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Re: October Revolution's UE Diary
Hi Niddy/I2D,
Just a small update to above account and to see if anyone else has had the same experience.
Received a telephone call today from Buchanan Clark & wells - which I answered !! - I don't normally answer the phone to numbers I do not recognise but this one came up as a local call with local dialing code!! so I answered.
I was caught off guard and went through security to see what they wanted. They didn't seem well versed with the account as they kept putting me on hold.
The upshot of it all was that they asked when I could make payment and I said I'm waiting for CCA as per their letter of 20/12/12 - I was put on hold again - then asked if I'd rec'd statement recently, to which I said no (although I had on 05/02/13) - they then said they will have to get back in touch with their client and put the phone down on me..................!
I rang number back out of curiosity but a recording said "number only used for outbound calls".
Just thought this was quite strange. Anyone else had this experience?
Anyway will wait and see what they send or do next - although now the number they rang from is flagged on my phone as "don't answer".
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ACCOUNT 1
First Direct (Metropolitan Collection Services)
Activity:
6/10/10 - CCA Request sent
22/10/10 - letter rec'd from MCS "not in a position to respond to my request; once we are will respond with relevant documetation."
10/12/11 - After almost 15 months of no contact I've finally heard from Metropolitan Collection services: "....we enclose a copy of your executed agreement inc. terms and conditions....consequently we now require your offer of payment....". All they have provided is a one page application form and nothing else. The copy is a really bad one too. NID says copy is illegible so as it stands it's UE. Ignore and see what happens next.
19/01/12 - Letter rec'd from METROPOLITAN: "....agreement to hold this acc has now expired and you have failed to contact us....we now require payment....you must telephone us to avoid possibility of legal action....we now require your offer of payment....failure to contact us in 7 days will result in continued recovery action...." I2D says send CCA Query - Application Form Received - Letter sent.
08/03/12 - Same letter as above rec'd from METROPOLITAN - will ignore.
24/03/12 - Letter rec’d from Metropolitan: “…disappointed not been able to come to agreement…call us immediately to discuss proposals…may agree discount…repayment or settlement proposal…contact us today…”. I will IGNORE
17/04/12 - letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...you have failed to make payment as requested...no alternative but to take further action...may involve doorstep collection...legal proceeding...CCJ...bailiff visiting...attachment of earnings...further legal fees added to debt...contact us to arrange payment...". Advised to send "Creditor refusal to accept UE" letter.
01/05/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...in response to last letter...CCA is enforceable....burden lies with borrower to demonstrate to the court that the Bank has failed...any further costs will be met by you...we require your payment proposals in next 14 days...". I will IGNORE and see what they send next.
08/05/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...we are referring your acc to DG Solicitors who will contact you direct...they have been selected to help/understand your circumstances...where possible agree an affordable re-payment plan...". Will wait to see what DG Solicitors send next.
12/05/12 - Letter received from D G Solicitors: "...We act for HSBC...despite demand payment has not been made...we may be instructed to take legal action...obtain CCJ...to avoid pay within 14 days or make arrangements for re-payment...please contact us...". Niddy says send "Threat of litigation" - Letter sent.
02/0612 - Letter rec'd from DG Solicitors: "...IMPORTANT YOU RESPOND TO THIS COMMUNICATION...please call us within 24 hours...if you DO NOT it may NOT be possible to avoid legal action...". I will ignore and see what they do next.
11/06/12 - Letter rec'd from DG Solicitors: "......despite a number of attempts to contact you...disappointed we have not rec'd payment proposals...our client is willing to agree reasonable repayment proposals...please call to discuss...". Niddy says send a cover letter saying "see attached" and send a copy of the last letter, ie the threat of litigation from earlier in may (12th?)- letter sent
21/06/12 - Letter rec'd from DG Solicitors: "...despite previous demands you have failed to pay this debt...unless immediate payment is made we have been asked by our client to instruct DCA to recover...it is possible there may be another solution...our client is willing to offer a discount of 20% to the amount outstanding and accept this sum as F&F as long as paid in 10 days...if you can pay this discounted sum contact us to arrange payment..." NID says send "CCA query - Creditor refusal to accept UE" - letter sent.
02/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...your acc is being transferred to our CENTRAL DEBT RECOVERY UNIT...they will contact you to arrange payment...". I will file and see what I get next from them.
04/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Central Debt Recovery Unit (as promised above!): "...debt referred to us for immediate collection...we specialise in debs where normal methods of recovery have proved ineffective...to bring this matter to a conclusion pay the full amount in next 7 days...if you cannot pay you must telephone us...". I2D says to send "Account sold whilst in dispute" - letter sent.
18/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Central Debt Recovery Unit: "...WE WILL BE REVIEWING YOUR ACCOUNT FOR FURTHER ACTION...if you wish to prevent this call us...". I will ignore and see what they send next as they have not responded to my last letter.
28/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Central Debt Recovery Unit: "...we understand you are experiencing financial difficulties...our client is prepared to offer 30% discount as FFS...upon receipt in 14 days of payment we will mark file with CRA as satisfied...if unable to accept this offer we are prepared to accept £50 per month...please contact us...". I will file and see what they send/do next.
24/08/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...your acc is being transferred to Wescot Credit Services who will contact you in next 14 days....". I will file and await their letter
31/08/12 - Letter from Wescot (as expected): "...been instructed by our client to collect outstanding balance...to avoid further action you should pay the debt in full OR contact us...". I2D says to send "account sold whilst in dispute" template letter - letter sent.
12/09/12 - Letter rec'd from Wescot: "...FINAL NOTICE...our latest enquiries are that you are resident at this address...as no reply to our previous letters we now require full payment in 10 days...failure to do further collection activities will be taken...may result in legal action being taken against you...or refer debt to doorstep collector...contact us immediately...". I2D says send "Threat o gram before action letter"
20/09/12 - Letter rec'd from Westcot: "...acknowledge you have a query on account...we will investigate and get back to you...may take several weeks...all collection activities will stop whilst being investigated...". I will file and see what they come back with next.
15/10/12 - Letter rec'd from Wescot: "...we have contacted our client who say have sent you many responses to this query as you have had advised not received any...we believe dispute is now resolved...full balance or agreed monthly insalment is now required...please contact us...". I will ignore and see what happens next.
08/11/12 - Letter rec'd from Westcot: "....DOOR STEP COLLECTION NOTICE....we know of no genuine reason not to repay this debt....instructions will now be provided to our agent to visit your home to agree payment plan....you have a final opportunity to avoid this by contacting us IMMEDIATELY to arrange repayment....". I2D says to send "Doorstep Visit" template - letter sent.
06/12/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...your account is being referred to Buchanan Clark & Wells who will contact you within 14 days...they have specialist teams and a range of plans specially designed to meet your needs...". I will file for now and await contact from them.
08/12/12 - Letter rec'd from Buchanan Clark and Wells (as expected but quicker than I thought !): "...our clients have informed us they see no legitimate reason for non-payment...we have been granted access to your financial information held with CRA and will be monitoring this along with data from other sources to assess your ability to solve this matter...imperative you contact us...we are able to offer support...please do not ignore this matter...". "account sold whilst in dispute" letter sent
19/12/12 - Letter rec'd from Buchanan Clark & wells: "...we regret to note balance is still outstanding...please contact us...we will be able to offer you support, advice and be sympathetic to your circumstances...all we ask is you contact us...please do not ignore this matter, we are ready to help...". Their letter is dated 12th December so I'm assuming it's crossed with my "acc sold whilst in dispute letter". I will file and await their reply.
20/12/12 - Letter rec'd from BCW in response to my "acc sold whilst in dispute" letter: "...we have undertaken substantive investigation and refute your claim...we act in good faith...at no time were we advised account was in dispute by our client...your comments are noted but would not consider our actions to be as you describe nor contrary to legislation you quote....we have requested a copy CCA from our client and will cease collection until you receive...upon receipt of CCA if you wish to further dispute account please furnish us with details and documentation...otherwise contact us to discuss payment options...". I will sit tight and await for the said copy CCA to arrive and then take it from there for the next course of action.
05/02/13 - Duplicate statement of account rec'd - out of the blue - and not sure who it is from. Just a 2 page computer print out of "historic statement" detailing when the account was closed and passed to a DCA and showing zero balance. Envelope is handwritten and no covering letter or compliment slip enclosed. I will just file and see what happens next.
First Direct (Metropolitan Collection Services)
Activity:
6/10/10 - CCA Request sent
22/10/10 - letter rec'd from MCS "not in a position to respond to my request; once we are will respond with relevant documetation."
10/12/11 - After almost 15 months of no contact I've finally heard from Metropolitan Collection services: "....we enclose a copy of your executed agreement inc. terms and conditions....consequently we now require your offer of payment....". All they have provided is a one page application form and nothing else. The copy is a really bad one too. NID says copy is illegible so as it stands it's UE. Ignore and see what happens next.
19/01/12 - Letter rec'd from METROPOLITAN: "....agreement to hold this acc has now expired and you have failed to contact us....we now require payment....you must telephone us to avoid possibility of legal action....we now require your offer of payment....failure to contact us in 7 days will result in continued recovery action...." I2D says send CCA Query - Application Form Received - Letter sent.
08/03/12 - Same letter as above rec'd from METROPOLITAN - will ignore.
24/03/12 - Letter rec’d from Metropolitan: “…disappointed not been able to come to agreement…call us immediately to discuss proposals…may agree discount…repayment or settlement proposal…contact us today…”. I will IGNORE
17/04/12 - letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...you have failed to make payment as requested...no alternative but to take further action...may involve doorstep collection...legal proceeding...CCJ...bailiff visiting...attachment of earnings...further legal fees added to debt...contact us to arrange payment...". Advised to send "Creditor refusal to accept UE" letter.
01/05/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...in response to last letter...CCA is enforceable....burden lies with borrower to demonstrate to the court that the Bank has failed...any further costs will be met by you...we require your payment proposals in next 14 days...". I will IGNORE and see what they send next.
08/05/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...we are referring your acc to DG Solicitors who will contact you direct...they have been selected to help/understand your circumstances...where possible agree an affordable re-payment plan...". Will wait to see what DG Solicitors send next.
12/05/12 - Letter received from D G Solicitors: "...We act for HSBC...despite demand payment has not been made...we may be instructed to take legal action...obtain CCJ...to avoid pay within 14 days or make arrangements for re-payment...please contact us...". Niddy says send "Threat of litigation" - Letter sent.
02/0612 - Letter rec'd from DG Solicitors: "...IMPORTANT YOU RESPOND TO THIS COMMUNICATION...please call us within 24 hours...if you DO NOT it may NOT be possible to avoid legal action...". I will ignore and see what they do next.
11/06/12 - Letter rec'd from DG Solicitors: "......despite a number of attempts to contact you...disappointed we have not rec'd payment proposals...our client is willing to agree reasonable repayment proposals...please call to discuss...". Niddy says send a cover letter saying "see attached" and send a copy of the last letter, ie the threat of litigation from earlier in may (12th?)- letter sent
21/06/12 - Letter rec'd from DG Solicitors: "...despite previous demands you have failed to pay this debt...unless immediate payment is made we have been asked by our client to instruct DCA to recover...it is possible there may be another solution...our client is willing to offer a discount of 20% to the amount outstanding and accept this sum as F&F as long as paid in 10 days...if you can pay this discounted sum contact us to arrange payment..." NID says send "CCA query - Creditor refusal to accept UE" - letter sent.
02/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...your acc is being transferred to our CENTRAL DEBT RECOVERY UNIT...they will contact you to arrange payment...". I will file and see what I get next from them.
04/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Central Debt Recovery Unit (as promised above!): "...debt referred to us for immediate collection...we specialise in debs where normal methods of recovery have proved ineffective...to bring this matter to a conclusion pay the full amount in next 7 days...if you cannot pay you must telephone us...". I2D says to send "Account sold whilst in dispute" - letter sent.
18/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Central Debt Recovery Unit: "...WE WILL BE REVIEWING YOUR ACCOUNT FOR FURTHER ACTION...if you wish to prevent this call us...". I will ignore and see what they send next as they have not responded to my last letter.
28/07/12 - Letter rec'd from Central Debt Recovery Unit: "...we understand you are experiencing financial difficulties...our client is prepared to offer 30% discount as FFS...upon receipt in 14 days of payment we will mark file with CRA as satisfied...if unable to accept this offer we are prepared to accept £50 per month...please contact us...". I will file and see what they send/do next.
24/08/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...your acc is being transferred to Wescot Credit Services who will contact you in next 14 days....". I will file and await their letter
31/08/12 - Letter from Wescot (as expected): "...been instructed by our client to collect outstanding balance...to avoid further action you should pay the debt in full OR contact us...". I2D says to send "account sold whilst in dispute" template letter - letter sent.
12/09/12 - Letter rec'd from Wescot: "...FINAL NOTICE...our latest enquiries are that you are resident at this address...as no reply to our previous letters we now require full payment in 10 days...failure to do further collection activities will be taken...may result in legal action being taken against you...or refer debt to doorstep collector...contact us immediately...". I2D says send "Threat o gram before action letter"
20/09/12 - Letter rec'd from Westcot: "...acknowledge you have a query on account...we will investigate and get back to you...may take several weeks...all collection activities will stop whilst being investigated...". I will file and see what they come back with next.
15/10/12 - Letter rec'd from Wescot: "...we have contacted our client who say have sent you many responses to this query as you have had advised not received any...we believe dispute is now resolved...full balance or agreed monthly insalment is now required...please contact us...". I will ignore and see what happens next.
08/11/12 - Letter rec'd from Westcot: "....DOOR STEP COLLECTION NOTICE....we know of no genuine reason not to repay this debt....instructions will now be provided to our agent to visit your home to agree payment plan....you have a final opportunity to avoid this by contacting us IMMEDIATELY to arrange repayment....". I2D says to send "Doorstep Visit" template - letter sent.
06/12/12 - Letter rec'd from Metropolitan: "...your account is being referred to Buchanan Clark & Wells who will contact you within 14 days...they have specialist teams and a range of plans specially designed to meet your needs...". I will file for now and await contact from them.
08/12/12 - Letter rec'd from Buchanan Clark and Wells (as expected but quicker than I thought !): "...our clients have informed us they see no legitimate reason for non-payment...we have been granted access to your financial information held with CRA and will be monitoring this along with data from other sources to assess your ability to solve this matter...imperative you contact us...we are able to offer support...please do not ignore this matter...". "account sold whilst in dispute" letter sent
19/12/12 - Letter rec'd from Buchanan Clark & wells: "...we regret to note balance is still outstanding...please contact us...we will be able to offer you support, advice and be sympathetic to your circumstances...all we ask is you contact us...please do not ignore this matter, we are ready to help...". Their letter is dated 12th December so I'm assuming it's crossed with my "acc sold whilst in dispute letter". I will file and await their reply.
20/12/12 - Letter rec'd from BCW in response to my "acc sold whilst in dispute" letter: "...we have undertaken substantive investigation and refute your claim...we act in good faith...at no time were we advised account was in dispute by our client...your comments are noted but would not consider our actions to be as you describe nor contrary to legislation you quote....we have requested a copy CCA from our client and will cease collection until you receive...upon receipt of CCA if you wish to further dispute account please furnish us with details and documentation...otherwise contact us to discuss payment options...". I will sit tight and await for the said copy CCA to arrive and then take it from there for the next course of action.
05/02/13 - Duplicate statement of account rec'd - out of the blue - and not sure who it is from. Just a 2 page computer print out of "historic statement" detailing when the account was closed and passed to a DCA and showing zero balance. Envelope is handwritten and no covering letter or compliment slip enclosed. I will just file and see what happens next.
Just a small update to above account and to see if anyone else has had the same experience.
Received a telephone call today from Buchanan Clark & wells - which I answered !! - I don't normally answer the phone to numbers I do not recognise but this one came up as a local call with local dialing code!! so I answered.
I was caught off guard and went through security to see what they wanted. They didn't seem well versed with the account as they kept putting me on hold.
The upshot of it all was that they asked when I could make payment and I said I'm waiting for CCA as per their letter of 20/12/12 - I was put on hold again - then asked if I'd rec'd statement recently, to which I said no (although I had on 05/02/13) - they then said they will have to get back in touch with their client and put the phone down on me..................!
I rang number back out of curiosity but a recording said "number only used for outbound calls".
Just thought this was quite strange. Anyone else had this experience?
Anyway will wait and see what they send or do next - although now the number they rang from is flagged on my phone as "don't answer".
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