Responsibilities of a solicitor (relating to PPCs)

MothballsWallet

Johnersh wrote: »

That's ALWAYS and all courts.

On an unrelated topic, then that could be the lawyers for Coventry City's owners in the doghouse, if anyone at the SRA cared :whistle:

(Probably also depends whether they're an in-house lawyer team or a separate practice on retainer, but let's not get off-topic here.)

beamerguy

My understanding is that if they were regulated under the FCA they would not be able to chase disputed claims and would have to refer the claim back to the PPC.

They have no option but to pass it back to the PPC.

THAT IS WHY DEBT COLLECTORS ARE KNOWN AS MORONS

If people want to take the p*ss out of these sewer rats, they could always write back saying they will only deal with a regulated company.

I think within the new code that something will be done as it was mentioned in the house

MothballsWallet

Psst, beamer, I think you need to axe the "r" word - I used it on another board and got yellow-carded, even though it's a medical term and used in long-standing internet memes.

beamerguy

thanks moth, have done:beer:

Snakes_Belly

beamerguy wrote: »

They have no option but to pass it back to the PPC.

I told Excel at the outset that I would not engage with debt collectors as the claim was disputed. I then received a letter from DRP. I wrote to DRP told them to not contact me again and referred them back to Excel. I still had a rainforest of paper from them and Zenith. Zenith claimed to have bought the debt.
If these companies have to comply with regulation they won't last five minutes.

MothballsWallet

Snakes_Belly wrote: »

I told Excel at the outset that I would not engage with debt collectors as the claim was disputed. I then received a letter from DRP. I wrote to DRP told them to not contact me again and referred them back to Excel. I still had a rainforest of paper from them and Zenith. Zenith claimed to have bought the debt.
If these companies have to comply with regulation they won't last five minutes.

I'd say you're right there: because they'd have to start thinking, and thought is fatal to them.

Umkomaas

Snakes_Belly wrote: »

I told Excel at the outset that I would not engage with debt collectors as the claim was disputed. I then received a letter from DRP. I wrote to DRP told them to not contact me again and referred them back to Excel. I still had a rainforest of paper from them and Zenith. Zenith claimed to have bought the debt.
If these companies have to comply with regulation they won't last five minutes.

Did they literally say that they had bought the debt?

beamerguy

Snakes_Belly wrote: »

I told Excel at the outset that I would not engage with debt collectors as the claim was disputed. I then received a letter from DRP. I wrote to DRP told them to not contact me again and referred them back to Excel. I still had a rainforest of paper from them and Zenith. Zenith claimed to have bought the debt.
If these companies have to comply with regulation they won't last five minutes.

Thickness is par for the course for the scammers.

I'm hoping that when the new code starts, we can pick them off one by one ...... with the utmost pleasure

Snakes_Belly

Umkomaas wrote: »

Did they literally say that they had bought the debt?

They said that the debt had now been assigned to them. The word assigned was used several times in the letter. To me if something is assigned it has been transferred.

Umkomaas

Snakes_Belly wrote: »

They said that the debt had now been assigned to them. The word assigned was used several times in the letter. To me if something is assigned it has been transferred.

But not sold.