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Cabot and court letter
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Markb06
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Hi,
My partner has just received a letter from Northampton County Court Business Centre.
The Claimant is Cabot Financial (UK) Limited and a solicitors by the name of Mortimer Clarke Solicitors LTD in West Sussex are also listed.
The original debtor is Vanquis and makes reference to a date of 10/08/09 when a credit card was issued and payments was not made.
My partner who had some debt then started to work with a debt management plan and she was paying £125 a month to help pay this and other debts off. By 2015 she had £3200 in her DMP and they said to stop paying as she had enough to cover all debts.
Fast forward to March 2016 and we had a letter saying her DMP had closed down and they had made no payments. She lost the money she had sent them and still had these debts.
Today the letter arrived.
I believe the DMP made some payments to Vanquis within 6 years so it can't be declared statute barred.
What are our options?
We are prepared to pay monthly but only about £30-£40 as thats what we can afford.
The debt is for £752.03
Any help would be great.
Many thanks
My partner has just received a letter from Northampton County Court Business Centre.
The Claimant is Cabot Financial (UK) Limited and a solicitors by the name of Mortimer Clarke Solicitors LTD in West Sussex are also listed.
The original debtor is Vanquis and makes reference to a date of 10/08/09 when a credit card was issued and payments was not made.
My partner who had some debt then started to work with a debt management plan and she was paying £125 a month to help pay this and other debts off. By 2015 she had £3200 in her DMP and they said to stop paying as she had enough to cover all debts.
Fast forward to March 2016 and we had a letter saying her DMP had closed down and they had made no payments. She lost the money she had sent them and still had these debts.
Today the letter arrived.
I believe the DMP made some payments to Vanquis within 6 years so it can't be declared statute barred.
What are our options?
We are prepared to pay monthly but only about £30-£40 as thats what we can afford.
The debt is for £752.03
Any help would be great.
Many thanks
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Fill in and return the court forms promptly.
Acknowledge service online, that gives you extra time, 28 days in total i believe.
If you don't dispute the debt, then fill in the admittance section, there should also be an income/expenditure section to fill in.
Unfortunately lots of people get caught out by fee taking debt management companies who then go bust and disappear with all your money.
If they went insolvent, there's little you can do to recover the money I'm afraid.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free wannabe, Credit file and ratings, and Bankruptcy and living with it boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.For free non-judgemental debt advice, contact either Stepchange, National Debtline, or CitizensAdviceBureaux.Link to SOA Calculator- https://www.stoozing.com/soa.php The "provit letter" is here-https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2607247/letter-when-you-know-nothing-about-about-the-debt-aka-prove-it-letter0 -
Hi Markb06,
It is so sad when this happens to people who have tried so hard to clear their debts and are now back at square one. Hopefully, you can perceiver with this.
If you have claim forms and a response pack, and no defence, then the acknowledgement of service may not be suitable as that is typically used to extend time for a defence. The admission form should've reached the creditor within 19days of the issue date (14day response time plus 5 days for postage). This forms allows you to do a budget and make an offer based on affordability. The court will then set what they think is fair and it's unlikely you will need to go to court at all.
If, however, you have received notice of a CCJ that has already been entered and you missed the original paperwork, you can still offer instalments, but you will need to do a variation application. That is an N245 and can cost up to £50. If you can clarify what the letter says, I am sure there is more guidance people can give.
Laura
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