CCJ Debt "Sold"

brightonian

Hi

I'm rather confused as to a third party company claiming they "own" a debt which a court has said I must pay to another company, who confirm that the new company "own" the debt.... but who owns the CCJ?

Store card was with company A. Store card cleared/"closed". Moved house (2007), appears a new card was sent unsolicited and debt run up.

They sold to company B. Company B issue a default notice to the old address and then got a CCJ (2008) of me owing money to B.

July 2011 I hear from Company C. Company B sold the debt to them and they phoned me up and I disputed it and asked for copies of statements. Account put on hold, statements never arrived, I kept chasing, got a SAR (which just showed all the letters/phone call transcripts and a page of account information (ie original creditor, judgement amount, charges etc but no transaction info or info from before they purchased the debt).

So, obviously I am trying to sort this out. Now, Company C say they "own" the debt, and the paperwork supports this ("Purchased Debt from Company B"). The CCJ presumably says "Mr Brightonian must pay Company B £333".

As it's such a small amount, I offered to pay it "without prejudice or any kind of acknowledgement" on the basis the CCJ was set aside and the default removed. No cigar from Company C.

Now, am I dealing with the wrong people, and, if Company C have paid Company B the debt, to buy it from them, is it settled? Company B, for their part, are saying I now have to pay Company C, Company C say they can't deal with the CCJ as it wasn't issued by them. Company C also say "it's a court order, therefore we don't have to provide any history on the account, as that's been decided by the court".

Would it be worth my while stumping up £75, having my "day in court" and attempting to get this set aside, on the basis that I had cleared the account before moving, I couldn't have received any statement or court summons and therefore, if they are really that certain I owe the money, they can take me back to court with a summons sent to the correct address and a copy of the original agreement from 1997?