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Iqor..threatening Next

Step.Recieved a letter from them today,Next have instructed them that they want the FULL amount of £414.49.If this is not paid it will be passsed onto their solicitors for litigation and enforcement.

Being a bit thick here what is litigation and enforcement?

can they put a charging order on my house for this amount?

cq
Proud to be No. 61 in the DMP mutual support group.

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  • rog2
    rog2 Posts: 11,650 Forumite
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    This is a normal tactic for Debt Collection Agencies. However, providing that you actually acknowledge the debt, you should make an offer of payment by instalments that YOU can afford and NOT what they demand.
    They MUST listen to your proposals - see OFT Debt Collection Guidelines

    http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/business_leaflets/consumer_credit/oft664.pdf


    In the meantime, even if you are only making a token £1 monthly payment, their options are extremely limited - they are CERTAINLY a long way away from being able to put a 'charging order' on your house.
    I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
    If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.

    HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7

    DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
  • Hi Rog2

    We are paying them through payplan a £1 month.Have contacted payplan about this i'm just waiting for their reply.

    Feeling a bit scared what they will do next?

    cq
    Proud to be No. 61 in the DMP mutual support group.
  • rog2
    rog2 Posts: 11,650 Forumite
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    We are paying them through payplan a £1 month.Have contacted payplan about this i'm just waiting for their reply.

    PAYPLAN will advise you, but it is wrong for a dca to put undue pressure on you, when you have informed them that your debt is being handled by a debt counselling charity.
    There really isn't a lot that they CAN do - if they took you to court the judge would see that you are making payments through Payplan and would probably laugh them out of court.
    I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
    If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.

    HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7

    DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
  • Thanks Rog2, you have put me at ease.

    cq
    Proud to be No. 61 in the DMP mutual support group.
  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 36,486 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Very little.

    If they were stupid enough to go to court, your show that you are in DMP and making appropriate payment via payplan

    IQOR are in breach of OFT Guidelines

    1. Refusing to work with your nominated representative - Payplan
    2. Demanding full payment
    3. Not accepting a reasonable offer
    4. Suggesting that they can use law to get full payment out of you when they cant - taking advantage of debtors ignorance of the law I think it is called
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
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