Liquidated company reopened with new ownership and asked me to claim under Section 75

digalumps

Yes claim the money for the old company and then rebook with this company if that is what you want to do

 it will be a totally separate contract from the old one

sleepyjones

What is the incentive they're offering, just out of curiosity?

glider3560

benwade said:

We discussed more details with them today and it’s become clearer. The company we booked with was liquidated and sold to a new owner. The previous owner & director is no longer associated with the company.
The new company who bought the venue has taken on the venue with its debts and as a result, the money we are still due to pay is not enough to cover our wedding and they are going to make a loss on it.

So if your contract has now been passed onto the new company, then the new company has to honour it, regardless of whether they will make a loss on it.

If that were me, I'd be taking enforcement against the new company to get my money back (or the wedding I'd already paid for), rather than asking my bank to pay (which would be a last resort).

2e0arr

glider3560 said:

benwade said:

We discussed more details with them today and it’s become clearer. The company we booked with was liquidated and sold to a new owner. The previous owner & director is no longer associated with the company.
The new company who bought the venue has taken on the venue with its debts and as a result, the money we are still due to pay is not enough to cover our wedding and they are going to make a loss on it.

So if your contract has now been passed onto the new company, then the new company has to honour it, regardless of whether they will make a loss on it.

If that were me, I'd be taking enforcement against the new company to get my money back (or the wedding I'd already paid for), rather than asking my bank to pay (which would be a last resort).

I hope your wedding is a success

Thrugelmir

benwade said:

The new company who bought the venue has taken on the venue with its debts and as a result, the money we are still due to pay is not enough to cover our wedding and they are going to make a loss on it.

Sounds like a load of ******* to me.  

keltob

I bought £150 worth of vouchers for a steak bar (these run out in December 2020) the company has gone into liquidation, I paid with credit card , do I try to get a refund under Section 75 ?

Paully28

No way i would be using the same company. Walk, no run away from them quickly. 

PaulW922

It is (usually) permissible for the old company to transfer its contract obligations to a new one, HOWEVER, your contract is with the original company and NOT the new one. So have no doubts or worries about claiming under s 75. I must admit, I do not like what you are being told by the new supplier, and if it were me I would take my business elsewhere