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  • Tesco LC Asset SARL Claim

    Hi

    Thanks for the advice on how to post a thread and I hope you see this

    Received a claim? Yes
    Issue Date: 20 Dec 2024
    Have you Acknowledged the Claim?: Yes
    Total Amount Claimed : ( approximately please do NOT use EXACT figure given on the claim form, round up to next £100 or £1000) 3300
    ClaimantsName: LC ASSET 2 SARL
    Solicitors Firm: KEARNS
    Original Creditor: TESCO PERSONAL FINANCE PLC
    Original Debt (eg. Credit card/Loan/Overdraft) : CREDIT CARD
    Particulars of Claim: ( Please type out in full excluding names/account numbers/exact amounts ):

    I have included this in the filed defence below

    Is the debt Statute Barred (have you had any contact with the creditor or claimant over the last 6 years?): Kearns called me 6 months ago and I told me about this and said they were to send me all the information in the post
    List any letters you have sent (eg: CCA/ CPR ): CCA to LCAsset. CPR to Kearns Solicitors

    Any Other Information or Background Details:


    I have moved home twice in the last 4 years

    They are claiming a notice of assignment was sent on 24/07/23

    I sent the CCA And CPR requests

    I filed the following defence on 27/01/24

    1.The Defendant received the claim xxxxx from the Northampton
    County Court on 20/12/24
    2.Each and every allegation in the Claimants statement of case is
    denied unless specifically admitted in this Defence.
    3.This claim is for Credit Card agreement regulated under the
    Consumer Credit Act 1974.
    4.It is admitted that the Defendant has previously entered into an
    agreement with Tesco personal finance for provision of credit.
    5.The Claimants statement of case fails to give adequate
    information to enable me to properly assess my position with
    regards the claim.
    6.The Claimant’s Particulars of Claim states the agreement was
    entered into on 29/10/2013
    7.The Claimants statement of case states that the account was
    assigned from Tesco personal finance to LC Asset 2 S.A.R.L on
    24/07/23. The Defendant does not recall receiving notice of this
    assignment.
    9.It is denied that Tesco personal finance served any Default
    notice on the Defendant pursuant to s87 Consumer Credit Act 1974.
    The Claimant is required to prove that a compliant Default Notice
    was served upon the Defendant. The Claimant is required to prove
    that the any Default notice relied upon complied with the
    requirements of s88(4A) Consumer Credit Act 1974 and that the
    notice was in the prescribed form as required by The Consumer
    Credit Enforcement Default and Termination Notice Regulations
    1983.
    10.On the 31/12/24 The Defendant sent a request for inspection of
    documents mentioned in the claimant’s statement of case under
    Civil Procedure Rule 31.14 to Kearns Solicitors. I requested the
    Claimant provide copies of the Agreement, Default Notice and
    Notice of Assignment.
    11 Kearns Solicitors has not sent any of these documents to the
    Defendant.
    12.On 31/12/24 The Defendant sent a formal request for a copy of
    the original agreement to LC Asset SARL pursuant to section 78 of
    the Consumer Credit Act 1974 along with the statutory £1 fee.
    13.The Claimant has failed to comply with s 78 (1) Consumer Credit
    Act 1974 and by virtue of s 78 (6) Consumer Credit Act 1974 cannot
    enforce the agreement.
    14. The Parties agreed to an extension to the time period allowed
    for filing of the defence under CPR 15.5 to allow the Claimants
    additional time to produce the relevant documentation to evidence
    their claim, however they have failed to do so.
    15.Under Civil Procedure Rule 16.5 (4) Where the claim includes a
    money claim, a defendant shall be taken to require that any
    allegation relating to the amount of money claimed be proved
    unless he expressly admits the allegation. Therefore, it is
    expected that the Claimant be required to prove the allegation
    that the money is owed as claimed.
    16.The Defendant respectfully requests the court orders the
    Claimants to provide the necessary documentation in order for The
    Defendant to fully plead his case else the Claim should stand
    struck out.
    17.In the event that the relevant documents are received from the
    Claimant, the Defendant will then be in a position to amend his
    defence, and would ask that the Claimants bear the costs of the
    amendment.
    18.It is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief as
    claimed or at all.


    Since then I have received the CCA documents from Kearns

    Something quite strange - on the cover letter it says the outstanding balance is In excess of 10k

    However all the CCA documents say it’s in the region of 3 k

    The agreement is not made out in my full name

    I had moved in 2021 therefore I can’t even say if I received them

    The default is not showing on my credit file

    Signature on the agreement is digital

    I was going through some personal issues at the time and all this could have slipped through the net.

    I have now received a directions questionnaire through the courts and I don’t need an additional blot on my credit profile. What should I do from here ?

    If I go through mediation can I negotiate a settlement and how would this be perceived by the creditor.

    What happens at mediation?

    This forum has helped me get to this position without this I would have been totally lost

    Any further advice on this situation is very much appreciated

    Thanks

    Chaz




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  • #2
    There is clearly some issues with the documentation they've sent so might not be compliant, plus the misinformation in their cover letter etc. So make notes of the anomalies.

    https://lawzone.legal/when-is-a-cred...unenforceable/

    Also check the bottom of the agreement, is there a reference number?

    Does that tally up with when the agreement was taen out?


    a) I have now received a directions questionnaire through the courts and I don’t need an additional blot on my credit profile. What should I do from here ?

    You need to fill in the DQ send a copy to the Court, but also send a copy to the Creditors solicitors.

    Make sure you get Proof of Postage. You want Mediation providing you've received all the requested documentation.

    https://legalbeagles.info/library/gu...uestionnaire//


    b) If I go through mediation can I negotiate a settlement and how would this be perceived by the creditor.

    The Creditor will have a representative there who you are negotiating a settlement with, they have authority to settle the matter. You could attempt to settle the matter with 'Without Prejudice Save as to Costs' (write that on the letters, so can't be used against you) letters and make offers, the Court / Judge will not look at them until the case is over.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKesfMqSOfQ


    c) What happens at mediation?

    See video in post (b).

    This forum has helped me get to this position without this I would have been totally lost

    That's good.

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    • #3
      It would be helpful if you posted the wording including dates ( for the default notice and termination of agreement) and figures in the particulars of claim
      Is interest mentioned?

      I assume you meant your defence was filed on 27.01.2025 not 27.01.2024

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      • #4
        Good Afternoon All

        My defence was filed on 27/12/2024 -

        Date of Default - 05/03/2021

        Termination of agreement : 01/04/2023

        Balance due as at 24/07/2023 was 3088.08 - no mention of interest

        Balance due according to kearns cover letter is 10,105.28 - no breakdown or costs given here and all reference numbers are the same.

        Balance due according to Tesco default Date letter that i have never seen : 3088.08

        Clearly there are issues here in terms of the amounts they are claiming

        I have received the DQ

        I suppose what i am asking for is some help to draft a without prejudice offer to include all the anomalies and then submit my offer

        Should i mention the discrepancy in the balances and the fact that i have never seen these before ?

        Should i submit the DQ as well as the offer to kearns ? I have until 20/03/25 to submit the DQ

        Previous posts have all been very helpful.

        Thanks in advance

        Chaz

        Comment


        • #5
          Has the claim been provisionally allocated to the small claims track and you have received DQ N180?

          If it has, mediation on the small claims track is now compulsory, so you should have the chance to make an offer to settle the claim, and then raise the offer if the claimant does not accept it

          If settlement is achieved at mediation, the agreement is legally binding

          I can only think that the discrepancy between the claim sum and the solicitor's letter is either a mistake, or they are intending to claim additional £7k for their legal costs

          If the claim is allocated to the small claims track, they will not be awarded their legal costs even if their claim is successful in court

          Comment

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