Lifestyle Tv- Misold lease on equipment

mensgroom · 18 January 2010 at 4:07PM

18 months ago I was sold 4 diamond crystal screens for my salon by a company called Lifestyle TV. We were to have advertising put on them to generate an income and pay for the screens. This never happened and lifestyle disappeared. When approaching the leasing bank-Bank of Scotland- they said I had signed a form saying lifestyle had nothing to do with the screens. This was never signed and simply copy and pasted from a confirmation check. This has left me with 4 useless screens and costing me £350 a month. The bank wont class it as fraud until the police are brought in and they say its a civil matter. There are 100's of salon owners in the same position. What do we do? This is going to put me out of business!!

bingo_bango · 18 January 2010 at 4:42PM

You need to involve the police. If the signature was falsified then they will have to investigate under the Fraud Act, and you can then argue with BoS that you haven't signed an agreement with them.

Sam_Ross · 18 January 2010 at 4:54PM

I am a salon owner in exactly the same position with Lifestyle TV and Lombard. They have copied my signature onto a contract with Lombard and now say that my agreement was with them instead of Lifestyle TV. I seem to have hit a brick wall and Lombard say I owe them over £16,000. Money I don't have!!! I just don't know where to go from here!!

Optimist · 18 January 2010 at 5:25PM

You really need to get your paperwork together and go see a solicitor.

mensgroom · 19 January 2010 at 9:15AM

Sam have you checked hji website-hairdressers journal. There's loads of posts on there. I thought something may come up on here. Think I'll try police again

hippey · 19 January 2010 at 9:52AM

Report it as a fraud, don't be put off by the fact that they say it's a civil matter (it is in one way) but ensure you clearly say that the salesman misrepresented the sale, and that someone has copied your signature on to documents that you never saw.

The person you are reporting the crime to is more than likely not an investigating officer so may not be full aware of the criminal law relating to fraud. Stand your ground and if need by contact the divisional CID or duty officer.