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In order to use them, you will have to copy them into your own post and then give us the answers – preferably in red below each question. You can start by overwriting the prompt: "Give answer here" below each question – and your responses should automatically appear in red   Thank you +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   You have received a claim form.   firstly - read all the posts in this thread FIRST...   then copy this first msg to your thread - and put your answer after each question   In order for us to help you we require the following information:- [if there are more than one defendant listed - tell us]     Which Court have you received the claim from ? Name County Court   MCOL Northampton N1 ? Manual Claim CCMCC (Salford) ? New beta WWW.MONEYCLAIMS.SERVICE.GOV.UK ?   If possible please scan redact and upload a full page copy of page 1 of the claim form. 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If the claim goes against you, it will be very difficult to make a counter claim as you didn’t respond to the initial small claim.   You may be unaware that you are the defendant in a small claims case that a Creditor has bought against you. When the small claims form arrives follow these initial steps:   1: Read the Form Carefully   The detail about the claim that is being bought against you will be in the ‘particulars of claim’ section. If this section isn't completed, or has the words ‘particulars of claim to follow’ take no action now and wait until you are sent details of the claim against you. You may want to consult a lawyer at this stage.   2: Respond in Time   It’s vitally important that you respond to the claim for you have been sent. Remember that there is a 19 day (5 +14) time limit on this to acknowledge the claim.You must submit before the 19 days are up, so post your response with plenty of time.If your intention is to defend the claim in full you get a further 14 days to submit your response ...so 33 days in total.   3: Talk to the Claimant   Just because a small claim has been bought against you and a claim form issued, this doesn’t mean you are not allowed to contact the claimant directly. In fact the court encourages you to try and settle the claim without the need for a court appearance. So, try and resolve your dispute directly with the claimant if you can.   Not Responding to a Small Claim   If you ignore the small claims form when it arrives this can have an adverse impact on your financial status. The court will continue with the small claims lawsuit that is being bought against you even in your absence as this is a legal requirement. When the small claim is processed you will be sent a bill showing the amount you owe and any additional costs. The small claims against you is a legal process that will be recorded on the Register of Judgements, Orders and Fines. This information is used to check your credit, so could have a negative impact when you next apply for any credit. To avoid damaging your credit rating reply to your small claims docket as soon as you can.   How to Respond to Your Small Claims Form   When you received your form from the court you will also have been sent a response pack. In this pack you will see the option that are open to you. These include:   • A dispute claim form. You can use this form if you do not agree that you are liable for the small claim being bought against you and wish to submit a Defence. • Details about how to pay the amount being claimed from you. • Details about how to admit to part of the small claim against you, and how you can ask the claimant for more time to pay.   There are Two Types of Small Claims:   Fixed Amounts:   If the claim against you is for a fixed amount of money your response pack will contain three forms. Form N9 (acknowledgement of Service), form N9A (admission form) and N9B (defence and counterclaim form).   Unspecified Amounts:   If the amount being claimed is unspecified you will be sent forms N9 and N9C (admission form) and N9D (defence and counterclaim form). It is vital that you read the accompanying explanatory notes before choosing which form to send back.   Paying the Small Claim   If you want to make full payment of the amount being claimed against you this amount will be shown on the claim for you have been sent, and will also have details about where to send the money. Don’t forget, this must be done within the 14 day time limit or your case will proceed to the next stage.   In some instances you would like to pay, but need more time, you can give details about the delay you would like on form N9A, which should be in your response pack. It’s also a good idea to read leaflet EX309: The Defendant Admits by claim as this gives more details on this aspect of your case when fixed amounts of money are involved. Leaflet EX308 gives details of cases when unspecified amounts are being claimed against you.   Also please read forms EX326 and EX160A   How to Defend a Claim Against You   Disputed claims are handled by filling in the appropriate form from your response pack. You have three choices: Form N9, N9B or N9D. Read the note accompanying each form carefully to ensure you completely correctly. Pay special attention to the allegations raised on the form. If you don’t respond to each the court will assume you are admitting guilt. Edited April 10, 2014 by stu007 Updated PDF added    1   Bookmark   Report 2 months later...   citizenB   Posted June 5, 2014 #3   PLEASE NOTE - WARNING   Once you have received your claim form - the Court timetable comes into force. Not that of the creditor or claimant. If you have requested information with them after the claim has been issued - or have entered into discussion with them and they say something like "We will put this on hold for a period of time". 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Hi Carl

 

I have just had a quick scan through your thread If you could clarify a few points I will be able to come back with an angle on how to play NW at their own game.

1. Have you yet to calculate your charges or do you have an approx fig?

2.The default Notice you recieved I need to go through this in detail if you could perhaps post it up/give more detail?

3.Dont ring anyone anymore it serves no purpose.

4.Dont send the letter above it is not appropiate, and you would not recieve a reply.

 

Once NW issue a D/N everything moves into freeflow and even if they did agree a payment plan this will only last 6 months if lucky before they turn the thumb screw.I notice you have already had the standard NW "our patience is now running out" letter along with the usual threats.

Once said D/N is issued whether you are making mthly payments or not they can and will instigate proceedings at the drop of a hat particulaly in todays credit crunch climate,and would advise anyone im this predicament to prepare for said outcome.Providing we cover all the bases we can make their game very difficult and hopfully attain an amicable agreement to your dilemma.Talk to you soon

 

 

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Well that told me didn't it? lol. Told you someone would be along with some good advice.

 

The Northern Soul night was brill, had far too much to drink and my feet are still killing me. Am resting for the remainder of the weekend.....

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Hi Weymouth,

 

You should not offer more than you can afford to pay. This means that you will not be able to keep to your agreement and will make court action inevitable. They are obliged under the overriding objectives of the Civil Procedure Rules to reach a settlement and seek to avoid court action. If they refuse to accept a reaonable offer and take you to court you can ask for costs to be awarded against them.

 

Natwest do accept offers after some persistence and do not generally take court action. If you make a realistic offer then you should be able to stick to it and they will have no reason to sue you. I have had a payment plan in place for 3 years without problem.

 

In the mean time you can claim your charges to pay it off.

 

All the best

 

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hi Zoot

fair coments but as yours was 3 years ago ie before the current up evil began i think you will now find their attude a lot different and all payment plans are more or less lapsed after six months.

 

 

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Hi Andy

 

I calculate £2645.00 precisely in charges I could claim back which more than covers my overdraft. Having said that, this figure was gained from statements calculated about a week before the OFT case started, since then there have been more charges piled on so it will likely be higher now. What do you need to know about the Default Notice? Let me know and I will tell you.

 

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Hi Carl

 

Ok firstly the Default note you recieved (Overdraft D/N differ to a normal C/C Loan Default Notices).

Is it headed Served under section76(1) and 98(1) of the CCA 1974

Does it contain yours and theirs full address and postal code?

Account Number?

Date of termination of overdraft and date required to pay in full?

This should be 14 days and stated in full.

The principle amount outstanding plus any interest to that date? which obviously we know contains penalty charges? Which renders said D/N invalid and most importantly Unenforcable.

Then the usual finishing statement of options open to yourself to request more surety etc etc....and seek legal advice.

Now attached to the D/N their should be a cover letter entitled ...

Formal Notice of Intention to file a default and take action to recover debt allowing 28 days from the date of said letter to propose satisfactory payment or arrangements etc etc

This basically notifies you and the CRA,s of the default now placed.

 

Ok so far?

 

Now the letter you recieved on the 29th Nov 2007 Apart from the threats what options are open to you? or does it say proceedings will comence and who does it ask you to contact if at all?

By the way

Sequestration means the act or process of legally confiscating somebody's property temporarily until a debt that person owes is paid, a dispute is settled, or a court order obeyed. Are they nice people to deal with!!!!!! Lol

 

Now you can either proceed with your claim following the suggested method here on CAG using the Template section Will cost you £120.00 to submit by the way and will be stayed following the outcome of the OFT case Jan /Feb 2008

Or IMHO let them instigate at their cost with a D/N thats invalid and contains unlawful penalty charges and you refute the claim with your defence should we edge are bets?

 

just one more point carl you state the account is still subject to charges

surely they have terminiated and so now static? I presume you are making payments from an alternative bank a/c not NW?

 

f you can confirm the above points and Just ask if you need anything else

 

I trust the above is useful in making your decision and wish you well with the outcome.

 

Ps Wendy i did not intend to come over as headmaster and repect the advice you have offered and supported to carl up to now.Hope your feet are better with all those backdrops

 

 

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Not if its part of your defence ie Defence/c/c and they have instigated proceedings.

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Hi Zoot

Resolved the confusion Ive edited out the Issue a c/claim it should be refute the claim not issue a counter claim

 

 

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Well if you read the thread it varies from even to greater by carl so he would have to verify the approx figure if its even then i would advise to strike out

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Hi Andy

 

Thanks for your advice. My answers to your questions are as follows.

 

The D/N is headed 'Notice served under sections 76(1) and 98(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974'

 

It is to this letter and notice that I first responded by letter sent recorded delivery with my offer which was completely ignored.

 

The latest letter is

 

My address and the branch address are on it along with my account number and sort code.

 

The termination date is in numbers '07/10/07', not letters.

 

The outstanding or 'Principal' amount is shown along with 'Interest to the date shown above' and this has a small Crucifix next to it which later on the notice indicates 'Interest will continue to be applied to the account and the Total Amount Outstanding will increase accordingly, if payment is not made by the date shown above'.

 

The Principal amount has an asterisk next to it which later on in the notice indicates 'Principal includes the £30.00 fee charged for this notice while will be applied to the account before the date shown above'.

 

It is to this letter that I responded by Recorded letter with my offer which was completely ignored.

 

The latest letter dated 27/11/07 reads.

 

Please telephone us immediately on the number quoted in this letter to arrange repayment of your unsatisfactory debt, as the full balance is due immediately. Telephone lines are open from 8.00 am to 9.00 pm Weekdays and 9.00 am to 5.00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. We are able to accept debit Debit and Credit card payments.

 

You can make payents into your account via our Internet payment facility. Log on to www.natwest.com/paybycard to make direct payments for your credit/debit card into your accounts.

 

Failure to respond will result in us either commencing legak action or instructing Debt Collection Agents to recover the money due. As a result we may:-

 

- Secure the debt against your property by way of a Court Order. Should a charge be obtained over your property, then we may take repossession proceedings and sell the property.

- Pass your debt to a firm of debt collectors.

- Commence court action to secure payment from your employer direct from your income.

- Apply for bankruptcy/sequestration.

 

Yours sincerely

 

The amount now outstanding is £1681.47 which is clearly down following my previous payment only a week earlier when I set up an instruction to pay them £75.00 monthly.

 

I am now with a different bank and I do believe charges have indeed frozen. To be honest even after I cancelled all Standing Orders and Direct Debits on the Natwest account they still continued to charge me.

 

As I said earlier, I'm open to go to a CCJ. I know it's not the best thing to have against my name but I would rather put the bastards in front of a judge who can see that I'm doing the best I can.

 

On the other hand Andy, I'm fired up to take them on as you suggest. Your comments would be much appreciated.

 

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Hi Weymouth, looks like you're in safe hands now:) All this counterclaiming stuff is past my area of knowledge, although I will say that when we nearly got repossessed about 10 years ago (LTSB) I did attend court, all very informal, took loads of paperwork with me to show what efforts we'd been making to clear the debt, and the Judge was very sympathetic, took everything into account and didn't let them repossess us. It seemed scary but wasn't when I actually got there.

 

It would seem to me, though, (and I could be wrong!) that this might be a quicker way to get your charges back, by letting them take you to court then defending, as a charges claim alone would more than likely be stayed. So this way you'll be getting to court earlier, possibly, albeit through the back door. Good luck anyway, I'll nip in from time to time to see how you're getting on.

 

Andy - what are you on about, backdrops??? I'm too old for that now,:eek: left it to the professionals.:D

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Hi Carl

I presume you have already requested S.A.R with no reply as yet?

On the default note payment of Default should read payment required by giving 14 days to rectify.

Is the second letter actually from NW them selves and not in house sol /colections? What address is it from Telford?

Its imperative that you maintain reasonable payments in the meantime and that you retain and gather a papertrail if needed.

I have to go out shortly but will be back later this evening I think a letter of reply should be drafted to letter of 27th in the form of letter before LBA

to register your complaint to the conduct of your account , just so you have it in your papertrail.If you have time today perhaps you could look at the one in the templates section and prepare ready to post in reply.

 

speak soon

 

regards

Andy

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Hi Andy

 

The Default note overdraft termination date is definately numbers. Does this have a major impact? This letter came from the NatWest Birmingham Collections Centre.

 

The letter that followed came from Tamarisk Debt Management, also in Birmingham, part of Royal Bank of Scotland.

 

The latest letter (27/11/07) is from Telford Credit Management Services and on Natwest headed paper.

 

Carl.

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Hi All

 

Just really wanted some opinions on what my next course of action should be. Do I:

 

1. Keep up the repayments and risk the court papers landing on the doorstep and then defend the claim?

 

or

 

2. Go ahead with the claim for charges myself and keep up the repayments I'm already making?

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Hi Folks

 

I've just had a read through my thread and something doesn't sit right for me. I feel it would be prudent to make the effort to engage with Natwest if only to get something other than a template letter out of them.

 

To this end I have drafted a much less aggressive letter than my previous attempt and your comments would be appreciated. Come what may, if I've sent this, surely it shows I've done the best I can?

 

Carl.

 

 

Dear Sirs

 

I write further to your letter of 27/11/07. I am aware of the outstanding balance on my overdraft and am willing to pay this balance off.

 

I have visited your website (www.natwest.com/paybycard) and set up an instruction to pay £75.00 per month against this debt. Unfortunately your most recent letter does not acknowledge this at all.

 

Under my current level of income, £75.00 per month is the absolute maximum I can afford. That said, I am soon moving to a new job with a higher salary and I will be pleased to increase this amount as the funds become available. I would however advise you that, for now, the £75.00 per month instruction I have set up with you is the most I can afford.

 

This will be the third letter I have written to NatWest in relation to this matter in an attempt to enter into a sincere dialogue. The previous two letters I sent were not acknowledged at all. Both detailed my offer of £75.00 per month. I visited your paybycard website as instructed and set up an agreement. I have however received no personal response from you indicating that you are not satisfied with this amount or that you wish to come to an arrangement without the neccesity of involving the courts which I have attempted to do twice already and a third time with this letter. Instead I have been sent what I can only assume are standard template letters, and I hardly think this can be considered sincere.

 

I am in full time employment and in a position to make regular payments against the outstanding amount and let me assure you, it is my absolute intention to pay off this debt and I feel confident that I have made the necessary effort to address this matter suitably, courteously and in a timely manner.

 

Taking these points into account, the commencement of legal proceedings could be counter to the ‘Overriding Objectives’ of the new Civil Procedure Rules. You will be aware that the Overriding Objectives underpin everything the court does. Moreover, paragraph 4 of the Protocols Practice Direction states that in cases not covered by an approved pre−action protocol, the court will expect the parties “to act reasonably…….. in trying to avoid the necessity for the start of proceedings”.

 

I would respectfully suggest that your failure to respond to my letters, to not enter into a sincere dialogue and not accept my offer could be viewed as unreasonable and (if necessary) I would ask the court to consider these matters with reference to the Overriding Objectives.

 

The offer of £75 per month is of course still open to you to accept and I eagerly await your personal response in this matter accordingly.

 

Yours faithfully

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Thats a great letter!

 

It demonstrates to the court that you have done everything to co-operate and have acted reasonably. Often when claims go to court the court ends up awarding monthly payments of less than has been offered and the courts are not sympathetic to banks which take up the courts time when they should have accepted an offer. In all probability, its likely that the letter you received on the 29th crossed with your setting up of payment so hopefully they won't be issuing proceedings against you. If they do you can always defend on the basis of unlawful charges.

 

Its worth getting an updated list of charges so that you can get your claim for charges moving.

 

All the best

 

Zoot

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Hi Carl

Just come on Letter looks good if that the direction you wish to go

 

 

Andy

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Zoot

 

Thank You! At last some positive encouragement which leaves me feeling all relieved. I hope you are right regarding the crossed letters but I will send this anyway. Who knows, maybe if this gets through to them I may not need pawn my Rolex after all ;)

 

Carl.

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cant put reclaiming charges that will likely be stayed pending OFT as a priority, that would be suicide.

 

Its worth doing a preliminary letter and LBA so that your claim is in their system. They can not then raise the Limitation Act to any charges which are outside the 6 year period since your first letter demanding payment.

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