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Bank want to close my court claim

Help please !!!

I have a £5000 court claim that has been on hold for eons.

It was due to reach the stage where the banks were obliged to settle my claim the day before they decided to take the case to court. doh..

Anyway, I recieved a letter a week or so ago stating that unless they head to the contrary, they are closing my claim.

However, ive just seen the latest note from Martin in an email and am now wondering what I should do. I think the advise is to wait for further instructions/advise at the moment, but can the banks close my claim if I dont act soon ?

Thanks very much for your help.

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  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    If your complaint is on hold with your bank and it hasn’t already contacted you it should soon, giving you eight weeks to respond. If yours hasn’t contacted you yet you can get the ball rolling yourself or wait until it does.
    If you’ve already informed the bank you are in financial hardship and it’s still turned down your complaint, as long as it’s been over eight weeks you can take your complaint straight to the Financial Ombudsman. Tell your bank you’re doing this or it will close your complaint.
    Carry on reading the info and guidance for new reclaimers below to see which new approach you want to take but skip Step 2 if you've already done it.
    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/bank-charges

    I see no reason for them not to do what they say they will if you fail to respond
    "Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 2010
  • What does your stay in court say?
    I have not worked for NatWest Bank since February 2009

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