Multiple UKPC charges for tenant living in Private Rd

nadsterstar

Yes, it was Jackson Yamba, £300 to attend the hearing, but he helped to prepare the WS too. It was very late notice for me to instruct Consentor, but they managed to squeeze me in.

UKPC now have 21 days to pay me!

I still live there, and there is a risk that they will strike again, so I will let the neighbours know.

Thanks again!

nadsterstar

Yes, it was Jackson Yamba, £300 to attend the hearing, but he helped to prepare the WS too. It was very late notice for me to instruct Consentor, but they managed to squeeze me in.

UKPC now have 21 days to pay me!

I still live there, and there is a risk that they will strike again, so I will let the neighbours know.

Thanks again!

nadsterstar

Just wanted to provide an update on this, in case it may help anyone else. The story didn't end here, and ultimately I lost the case.

The court apparently made an error and didn't send an online meeting invite to the claimant, so the decision was thrown out, and a new hearing date set. I contacted Contestor to see if they could attend with me, again it was short notice, and Jackson was unable to attend himself, so one of his team was appointed instead.

The hearing was at Croydon County Court, in person.

It seemed that UKPC has sent an intern to represent them, and to be honest they really didn't have to say anything.

The judge made a point of saying that I had 'downloaded my defence from the internet' She threw out any suggestion that my tenancy agreement had primacy of contract, and slammed me for getting into the weeds of the contract that UKPC had with the landowner, stating that this is a family court, so not relevant. My representative tried to speak up to Consumer Right Act section 71, but the judge completely dismissed this as having any relevance. Ultimately, her view was, I knowingly parked outside the markings of the bay, that I should have contacted the landowner to complain about the parking, and that I was aware that there was parking management in place, and if I couldn't read the signs I should have found out.

The judge did dismiss all the extra charges that UKPC were claiming, and in the end, reduced the total they were claiming by about half.

My representative mentioned to me that, courts/judges in central London seem to be much more favorable to defendants, so that might be something to consider when choosing your court.

I have considered appealing this decision, but I'm not sure I want to risk putting more money into this. I also need to try to claim by costs back from the court for the failed hearing!