Mortgage Exit Fees successes and failures

BusyDee

I wrote to MBS but did not expect a refund, got £75 cheque by return :j. Will post to the discussion List to chat about it.

Thanks Martin :T, I would never, never had done anything like this without your knowledge and the draft letter.

peggy78

I got a cheque for £70 from the Coventry Building Society. It only took 2 weeks from posting my letter!

scrummy_mummy_2

Though I'd give it a go...unfortunately I had a mortgage with the Nationwide who (when I redeemed it 5 years ago) charged me nothing as a MEAF!Why????????????Pleased in a way but was quite looking forward to a little extra for the summer hols!Damn these companies who actually don't rip you off!!!

Karla_2

Hi

I wrote off my letter to Alliance and Leicester and within just 2 weeks, I received a cheque for £220. It was so easy. Thanks for the tips.

Seajays

Wow - it worked! I didn't even know how much I'd been charged (lost the paperwork), or what my original contract had said - simply had my account number for Leeds Building Society.

So wrote them a letter stating that I noted the FSA judgement earlier this year and I wanted them to check to see if they owed me anything. Wrote that last week, and got a cheque for £50 this week!

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Now waiting for Alliance & Leicester to get back to me as well...

waterboy

Just a further update on my recent reply on the 15th - A&L have actually refunded the full amount!! Yes £299 + interest = £318!!
Originally they sent me a cheque for £100 which I felt was too little so I rang them back and told them so. About a week later I received a second cheque for £218 and a nice letter explaining that the full amount of £299 + interest was being refunded!
Well done A&L - excellent response!
Thanks again to Martin and the team!

1ANGEL

I recieved £155.00 from C&G-no problems sent me a cheque within a week of phoning them.;)
Still waiting for cheque from B&B who wanted the request in writing blah blah, though have had an acknowledgement letter saying they were looking into it (I actually had a figure of £155.00 from them too quoted to me over the phone when I rang them-so am expecting that amount to be sent to me)
Fingers crossed I'll recieve it soon!
My daughter had hers put directly into her account by her BS-just £50 but worth enquiring about!
Thankyou Martin you are our hero!:T

taxi73

Anyone had any luck with Bank of Scotland?...they said it will be about 2 weeks before I hear anything!!!..I only got their number from original paperwork as it's not listed on any bodies lists....
08456031136 if anyone wants it

wee_whippet

:T After seeing Martin's site I contacted Abbey about the MEAF, they sent me a form and I recieved a cheque for £49 two weeks later! I am not sure I got enough but at least I got something Thanks to Martin!!!

far

Just helped my parents reclaim their exit fee. Got a letter from the Britannia yesterday morning saying the "discharge fee applicable for early redemption" was £30 when the mortgage was completed but states that in May 2003 they were charged £50 so as a result a cheque for £20 was enclosed. However is this the same as the MEAF or a different fee? I've also seen several posters talk about a £35 deeds release fee charged by the Britannia but no mention of it and sadly no paperwork to proove or disprove that this was charged. Anyone have any ideas if such a charge was made in 2003?