Reclaiming overpaid Mortgage Interest - is it a scam?

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Hi everyone, I'm interested to hear from anyone who has successfully reclaimed 'overpaid' mortgage interest through companies such as Trusted Mortgage Claims.
Ive seen some threads where people say this is a scam but don't elaborate further.
The firm talking to me currently seem to promise in excess of £15k only if we agree to insurance and engaging with Novitas. They are seeking to send a person to our home address to get copies of our ID docs and confirm our engagement, and the claim will take 9-12 months...
My scam radar is bleeping and all I have found so far is low score reviews for the companies quoted who are involved in our 'claim'
The last thing we need is to get into loans for legal costs or jeopardise our relationship with our mortgage provider.
Where can a person go for a sanity check on this type of 'claim' ?
Clearly I don't want to go to my Mortgage provider yet nor discuss it much further with the claims company!
Has anyone received their minimum £15k ?
I appreciate all feedback
Ive seen some threads where people say this is a scam but don't elaborate further.
The firm talking to me currently seem to promise in excess of £15k only if we agree to insurance and engaging with Novitas. They are seeking to send a person to our home address to get copies of our ID docs and confirm our engagement, and the claim will take 9-12 months...
My scam radar is bleeping and all I have found so far is low score reviews for the companies quoted who are involved in our 'claim'
The last thing we need is to get into loans for legal costs or jeopardise our relationship with our mortgage provider.
Where can a person go for a sanity check on this type of 'claim' ?
Clearly I don't want to go to my Mortgage provider yet nor discuss it much further with the claims company!
Has anyone received their minimum £15k ?
I appreciate all feedback

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Plus a guaranteed 15k. Kerching!
Someone posted on a thread the other day that the figure they were "promised" by their claims company was greater than the total amount they had paid into the mortgage since it started. They were suggesting that the figure is completely made up because of that.
How does that £15k relate to what you have made in monthly payments?
You may wish to read this thread:
https://legalbeagles.info/forums/forum/money-debt/reclaiming/claims-management-companies/1491708-mortgage-overpayments-claim-companies-genuine-or-scam
Has anyone received their minimum £15k ?
The banks have actually been doing some refunds. However, typically the figure is pennies or a handful of pounds.
A few years back, Halifax refunded tens of thousands of people £10 due to overcharging interest. Everyone affected was only out by pennies or a few pounds. So, Halifax refunded £10 to each borrower (£20 if joint).
The co-op had an issue as well and it pro-actively contacted those involved. Theirs was generally larger as it was a fault in the consumer credit act for a period and interest charged in that period was refunded.
In both cases, no CMC was required and the FCA was informed and they tracked the process.