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    • god they've got at you haven't they. told you all the usual utter BS. a CCJ vanishes from your credit file on it's 6th B'Day regardless to being paid off or not or paying or not. same with any debt with a registered defaulted date - it vanishes from your file on the DN's 6th B'day regardless. creditfix are Knightsbridge, (they renamed) there are 100's of threads here on Knightsbridge, if i remember rightly 2 of the directors of a certain very big IVA provider were struck off for embezzling £1m's out of debtors. pers i'd stop paying now.  end of . just ignore them all. 99% of your debts are to utterly powerless DCA's and probably were never owed in the first place only goes to firm up my belief from post one..you got had blind. its very easy to deal with the debts even those with CCJ's. can you copy and paste what you credit file says regarding the IVA please?   
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    • Sorry I meant credit fix - I really wish I'd known this before - kicking myself right now  If they come back to me asking for more money I'll cancel it and start trying to deal with the debt myself let's see what they say  Feeling tempted to cancel it now but scared that some of the debts will do more CCJ's on me and I'll have to wait 6 years again.  2 of the CCJ come of this year and then I'll only have the iva in credit file - effectively if I'd have not took out the iva in 2021 I'd have clear score by now - but then again would I because I would have been hounded the last 3 years, as bad as it is it's saves me lots of headaches whilst my debt was still within the 6 year mark.  I think most of them are near there but in all honesty no point chasing them if I do cancel iva I'd jjst wait for the ones who contact me and then start the relevant letter process on them.  Of over 6 years easy if not still possible to write off. My true victory would be having the iva wiped off my credit file as mis sold or something that way I Don't have to wait till 2027 Other option is to fight back and ask for them to offer the creditors to accept payments so far and use the following method    Will your IVA firm agree to complete your IVA on the basic of funds paid to date? The Guidance lists a lot of factors to be considered in deciding whether a settlement on the basis of funds paid to date should be proposed. You should read the list. But that may not give you any feel for whether they apply to you or not. The following are my thoughts on when an IVA should be treated as settled, not failed. They assume that you have £75 or less to pay a month: if you would currently qualify for a Debt Relief Order, then your IVA should be settled now  There is no point in making your IVA fail and you have to apply for a DRO – it will not generate another penny for your creditors. If you are renting and owe less than £50,000, check the DRO criteria now and talk to National Debtline on 0808 808 4000 about whether you qualify. You may have been told at the start of your IVA that you aren’t eligible – still check now as the DRO criteria have changed, your situation has got worse, and some people were given incorrect information about DROs at the start. if you have no assets that would be realised in bankruptcy (eg a house with equity, car worth over £2000), then your IVA should be settled now Same as (1), there is no point in making you apply for bankruptcy after your IVA fails. if your only asset is a car that is worth less than £8000, then your IVA should be settled now A car that is worth say £5000 would normally be sold in bankruptcy and you would be given a small amount to buy a cheaper car. But your creditors would not get any benefit from this as the Insolvency Service takes the first £8000 raised to cover its own costs. if you have significant assets, the closer you are to the end of the IVA, the less reasonable it is to fail it If you have been paying your IVA for 4 years, you have done your best over a long period. It isn’t your fault you can no longer continue. The fact you may have had equity to release isn’t relevant as that simply isn’t going to be possible. if your situation will clearly improve soon, then it’s unlikely your IVA will be settled I mean real improvements, not hoping that prices fall. If I can get them to accept payment to date or threaten with cancellation hopefully they may accept it -  Other option is to try and borrow money and pay make a full and final offer  Or I can just ignore and hope for the best which I'm very tempted to do especially if they respond to my review with bullying tactics despite me being skint as a fart with no mortgage as renting  It's so stressful but I've just checked the iva agreement from 2021 and it's Cabot 2 accounts Lowell about 5 accounts and then lots of repeats of the same debt with for example zopa and Cabot same amount listed twice -  also loyyds banks but I'm sure that's older than 6 years and not on credit file anyway  If I can somehow remove the iva from my credit file I'd be happy 
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Hi there, I received a "pay up or else" letter from Cabot which at the same time informed me that they had bought from Vanquis in July 07. On the back of the letter it stated that this letter acts as notice of assignment! - and also that interest will be accruing in accordance with the terms of the original agreement.I've had no notices from Vanquis - haven't had a card with them for years and years and didn't leave it with a balance. The original credit limit was only 250 anyway and Cabot think I owe £634.93!!!!

I sent them a CCA letter with £1 PO. I've now received an answer from them - returning the PO- saying they have asked Vanquis for a copy of the agreement and will be in touch with me soon. (They signed for the request on 31st August). Why return PO?

 

Can I just add what a fantastic site this is - every time I log on I am amazed at the number of people who have problems - it's so good not to feel embarrassed or ashamed in "baring all" to you wonderful people.

 

I have quite a few black clouds hanging over me (DCA's) from the years following my husbands death when things were very hazy for a while. However I'm going to deal with this new one (and one from Mackenzie Hall which arrived same day) before trying to undo that which has already been done - so to speak.

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They are now returning the £1 because I queried their right to it if they don't consider they have any duties under the CCA. Despite their contention that this is so, still give them 12+30 days to comply before reporting them to the various regulatory bodies.

 

It might be worth SARing Vanquis too, and just to make sure, apply for copies of your credit reports from the various CRA's to make sure there are no defaults registered.

 

I'd reply back to Cabot and tell them that as you do not recognise the debt, you wish to complain that they are harrassing you for a debt you do not owe. They are obliged to follow their own complaints procedure (Complain), after which time you can report them to the FOS.

 

Cheeky beggars. :(

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42man - I honestly can't remember. Things went a bit hazy after my husband died, but they could be stat barred. I'll wait and see if they comply with my CCA request. If they can't there may be no need to go further?

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Yes see if they comply with the CCA, I have a feeling you may not hear from them again, If they fall outside the 12+2+30 days you MUST complain to the OFT and Trading Standards. If they do provide what they believe is a CCA then scan it and post it on here (take off your personal details) so the experts on here can tell you if it is a properly executed agreement with the terms and conditions.

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I'd send a S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) to the original creditor, it may reveal that these debts are statute barred, in which case it doesn't matter a jot what Cabot do or don't produce :)

 

Of course, if the alleged debt is more recent, there may be charges which you could reclaim in the usual way - although with the infamous test case this could take some time.

 

In fact.... if you were chasing the OC for a refund of unlawful charges, I personally don't see how Cabot could take any action until this is resolved. You'd certainly be disputing the debt.

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Good point about the test case, Seahorse.

 

Re Vanquis touting for business over t'internet, wouldn't that only have a bearing if the "agreement" was made under the 2006 Act? Surely under the 1974 Act they'd still have to send out a paper copy for a signature? :)

  • Barclays: WON!!! It took four months but was totally worth it!
  • Cabot: I'm still waiting for an enforcable agreement, more than a year after requesting it. Go on, Uncle Ken, take me to court if you dare. You know you want to!
  • Elephant.co.uk: VICTORY - they admitted there was no debt!
  • Ashbourne Management (gym membership): Finally got my default removed and out-of-court settlement; I'm not finished with them yet!

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