LA fitness membership help!

KTA123

hi

I joined LA fitness in July and subsquently lost my job - the shop were I was working as a therapist and rented a room - closed and I also lost my part time sales assistant position although they offered me a casual contract at other shop but haven't been given any hours due to recession etc and other staffed. My main source of income was as a therapist and due to the shop closure lost all my clients.

When I tried to explain this to the membership head office - the result wasn't great, they told me that I had to be made redundant, when I explained that it wasn't that simple I don't have a redundancy letter, as a therapist it's not a work contract, although I had a contract with the shop for renting the room etc., but lost my practice and my income. The guy was really unhelpful and said that I could of been sacked! or left as far as he was concerned - but surely that is the same thing being made redundant when a shop closing. I sent them information regarding all this and confirmation that I had only been offered a casual contract without set hours, as a sales assistant but they said that wasn't good enough.

They are now chasing me via a debt collection agency.

Does anyone have any suggestions, as I have no money and just about surviving and this has been stressful enough without them hassling me, afterall this wasn't, my fault and they made me feel like it was!

Can anyone help me.

I could get a letter explaining that the shop has closed and I lost my practice from the head office of the company that shut it but I doubt that would do any good.

I don't have the money to go to a solicitors but think this is disgusting.:j