MFI Administration article discussion

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I seriously doubt if you paid a deposit by cash/cheque (like I stupidly did) that you will see any of it back.

This is also the view of the Administrator. If you read para 8.16 of the Statement of Administrators Proposals (which is tucked away as a pdf download at the bottom of the MFI website) they state basically that they do not think they will be able to raise sufficient funds to repay non preferential creditors (ie customer deposits, fitters etc etc)

I would also doubt that they will be able to complete any partially completed orders. Many of the suppliers have apparently asserted Retention of Title over unpaid stock sitting in the warehouse, which apparently is £40m quids worth.

I dislike using credit cards but have been taught an expensive lesson.

The Administrators are doing a poor job of communicating with customers and I do not believe that is because of incompetence. They know what reaction they will get when they deliver the news and are just trying to delay that. Personally I think in such a public company collapse they should be doing a better job in dealing with the public. The DTI should be taking more interest in this process.

nomorewashing

hi there, I ordered a kitchen in august under the MFI Slate scheme with Black Horse and was due to start paying this month. My kitchen order has been cancelled as it was due for delivery on 2 December. I haven't had any contact regarding the finance agreement and no payments have been taken. I've not ordered a new kitchen as I'm wary of the agreement i signed and don't want to have to pay for that and buy a new kitchen. i'm just not sure where I stand. can anyone help?

doesnt

i am only waiting for a 300mm kennington wall unit and a base end panel which was due to be delivered on 20th nov it didnt arrive then it was due 9th dec i have been told by mfi it wont be arriving and contact mcr for a refund.i contacted the manchester office of mcr who told me mfi are doing the refunds i rang mfi who told me mcr are the adminstrators and they are doing the refunds i rang mcr they told me mfi so for now i have gave up until someone somewhere knows what is going on. dont hold out much hope you will get your order or a refund as it seems both of them are stalling but you never know.

Blowdog

A friend just past this on:

MFI administrator - Adrian Miller - 07976 516 486

atlantic04

Just phones the MFI administrator,They told me there is a big meeting today with the delivery firm to see if they can get some of the stock out of the warerhouse, she said hopefully we might hear something today

henm01

atlantic04 wrote: »

Just phones the MFI administrator,They told me there is a big meeting today with the delivery firm to see if they can get some of the stock out of the warerhouse, she said hopefully we might hear something today

Fingers crossed

henm01

Doodler wrote: »

Hi,
We had about 3/4 of our kitchen delivered back in November, some of which was damaged. Two new delivery dates were given for the remainder of the kitchen and replacement of the damaged parts. Obviously, these deliveries haven't been made.
I spoke to the administrators who said that I would have to wait until 18th Dec before they could tell me anything. Went into the MFI store that I bought the kitchen from, and they said that any missing parts would be refunded.
My question is, how can I build a kitchen with a lot of bits missing and no way of replacing them, and what happens if, when I open all of the boxes, I find that other doors etc are damaged?
Do you think that I have a case for trying to get a full refund? They can come and collect what we have got because quite honestly, it is worthless to me whilst it is incomplete.
I did not pay thousands of pounds for a decent kitchen just to have to botch it together with mis-matched parts in order to build it.
Sorry for the rant, but I guess that like the rest of you, I am peed off :-(

I am in exactly the same position. My builder is installing the kitchen today and I don't know whether to apply for a full refund too. They can rip the whole thing out for all I care.

atlantic04

Just been over to Magnet trade to see if i can get my other bits for my kitchen,They have the same size worktops 3mx600x38 woodblock i can have five for 325.00,they have the 935x935 corner units and the same colour clad on ends as the kennington, so if i haven't heared by the end of the week i will be getting them myself, and MFI can stick them where the sun dosen't:T shine.

Tilbury_Projects

Hi everyone

My company Tilbury Projects spealises in fitting kitchens, bathrooms, wardrobes etc and if you have / or find your self left in the lurch by MFI, we might be able to help you. So feel free to look at our website www.tilburyprojects.co.uk or call me Dave direct on 0208 949 2080

Good luck everyone!!

ninabean

I consider myself fairly lucky compared to some. I have had half my kitchen installed since September and the remainder is sitting in my garage(I hope!).

I am interested in finding out whether I am able to claim my fitting costs back from my CC company? Is anyone else in this situation?

My fitters were untrustworthy and I suspect that they may have signed the job as finished when it is not, in order to get their payment from MFI.

I havent received a letter from the administrators yet and this concerns me greatly.

Any info from anyone in a similar position would be helpful.:mad: