Reclaim HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

[EXC]

Re: HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

Publicity is the ONLY way to reach potential claimants.

What I'm saying is that a group action IS the publicity. You're not going to recruit potential claimants until there's a claim to sign up to.

[ketsudo]

Re: HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

Please - I've been dealing with this for 6 years, since I was sacked by Weightmans. After Leigh Day I spoke to every major law firm in London that does group actions. Yes, you go to court to get a GLO which then appoints you as lead solicitors and you can advertise that, but you need to have clients before you can go to court. The only way to get clients is through publicity. I did obtain a list of charging orders from the Land Registry and wrote to some people that way but as I've stated the Ministry of Justice would not let me have access to the Register of County Court judgments. If you know of any other way to contact potential claimants then please do let me know!

[Inca]

Re: Reclaim HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

You couldn't want for better support or rapport than you will get on LegalBEAGLES

[ketsudo]

Re: Reclaim HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

Well I hope so, just getting a rough ride at the moment!

[MissFM]

Re: Reclaim HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

Och! They're just having their fun. Everyone here means well, as you clearly do, too

[EXC]

Re: HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

Please - Yes, you go to court to get a GLO which then appoints you as lead solicitors and you can advertise that, but you need to have clients before you can go to court.

19.11
(1) The court may make a GLO where there are or are likely to be a number of claims giving rise to the GLO issues.

http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/pro...s/part19#19.10

[ketsudo]

Re: Reclaim HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

Yes I do mean well. I was invited on here by Amethyst and hoping to work together with her to raise awareness of these charges and the potential to reclaim them. I estimate £750m was taken in illegal charges from 500,000 people.
I've had a lot of hostility because people think I'm a tout - Amethyst has warned be about that, I don't really know how to avoid it. But I won't last for much longer if people are not a bit kinder :-(

[ketsudo]

Re: HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

Yes thank you again. Group actions are done on the basis of what were conditional fee agreements, you need clients signed up to CFAs so that your costs of making the application to court are covered. I think it is very doubtful any solicitors acting without upfront costs will apply for a GLO without any clients.

[Amethyst]

Re: HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

UPDATE: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-re...istorical-debt

Well done to Nicholas for persevering over the years xxxxxx

[MIKE770]

Re: Reclaim HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

interesting

[ketsudo]

Re: HFC / HSBC / Restons / Collection Charge

UPDATE: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-re...istorical-debt

Well done to Nicholas for persevering over the years xxxxxx

Thank you! £4m is a joke, but it's a start. And thanks for your support

[mmk13]

Hi, I have just received a letter from HSBC about HFC and Restons. However, as this was done over 6 years ago there is nothing I can do about it as I do not have any of the paperwork and Restons, of course, are unwilling to help.

Is this the case?

Many thanks.

[reliag]

Hi MMK13, I also received a similar letter from HSBC last week. In it they said that I needed the letter that Restons sent to me and consent to perform a search but I have no chance of finding the letter... I definitely know I received a letter from Restons but it was at least 10 years ago. Not sure if there's anything I can do?

[veryannoyed]

Anyone know anything about this. My wife has received notice from Cabot Financial (Europe) Ltd that she is due a refund of 749,44 yet the negative balance on her account is only 97.44. They claim they purchased the debt from HSBC in 2008 but the debt was subject to a court case done by Weightmans which resulted in a Tomlin order to Phoenix Recoveries (UK) Limited s.a.r.l. in 2009. No payments have been made to Phoenix Recoveries all payments have been made to HSBC. Having looked at the alleged original agreement I can now see its made up of 2 different agreements as the page numbers do not tally. Just wonder what to do as we have never acknowledged Cabot as assignees even though they now say the debt was assigned in 2008 prior to the Tomlin order in 2009.