Help with Joint account

tallyhoh

My SD had a joint account with her ex. She called into the bank 3 months ago to take her name off it, which they said they had done (thought it odd at the time).

Her ex has run up a big debt on the acount & not repaid any. When she called the bank about it they admitted that she had called in & also admitted they had given her duff info about it being closed down/name took off.

They claimed that they had sent her ex (a**eh**e:mad: ) a form about it to sign & return which of course he ignored. Instead of letting her know there was a problem, they upped the overdraft for him.:rolleyes:

Is there anything she can do about the debt? they claim they have now frozen the account but its a bit late now.:mad:

LilacPixie

think she will need a bit of specialist advice if the back claim she is jointly liable for the debt.

tallyhoh

Thanks, but money is a bit short for her, is there a cheap route she can take.

HHH_2

Try the CAB (its free) it certainly seems like she has a case as the bank have admitted to giving her the wrong information. I hardly think they can make her accountable for the debts run up.