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    Hi all,

    please can you advise, my anxiety is through the roof. I received a claim form this morning giving me 14 days to reply to a total claim of £2329.48 for a catalogue and argos card. Having read the back I agree but wish more time to pay. It says I need to fill the N9A and send it back in within 14 days. My question is I’m single with 1 dependent and struggling to survive on a single wage, would it matter if I only offered £10 a month? Also will I still get a CCJ if I don’t pay it all? Thankyou
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  • #2
    Hi
    If you admit all the debt and are sure it is not statute barred, you should complete form N9A and send it to the claimant

    Please read the article "Admitting a County Court Money Claim" at Shelter England.

    You will have to include on the form all your savings, income, loans etc and then either state a date when you will pay in full or make an offer of monthly installments

    You should also file a copy of the form with the court

    If the claimant does not accept your offer, court staff can decide how much you should pay

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    • #3
      Try not to worry,

      What you should do is fill in an income and expenditure form, take into account the 'cost of living' i.e. energy, food etc.
      Give yourself a 'buffer', if prices go up. A Court will only ask you to pay what you can afford, if it's £1 a month so be it.
      This isn't a priority debt. See if they are willing to reduce interest and charges. Explain your personal circumstances.

      You can send this letter to their solicitors, make sure you add the Reference number -

      https://nedcab.cabmoney.org.uk/

      https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/de...itor---letter/

      Update the thread.


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      • #4
        Thankyou both for your replies

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Sazzle321 View Post
          Hi all,

          please can you advise, my anxiety is through the roof. I received a claim form this morning giving me 14 days to reply to a total claim of £2329.48 for a catalogue and argos card. Having read the back I agree but wish more time to pay. It says I need to fill the N9A and send it back in within 14 days. My question is I’m single with 1 dependent and struggling to survive on a single wage, would it matter if I only offered £10 a month? Also will I still get a CCJ if I don’t pay it all? Thankyou
          personally i'd defend it. you can get an extra year and you may be able to find something that invalides their claim. worst case is you end up paying an extra £300 but you get about a year from now to deal with it.

          chances are solicitors will do a WPSATC at some point aswell for about 50% of the debt. they will have bought it for £0.01 for every £1 of debt.

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          • #6
            Copy and paste the following back onto this thread without personal details -

            Received a claim? Yes/No:
            Issue Date:
            Have you Acknowledged the Claim?:
            Total Amount Claimed : ( approximately please do NOT use EXACT figure given on the claim form, round up to next £100 or £1000)
            Claimant’s Name:
            Solicitors Firm:
            Original Creditor:
            Original Debt (eg. Credit card/Loan/Overdraft) :
            Particulars of Claim: ( Please type out in full excluding names/account numbers/exact amounts ):
            Is the debt Statute Barred (have you had any contact with the creditor or claimant over the last 6 years?):
            List any letters you have sent (eg: CCA/ CPR ):
            Any Other Information or Background Details:

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            • #7
              Received a claim? Yes/No: yes
              Issue Date: 30th September 2024
              Have you Acknowledged the Claim?: I agree that it’s mine but haven’t sent the N9A back yet
              Total Amount Claimed : ( approximately please do NOT use EXACT figure given on the claim form, round up to next £100 or £1000) £2400
              Claimant’s Name: Lowell portfolio
              Solicitors Firm: overdale solicitors
              Original Creditor: Grattan, Freemans, home retail group
              Original Debt (eg. Credit card/Loan/Overdraft) : 2 x catalogue 1x argos store card
              Particulars of Claim: ( Please type out in full excluding names/account numbers/exact amounts ):
              Is the debt Statute Barred (have you had any contact with the creditor or claimant over the last 6 years?): not statute barred
              List any letters you have sent (eg: CCA/ CPR ): none
              Any Other Information or Background Details:

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              • #8
                Hi Jk2054.
                When you say defend my claim do you mean not to accept that the debt is mine?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Sazzle321 View Post
                  Hi Jk2054.
                  When you say defend my claim do you mean not to accept that the debt is mine?
                  No, it means that the paperwork may not be compliant, they may of made errors regarding default notice, letters of assignment.

                  You are defending it to make sure things were done correctly, just because they did things, doesn't mean they've done them correctly.

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                  • #10
                    Do I not send the N9A form back then? What should I do..sorry for sounding stupid but no idea what to do. I’m conscious that I only have till the 14th to get the paperwork back to them

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                    • #11
                      a) First Acknowledge Service of the Claim, you can do this online via MCOL, this will give you 28 days from the issue date (plus 5 days postal) in total to work on your defence.

                      https://legalbeagles.info/library/gu...ledge-a-claim/

                      b) Send a SAR request to Grattan, Freemans, home retail group, they have 30 days to provide all the data they hold on the account. Make sure you get Proof of Postage.

                      https://legalbeagles.info/library/gu...ccess-request/

                      c) Send a CCA request to Lowell portfolio they have 12 days to provide a copy of the original agreement. Make sure you get Proof of Postage. - You've done this.

                      https://legalbeagles.info/library/gu...etter-example/

                      d) Send a CPR 31.14 request to Overdales Solicitors they have 7 days to provide all the documents they are relying on to make the claim against you, again get Proof of Postage. - You've done this.

                      https://legalbeagles.info/library/gu...-of-documents/

                      e) This is an example Defence, start looking at it, have a go, copy /paste back to this thread without personal details.

                      https://legalbeagles.info/library/gu...-court-claims/

                      Don't speak to creditors, solicitors etc over the phone, everything in writing. Keep on top of this, especially dates for filing defence etc. Workout when your Defence is due, 28 days from the date on the claim form. If you can post on the thread 4 days before it's due we can help with your Defence.

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                      • #12
                        Thankyou so much. So if I send a SAR to grattan and Freemans and they gave 30 days to respond that will take me over the 28 days I have..does that make sense?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Sazzle321 View Post
                          Thankyou so much. So if I send a SAR to grattan and Freemans and they gave 30 days to respond that will take me over the 28 days I have..does that make sense?
                          Yes, makes sense.

                          The SAR to Grattan and Freemans isn't necessary for your Defence, but might help, if there are anomalies, which you could raise in your Witness Statement further down the line.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Sazzle321 View Post
                            Thankyou so much. So if I send a SAR to grattan and Freemans and they gave 30 days to respond that will take me over the 28 days I have..does that make sense?
                            to be clear, you do not wait for their reply. You file your defence before the deadline, regardless of whether they reply.

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                            • #15
                              Does that include CPR 31.14 I send to the solicitors? If they don’t reply do I carry on with my defence?

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