cfadvisory.co.uk

Total scam! Do not use! Or you will lose! No service given and they become aggressive and abusive when asked for the deposit returning! AVOID !!!

Exactly the same happened to me, and now realise i've list my £495 deposit as every time I call I get lies, agressive stance and no help at all. They are just a bunch of con artists. Do not use them at all.

I was contacted by this company whom told me that they could get me money for mis-sold PPI even though other companies had acted on my behalf un-successfully. Stupidly, I paid them there £495.00 fee that I was told would be repaid. Several months passed and they eventually agreed they had been un-successful and could not collect an money for me. I was quire happy with this and asked that my £495.00 be returned which they agreed to during November 2017. Several weeks passed by and I had not received my refund so I contacted CF advisory again whom told be that their accounts dept had overlooked this but I would be repaid within 28 days. Again more time passed by without payment so I contacted them again to ask for a payment date? When they told me they could not give me a payment date, I told them I would contact the Financial Ombudsmen at which they got very defensive towards me!

I contacted CF Advisory a week later to ask again for my refund, but because I had complained to them, my complaint would be passed to their complaints department that would take 8 weeks to resolve.

Eventually I did receive the repayment of my £495.00 but this was 6 months later than expected. Overall this was a wholly regrettable experience and wish I had never heard of this company.

Do not use they are liars and con artists.
Starts off with how they can see lots of financial history and some of it being old, and that it wouldn't be worth their while if it was less than £3000 to come back to me. Then they charge £495 which they tell you is refundable you won't be out of pocket then send you a contract that is worded so confusingly you rang to ask them to explain it. To which I was told it to think of it as a security deposit. If we claim £2000 on your behalf then that will cover your £495 its an up front payment to avoid customers absconding with the payments from their lenders and if we are not successful you will get a full refund. Everything seemed great, very professional always willing to help and explain things, seemed a real professional company. Then I got awarded £1100 which wasn't too bad I thought well you know what I get my £495 back and end up paying the 24% - £700 profit ! then I receive a bill for the £316.00 so imagine my surprise when I ask for the £179 back to be told oh no the commission is on top of the admin fee you've already paid, when questioned i got "we wouldn't have said that", when I told them to listen back to the conversation surprise surprise they don't record phone calls! When I told them to whistle for their commission I was threatened over the phone with debt collectors and called a bloody idiot for not reading the contract before signing "what idiot would sign a legal document without checking it out" (I did read and checked it out with them). Anyway I think I had a lucky escape at least I'm up on the deal which I would have never been bothered to claim if they had not contacted me. Just that my claim as cost me a whopping 78% in commission. I have filed a complaint not that I expect anything from it - I assume that Janice and Clifford perkins who are the directors of the company and both in their 60s are probably sat on a yacht somewhere (lets hope its of the coast of Somali they'll be at home there) whilst their minions are left to unethically fleece and blatantly lie to people and carry out their dirty work for them - Shame on you CF Advisory

just read your post, i myself fell into the same trap, the only difference being i have not received a penny or my money back, hopefully ill get my 495.00 and it will be lesson learned