1. The Defendant contends that the particulars of claim are vague and generic in nature. The Defendant accordingly sets out its case below and relies on CPR r 16.5 (3) in relation to any particular allegation to which a specific response has not been made. 2. Paragraph 1 is noted. I have in the past had an agreement with Capital One but do not recognise this specific account number or recollect any outstanding debt and have therefore requested clarification by way of a CPR 31.14 and section 78 request.. 3. Paragraph 2 is denied. I am unaware of having been served with a Default Notice pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1974. 4. Paragraph 3 is denied. I am unaware of any legal assignment or Notice of Assignment pursuant to the Law and Property Act 1925 Section 136(1) 5. The Defendant has sent a request by way of a section 78 pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1974, for a copy of the agreement, the Claimant has yet to comply and remains in default of said request. 6. A further request has been made via CPR 31.14 to the Claimants solicitor, requesting disclosure of documents on which the Claimant is basing their claim. The Claimant has not complied and to date nothing has been received. 7. It is therefore not accepted with regards to the Defendant owing any monies to the Claimant and the Claimant is put to strict proof to: a) show how the Defendant has entered into an agreement and; b) show how the Claimant has reached the amount claimed for and; c) show the nature of the breach and evidence by way of a Default Notice pursuant to sec 88 CCA1974 d) show how the Claimant has the legal right, either under statute or equity to issue a claim 8. As per Civil Procedure 16.5 it is expected that the claimants prove the allegation that the money is owed 9. On the alternative, as the Claimant is an assignee of a debt, it is denied that the Claimant has the right to lay a claim due to contraventions of section 136 of the Law of Property Act and section 82A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 10. By reasons of the facts and matters set out above, it is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief. .................. Please note that I had to write a defence quite quickly as I hit the deadline. At the time of writing the defence, I hadn't been able to find correspondence from Capital One, but had since found default letter etc. I submitted CCA request and CPR 31.14. However, I didn't get any proof of postage or use registered post for the CPR (an oversight) but did with the CCA request. I received a pack which included a letter from Overdales, going over the defence I'd filed, as well as letters of Lowells and reprints of letters from Capital One. But I have no idea if this pack is in response to the CCA request or the CPR ! I would have expected two separate responses ... although I do know they are both the same company. Looking over the pack today, and looking through old emails .. I find some discrepancies in the Capital One default letters (notice of default and Claim of default). They are both dated *before* an email I have stating that a default can be avoided. The one single page of agreement sent (so not the full agreement) has a 16 digit number at the top in small print, next to 'Capital One' which corresponds to a number called 'PURN' printed at the top of each of the 10 pages of ins and outs of the account (they're not official statements, but a list of monthly goings) yet no mention anywhere on either of the account number. I cant really scan them at the moment - I can later tomorrow, but that will be after the mediation call I'm sure. I guess I may be on my own for this mediation ... I am not certain the CCA request has been satisfied .. or if the CPR has been . And then I appear to have evidence that the Default notices provided are fabricated ? Yet, I do have (elsewhere ... not at home) Default letters from Capital One I can check ..
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Hi guys,

 

I now have only 4 days to go until the 28 days of the MCOL is up. To date I have recieved nothing from DG, just a letter telling me that they are intending to defend. I faaxed them my breakdown and they called to say they've re'd it so what next?

Can anyone shed some light???

Thanks!!

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they probably will defend at the last minute!! don't worry though. you'll then get a 'notice of transfer' to your local court and a copy of the defence and the allocation questionaire. there will be a date on that somewhere that will tell you when you have submit your aq by.

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Depending on the value of your claim you may just get an offer in the region of 75% of your claim...

Alecto, Magaera et Tisiphone: Nemesis on Earth is come.

 

All advice and opinions given by Spiceskull are personal, and are not endorsed by Consumer Action Group or Bank Action Group. Your decisions and actions are your own, and should you be in any doubt, you are advised to seek the opinion of a qualified professional.

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I have already received an offer that arrived the day after I began the MCOL. It was for most of the amount requested but they said they wern't willing to pay for the interest so I sent a rejection letter and informed them of my claim number. Value of claim was only £1K

Hope this was the right thing to do????

Thanks!!

 

Queenrac :smile:

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Hi Crusher,

 

The initial interest that I sent to them. Filled out the spreasdsheets you provided. (Not the 8%, sent that one with the MCOL!!)

 

Surely, they do owe it me, they say " We note you have added 'interest' to your request for a refund. We do not accept this is appropriate and therefore our offer of a refund does not include any interest"

 

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they have charged you interest on those charges they have removed from your account.

If they are going to return the charges, isn't it's logical to return any interest that was charged on those charges?

Then, logic doesnt play a big part in their plans does it? :-D

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One of the best counters to use against their position on (overdraft) interest is this:

On the assertion that some of the penalties I am claiming be refunded constitute overdraft interest, I propose that you consider the following: you regularly applied unlawful penalty charges to my account for many years, and these penalties led to my account being regularly overdrawn. For you to take money from my account unlawfully, and then to charge me interest for my alleged overdraft, is contemptuous. If you had operated my account in a lawful fashion, and had not applied unlawful penalty charges, there would not have been an overdraft for you to apply interest to.

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Hi Guys,

Just checked MCOL and they have put in a defence at the last hour!!!

RUDE RUDE RUDE!

Still, I guess it's onto the next stage. Am I right in thinking it's AQ time and £100 from me?

Thanks!!

 

Queenrac :smile:

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Hi all,

 

Re'd AQ in the post yesterday as predicted! Transferred to local court, can someone let me know, is it delay tactics I use now? i.e not submit until the last minute??? :confused:

Thanks!!

 

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hi q

now's the time to start filling in the aq and bugging dg with calls telling them that you are not far from filing your aq and is there anything we could do to speed things up a bit.

 

have you got all the notes you need about filling it in - and the draft order of directions??

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Hi Netty,

Haven't found the process yet, will do a search for it here now.

When you say call DG, what exactly do I say and how often? I assume that I need to try to get this sorted before the AQ deadline is up?

Any help greatly appreciated!! :)

Thanks!!

 

Queenrac :smile:

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In case you are not aware and as you filed using MCOL send 2 copies of your schedule of charges, clearly marked with your claim no. and a brief covering letter asking for them to be filed with your claim to:

 

The Court Manager,

Money Claim On Line

Northampton County Court

21-27 St. Katharine's Street

Northampton

NN1 2LH

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

(Your Name) –v- (Bank)

Claim No: ********

Date Issued: xx/xx/xx

 

Please find enclosed a schedule of penalty charges taken from me by the defendant, along with interest claimed at the annual rate of 8% pursuant to section 69 of the County Court Act. The interest in addition to the amount in charges equates to the total amount of my claim, namely £(AMOUNT).

 

I respectfully request that the enclosed schedule should be attached to the particulars of my claim.

Yours sincerely,

 

Wait until you receive the Notice of Acknowledgement (not the Notice of Issue) from the court and then send a copy to the bank’s solicitors, since they are the ones who will now be dealing with your claim

 

Dear Sir,

 

(Your Name) -v- (Bank)

Claim No: ********

Date Issued: xx/xx/xx

 

 

Please find enclosed a copy of my schedule of charges relating to the above claim.

Yours faithfully

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tell them you are aware that they filed their defence and fib a bit - tell them that you are close to the date for filing your aq and is there anything you/they could do to avoid further costs i.e. £100 (if it's over £1500), anything - have they got your breakdown because you could send them another.... anything!

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ok Netty, Thanks for you help again!!

 

I must admit this is getting quite scary now, I can't help wishing maybe I should have settled for the amount they offered, but then again I know deep down that I would have regretted it!

 

Do I ask to be out through to someone in particular or do I speak to anyone at DG?

Thanks!!

 

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DG Solicitors

12 Calthorpe Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 1QZ

0121 455 2111 (Debbie)

0121 455 2701 (Rachel)

0121 455 2196 (Kate)

0121 455 2206 (Alan)

Fax 0121 455 2150

0121 455 2111 (Debbie) [email protected]

0121 455 2701 (Rachel) [email protected]

0121 455 2196 (Kate) [email protected]

0121 455 2206 (Alan) [email protected]

 

anybody who answers their phone!! if they don't - leave a message/email and tell them to get back to you. be sure to leave a phone number or email address

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Do I suggest that I prefer we didn't have to go through the rigmarole of court and ask if there is any other way this could be settled or would this look like a sign of weakness??

Thanks!!

 

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AQ Section G?

Hi all,

 

I have been reading through various threads and have read that there is a new strategy and therfore template to use.

There is a also a pros and cons part that goes with it with people discussing.

Can someone let me know which one I should be using? The form they have submitted is the N149 and it's due on the 12th March. Have started emailing all of the guys at DG with no response so far. Will start emailing twice a day from tomorrow, am I likely to hear anything from them?

Any advise greatly appreciated as am starting to worry a bit!

Thanks!!

 

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like most things, it's pretty easy - once you know how:

aq info:

Allocation Questionnaires - A guide to completion

this is your step by step completion guide -and here is:New strategy for Allocation Questionaires

and here is how to use it:

for section g of the n149 (section h on the n150), use the wording in blue on post #3 of new strategy link, and then attach draft order for directions - use wording on post #2 of new strategy link(the bit in blue) making sure to add your name and court claim number to all pages. and fill in the XXXX bits with your own details. simple as that. just follow the steps with these two minor additions. the draft order is just asking the judge to order both parties to lay out their wares within 14 days of him ordering it - so it shortens the length of the time to a court date - and as dg/hsbc/all banks don't want to do it - they will pay up by offer or just not file their aq in which case you also win.

 

you will have seen netty's big win (6k+) she absolutely bombarded them with emails and got hers three days before the aq was due. so, sometime is when you'll hear from them - sorry not to be more specific.

if you've more questions with the aq - get back.

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Hi Lateralrus

 

Thanks a lot for your help, I was getting a bit confused with all of the info!

Have filled in Draft order for Directions and printed off the statement for section G as my handwriting is awful and would never have been able to fit it all into that box.

Looks like I'm ready to to take it all to Court next Monday. Hope it doesn't come to that.

Will start sending a couple of emails a day from tomorrow, or do you reckon I send more???

Thanks!!

 

Queenrac :smile:

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