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Confused about council tax abbreviations
Hi, could anyone help me in making sense of my council tax account breakdown. I asked for the breakdown from the last 15 years to be sent to me because I have realised they have made a mistake with my reference number and I have been overpaying. The problem is I do not understand what the abbreviations mean on the account…
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Rate Jacking Article Discussion
This thread is discuss the Rate-Jacking: Stop unfair credit card interest rate rises guide Alternative Forum Link: See the Rate Jacking: Success/Failures thread.
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Council tax check - neighbours bands have been deleted
I tried to compare my council tax band with that of my neighbours but for most of their properties it says 'deleted' where it would have the band. Does anyone know why this might be?
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Plevin and mortgage indemnity insurance charges
Does anyone have a considered opinion on this issue? Will the recent ruling in Plevin v Paragon Personal Finance (failure to reveal commission payments) have an impact on mortgage indemnity insurance charges? A few years ago MII used to be levied as a matter of course by the mortgage provider without and discussion or…
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can I reclaim PPI sold on loans from a 'private company i.e. not a bank
We had loans from a company some years ago and they wouldn't let us have a loan unless we took out PPI and also bought such things as breakdown cover etc! We were quite clueless at the time and just needed the loan so signed up. Can this now be reclaimed or is only the banks that you can claim from? Thanks
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Serving a company 'Order to attend court for questioning'
Can anyone tell me if I can serve court notice/papers to a Registered Company in the UK by Registered Mail? Or do I have to hand them over/serve them personally?
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Reclaiming PPI
I send a letter to the Halifax at the beginning of June 2014 to reclaim my PPI dating back to 1992 as no longer have the mortgage in the UK and now liv in New Zealand. They sent me a form to complete which needed to be returned within two weeks. It took 3 weeks to arrive here and I posted it back on 17th July. Funny that…
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AXA life insurance complaints
Sadly my mother passed away in 2012 and I claimed her policy off AXA life insurance. I got a measly couple of hundred 221 pounds to be precise. However when I looked at my mothers bank statements she'd been paying around 80 pounds a month on previouslife insurance policies to them for years. When I questioned them about…
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Pc world / currys rentsmart
Hello, I took out a laptop 5 days ago with pc world/ currys and only discovered today that the lease is through rent smart and everything I can find on them is for business' only, which I don't have. Are they just a business lease company? Or do they do private (consumer) leases too? I've seen many horror stories plus I…
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Council Tax debt from 13 years ago.
I'm being pursued by the council for non-payment of council tax 13 years ago. I've started paying off the debt, £900, but have about 2 years to go. But this morning, they want a further sum of money, £100, for a liability order sent 13 years ago. I cannot pay any more money to the council just yet as it will cause me…
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Last minute mortgage lender switch
Hi, I'm in the process of buying a house, and after almost 4 months we're now only a couple may be three weeks aways from signing papers. I have a mortgage lender, they have approved the loan amount and their surveyor has approved the property is worth the asking price. However, I've been keeping an eye out for better…
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CCS - cold calling scam
I just received a cold call (on my TPS registered number) from someone at CCS telling me that my mortgage had been mis-sold. He went into the spiel about all these reasons why it had been missold (none of which were actually truthful - such as brokers being required to give the best mortgage available - they are not…
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Private Medical Costs - Can I get NHS to pay?
After 6 weeks in pain my wife had seen 2 doctors and a nurse practitioner as well as having two "telephone consultations" resulting in 3 different failed "painkillers", a tube of Voltorol and a future appointment for physiotherapy while her pain continued. I took her to nearest Spire. The doctor has brought her back into…
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Mortgage company owes us money but wont pay out
Our Mortgage company owes us money for charges from 2008 to 2013 that they overcharged us, since then we have accrued some arrears that we have made arrangement to pay over and above the recommended amount as we want to clear it asap. The Mortgage company are saying that they want to take the money owed to us and pay it…
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PPI Mortgage information pls
Hi After putting it off for more then a year ,I would like to try and put a reclaim for PPI on my mortgage with ( Birmingham midshires ) I have couple of questions if someone could please help me. Do I put a claim for PPI OR on the exit fee on the mortgage ? ( as I have just cleared my mortgage recently ) Also which form…
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Equifax identity watch REFUND !
I’ve seen lots here for Credit-expert , my issue was with Equifax. Here’s how i claimed money back. I noticed £2.99 coming out of my account every month.... Further investigation I noticed it was Equifax. I had used this company to check my credit file and then cancelled. Apparently I "singed up" to something called…
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Will I get my money back? C.Tax
Copy pasted my conversation from another forum, found what I was looking for there. Thanks
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Council tax - summons costs
A few months ago, I tried to set up my direct debit online in Lambeth's council tax system. The system said that a pin is needed and therefore they will send me one. A couple of weeks later, I receive the pin, tried to put it online but the system erred. Therefore it prompted me to request a new pin. I didn't receive a new…
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Student Council Tax Discount - Forgot to Claim
Dear all Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere /posted in the wrong area. Mods, please feel free to close this thread/refer me to others. My husband and I moved into a private let in December (2014) and since then, I have been flat out trying to finish my PhD. I just realised that I forgot to claim our council tax…
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Payment Reimbursment
Re: Reimbursement of the Payment – the structure and service renderednot matching description of the agreement. Hello, I would like to explain the reasons for reimbursement of mypayment of poor workmanship rendered. At the end of May 2014, we signed an agreement for 13 treadssolid oak staircase. The full quote for…
