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    • Hi I have to agree with @unclebulgaria67 post#3 For the funding side of moving to a new area and it being private supported accommodation I would also suggest speaking to private supported accommodation provider about funding but also contact the Local Council for that area and have a chat with them about funding because if you are in receipt of Housing Benefit certain Supported Accommodation that meets a certain criteria is treated as ‘exempt accommodation’ for Housing Benefit purposes but you need to confirm this with that relevant Council in your new area especially since it is Private Supported Accommodation as each Council can have slightly different rules on this. If you have a certain medical condition look up the charities and also have a wee chat with them as they may be able to point you to different Grants to assist with moving costs and your question about funding for private supported accommodation as well.
    • Hi Just to be clear a Notice to Quit is only the very start of the Housing Association going down the Eviction route there is a long process to go. Also to be clear if you leave at the Notice to Quit date only and go to the Council claiming you are Homeless they will more than likely class you as Intentionally Homeless therefore you have no right to be given temporary housing by the Council. The only way that works is when the Court has Granted a Possession Order then you can approach the Council as Homeless with the Court Order. As for the Housing Association issuing the Notice to Quit because there investigation has proved it's not your main residence but you have witness statement to prove otherwise. From now on with the Housing Association you need to keep a very good paper trail and ensure to get free proof of posting from the post office with anything you send to them. You now need to make a Formal Complaint to the Housing Association and please amend the following to suit your needs:   Dear Sir/Madam FORMAL COMPLAINT Reference: Notice to Quit Letter Dated XX/XX/2024, Hand Delivered on XX/XX/2024 I note in your letter that you stated that the Housing Association has carried out an investigation into myself and came to the conclusion that I am not using this property as my main residence and have evidence of this and have therefore issued a 'Notice to Quit' by XX/XX/2024. I find the above actions absolutely disgraceful action by the Housing Association. 1. Why have I never been informed nor asked about this matter by my Housing Officer. 2. Why have I never been given the opportunity to defend myself before the Housing Association out of the blue Hand Delivered a Notice to Quit Letter. 3. I have evidence and witnesses/statements that prove this is my Main Residence and more than willing provide this to both the Housing Association and the Court. I now require the following: 1. Copy of your Complaints Policy (not the leaflet) 2. Copy of your Customer Care Charter (not the leaflet) 3. Copies of your Investigation into this not being my main residence.    As well as the above you need to send the Housing Association urgently a Subject Access Request (SAR) requesting 'ALL DATA' that simple phrase covers whatever format they hold that in whether it be letters, email, recorded calls etc. The Housing Association then has 30 calendar days to respond but that time limit only starts once they acknowledge your SAR Request. If they fail to respond within that time limit its then off with a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).     
    • Hi Sorry for the delay in getting back to you The email excuse and I do say excuse to add to your account and if court decide LL can't recoup costs will be removed is a joke. So I would Ask them: Ask them to provide you with the exact terms within your Tenancy Agreement that allows them to add these Court Fees to your Account before it has been decided in Court by a Judge. Until the above is answered you require these Court Fees to be removed from your Account (Note: I will all be down to your Tenancy Agreement so have a good look through it to see what if any fees they can add to your account in these circumstances)
    • Thank you for your responses. As requested, some more detail. Please forgive, I'm writing this on my phone which always makes for less than perfect grammar. My Dad tries but English not his 1st language, i'm born and bred in England, a qualified accountant and i often help him with his admin. On this occasion I helped my dad put in his renewal driving licence application around 6 weeks before expiry and with it the disclosure of his sleep apnoea. Once the licence expired I told him to get in touch with his GP, because the DVLA were offering only radio silence at that time (excuses of backlogs When I called to chase up). The GP charged £30 for an opinion letter on his ability to drive based on his medical history- at the time I didn't take a copy of the letter, but I am hoping this will be key evidence that we can rely on as to why s88 applies because in the GP opinion they saw no reason he couldn't drive i need to see the letter again as im going only on memory- we forwarded the letter in a chase up / complaint to the DVLA.  In December, everything went quiet RE the sleep apnoea (i presume his GP had given assurance) but the DVLA noticed there had been a 2nd medical issue in the past, when my father suffered a one off mini stroke 3 years prior. That condition had long been resolved via an operation (on his brain of all places, it was a scary time, but he came through unscathed) and he's never had an issue since. We were able to respond to that query very promptly (within the 14 days) and the next communication was the licence being granted 2 months later. DVLA have been very slow in responding every step of the way.  I realise by not disclosing the mini stroke at the time, and again on renewal (had I known I'd have encouraged it) he was potentially committing an offence, however that is not relevant to the current charge being levied, which is that he was unable to rely on s88 because of a current medical issue (not one that had been resolved). I could be wrong, I'm not a legal expert! The letter is a summons I believe because its a speeding offence (59 in a temp roadworks 50 limit on the A1, ironically whist driving up to visit me). We pleaded guilty to the speeding but not guilty to the s87.  DVLA always confirmed to me on the phone that the licence had not been revoked and that he "May" be able to continue to drive. They also confirmed in writing, but the letter explains the DVLA offer no opinion on the matter and that its up to the driver to seek legal advice. I'll take the advice to contact DVLA medical group. I'm going to contact the GP to make sure they received the SAR request for data, and make it clear we need to see a copy of the opinion letter. In terms of whether to continue to fight this, or to continue with the defence, do we have any idea of the potential consequences of either option? Thanks all
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      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

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      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

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Spoke to Gareth Tunnicliffe today, he has agreed to settle our claim for £2024.00 which includes CCI. Most will pay off account but we will still come out with over £200 cash. Just waiting for the cheque in the post.

 

 

So basically we have won!!!!!!!!!

 

Thank you to everyone who give us advice and support. Can a Mod please change title to won please.

 

madhouse5:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

 

Mad, I doubt I need to remind you but don't forget to donate a bit if you can!! Am SO very pleased for you!!!!:)

CLICK ON THE SCALES IF YOU THINK I HAVE HELPED!

 

I AM NOT SCARED ANYMORE!:rolleyes:

 

MBNA - To quote "The Carpenters", We've Only Just Begun..................;):D

HSBC - Settled.

Capital One - S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) issued.

Goldfish - S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) issued.

Tesco - SAR issued.

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Thanks guys, I will be donating as soon as I have settled with barclays. The £200 I have left from mbna claim will have to go on fixing my very neglected car!!!!!! It's about to give up the ghost. But I do like the idea of not owing mbna any money at all.

 

By the way First Direct have also offered us settlement of £974 about £176 short of what we were asking. Still deciding on that one.

 

Thanks for the support guys.

 

madhouse5:D :D :D

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Congrats Mad! We may be only a little group of wine drinking, fag smoking, cross dressing MBNAers but we do seem to be getting some regular results! Enjoy what is left of your cash and just think - NO MORE PHONECALLS!:D

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Well done madhouse5, enjoy the cash you have left over from your claim.

 

I too have a credit card with MBNA (Abbey) which I got into difficulty on last year and ended up going over my agreed limit of £4900 and incurring some unpleasant charges upto and after this incident.

 

I then spoke to the Citizens Advice Bureau about my difficulties and they suggested that I send them an income/expenditure sheet (which I did) and a proposal for repayment.

 

After MBNA received this, they then proceeded to freeze the interest on the account (which I am grateful for) and I have been paying them back £42 a month since.

 

After reading yours and cornucopias threads, (very helpful by the way) I am going to send off for my SAR from them once I have been paid. (It's sad that I don't have the measly £10 fee for this at this moment)

 

I am a little concerned about the fact that some of the letters I have received from them during the time I got into the mess I'm in I no longer have. The letters obviously do come in handy when preparing yourself for a court battle.

 

With all that said, am I likely to have any problems with them complying with my subject access request?

 

From what I have read in other threads they can be a real pain in the arse!

 

Any advice or suggestions will be gratefully appreciated.

 

Thanks Hedgerow

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Luckily I had all our statements for MBNA, we keep everything, so this has made things easy for us. I believe MBNA are a real pain in the backside when it comes to SAR, although you may be lucky. The best person to post to is cornucopia, she is a wealth of information, if she unable to help she'll know someone who can.

 

When you do send your SAR remember to enclose a £10 cheque and copy of your id (copy of driver's licence is fine) and send everything recorded delivery.

 

I know what you mean about not having money, we had to borrow £120 from family to take barclays to court. Things are now on the up after having difficulties for many years!!!! I don't think it will be a problem not having letter from when you were having trouble, that is not the issue, your only asking for your charges back.

 

HTH

 

madhouse5:)

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Many thanks Madhouse5, I'll be posting to cornucopia very soon to get more info.

 

Hedgerow ;)

 

Yes and make sure you do!!!! I am very flattered Mad, that you are recommending me as a wealth of information.......some may disagree, my information is often limited to rude things and wine!!!!:D:D:D

CLICK ON THE SCALES IF YOU THINK I HAVE HELPED!

 

I AM NOT SCARED ANYMORE!:rolleyes:

 

MBNA - To quote "The Carpenters", We've Only Just Begun..................;):D

HSBC - Settled.

Capital One - S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) issued.

Goldfish - S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) issued.

Tesco - SAR issued.

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I only speak the truth Corn, checked our account today and Gareth has credited £2024 on there, account is £235.15 in credit. We are now clear with MBNA, just waiting on the credit to be sent to us by cheque.

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