help please with british gas

[m bean]

hi, british gas has sold my debt to lowell, lowell has sent me a court letter claim form. i have never been with british gas so i am going to defend it, i would like to know what info to put in my defence, would this work, ask lowell to produce the signed contract, produce a copy of the default notice( which i did not have) notice of assignment, is there any other things i shold ask for, thanks for your help

[m bean]

i just found out at the time i was with sainsbury gas, sainsbury gas is working with british gas; who should be taking me to court sainsbury or british gas as my contract is with sainsbury gas, thanks

[des8]

Sainsbury's Energy switched customers to British Gas in April.2019.

If you have received actual court forms be sure to follow the directions therein.
On the right hand side of this page is a panel headed "shortcuts" which will give you pointers for your defence

[m bean]

hi, thanks for the reply but what will be my defence thanks

[atticus]

Do you disagree with the claim? If so, why?

[m bean]

i wasnt with british gas,i was with sainsbury gas

[dslippy]

Des8:
"Sainsbury's Energy switched customers to British Gas in April.2019."
You are with Brtitish Gas, unless you know something more.

[atticus]

Indeed

[m bean]

my contract is with sainbury gas, sainsbury gas is now with eon buts still sainsbury gas

[m bean]

sainsbury gas should be taking me to court not british gas, or both companies should be joint if thats the case

[dslippy]

Sorry. I do not have access to the paperwork of the assignment, but such transfers are commonplace. The result will be that Sinsbury Gas is no longer involved and claiming that they, not British gas alone, should be suing you will not succeed as a defence.

[m bean]

i never recieved a default notice or a notice of assignment

[des8]

Have you consulted the "shortcuts" ?

Is the form referred to in post 1 the first letter you have received from lowell?

[m bean]

no, i had 1 saying they where going to take me to court, as i never been with british gas i thought it was junk mail. sainsbury gas was estimated aswewll

[des8]

What is the date on the court claim?
Have you acknowledged the claim?

Do you actually owe money to Sainsbury Gas anyway?
If the bills were estimated do you have your own record of meter readings?

Have you read the links in the shortcuts panel?
We cannot write a defence for you but only show you what steps you can take.