MSE News: Crackdown after firms caught hounding sick patients in hospital for debts

saltnvinegar

fermi wrote: »

I had the same concern/confusion about that bit?

I was considering emailing the OFT for clarification, as that would be an quite outrageous thing for the OFT to consider acceptable. [EMAIL="dcguidance-review@oft.gsi.gov.uk"]dcguidance-review@oft.gsi.gov.uk[/EMAIL]

I didn't read this in quite the same context as I thought the section mentioned in the box related to i.(a) & i.(b) whereas h. is a completely seperate example of improper communication (same as a. Use of official looking documents etc).

I don't think this changes anything in relation to making F&F offers and the standard advice still applies; that is that you should never include a payment with an offer letter as the DCA/Creditor can argue the case of Inland Revenue v Fry.