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Hello,
I am writing on behalf of my partner who has received a claim form from Cabot/Mortimer Clark Solicitors in respect of an old catalogue debt to Simply Be / JD Williams.
She contacted Mortimer Clarke today to see what the options were, they asked if she wanted to make a settlement offer, which she did at 50%, but it was immediately rejected. They have basically offered to accept approx £50 less than the claim amount.
Received a claim? Yes
Issue Date: 19 JAN 2024
Have you Acknowledged the Claim?: NO
Total Amount Claimed : £2500
Claimant’s Name: CABOT FINANCIAL (UK) LIMITED
Solicitors Firm: MORTIMER CLARK SOLICITORS
Original Creditor: JD WILLIAMS / SIMPLY BE
Original Debt (eg. Credit card/Loan/Overdraft) : MAIL ORDER/CATALOGUE
Particulars of Claim: ( Please type out in full excluding names/account numbers/exact amounts ): BY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN JD WILLIAMS RE SIMPLY BE & THE DEFENDANT DATED 29.09.2019 (THE AGREEMENT) JD WILLIAMS RE SIMPLY BE AGREED TO ISSUE THE DEFENDANT WITH A CREDIT ACCOUNT. THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO MAKE THE MINIMUM PAYMENTS DUE. THE AGREEMENT WAS TERMINATED FOLLOWING THE SERVING OF A DEFAULT NOTICE. THE AGREEMENT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE NAMED CLAIMANT. CABOT CREDIT MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED, ACTING AS SERVICING AGENT OF THE NAMED CLAIMANT THROUGH ITS APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE (CABOT FINANCIAL (EUROPE) LIMITED), HAS ARRANGED FOR THESE PROCEEDINGS TO BE ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THE CLAIMANT. THE NAMED CLAIMANT THEREFORE CLAIMS 1. TOTAL AMOUNT 2, COSTS
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 advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
I am writing on behalf of my partner who has received a claim form from Cabot/Mortimer Clark Solicitors in respect of an old catalogue debt to Simply Be / JD Williams.
She contacted Mortimer Clarke today to see what the options were, they asked if she wanted to make a settlement offer, which she did at 50%, but it was immediately rejected. They have basically offered to accept approx £50 less than the claim amount.
Received a claim? Yes
Issue Date: 19 JAN 2024
Have you Acknowledged the Claim?: NO
Total Amount Claimed : £2500
Claimant’s Name: CABOT FINANCIAL (UK) LIMITED
Solicitors Firm: MORTIMER CLARK SOLICITORS
Original Creditor: JD WILLIAMS / SIMPLY BE
Original Debt (eg. Credit card/Loan/Overdraft) : MAIL ORDER/CATALOGUE
Particulars of Claim: ( Please type out in full excluding names/account numbers/exact amounts ): BY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN JD WILLIAMS RE SIMPLY BE & THE DEFENDANT DATED 29.09.2019 (THE AGREEMENT) JD WILLIAMS RE SIMPLY BE AGREED TO ISSUE THE DEFENDANT WITH A CREDIT ACCOUNT. THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO MAKE THE MINIMUM PAYMENTS DUE. THE AGREEMENT WAS TERMINATED FOLLOWING THE SERVING OF A DEFAULT NOTICE. THE AGREEMENT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE NAMED CLAIMANT. CABOT CREDIT MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED, ACTING AS SERVICING AGENT OF THE NAMED CLAIMANT THROUGH ITS APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE (CABOT FINANCIAL (EUROPE) LIMITED), HAS ARRANGED FOR THESE PROCEEDINGS TO BE ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THE CLAIMANT. THE NAMED CLAIMANT THEREFORE CLAIMS 1. TOTAL AMOUNT 2, COSTS
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 advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
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