Hi, just wondering if anyone out there could advise the best way for me to approach getting my money back. I was thinking about suing for breach of contract as I have not really got the time to wait for the Financial Ombudsman to take 2 years to look into this.
18 months ago I took out a 3 year fixed mortgage with GE money. I knew that the product had redemption penalties but as part of the arrangement it was agreed that the mortgage would be portable so that I could move it from one property to another.
In May this year we sold our property and repaid the original loan amount plus £40,000 in early redemption penalties. I was happy paying the penalties as we had another property we were buying and the redemption penalties would be refunded when we bought the new house. (I have this in writing from GE).
However when we went to buy the new property we were told by GE that we would have to reapply for a new mortgage and that they were not honouring the terms of the old mortgage.
I have a great email paper trail showing the communication I have received from GE and the numerous communications I have sent to them trying to get them to confirm the situation.
So I would like to go online and sue for my £40,000 plus interest on the grounds of breach of contract because GE did not honour the terms of the original mortgage.
Am I being foolish? Are there any templates available for suing for breach of contract and what law governs this area?
Thank you in advance for your help and ideas. Even if they are to tell me I am mad to consider this route.
18 months ago I took out a 3 year fixed mortgage with GE money. I knew that the product had redemption penalties but as part of the arrangement it was agreed that the mortgage would be portable so that I could move it from one property to another.
In May this year we sold our property and repaid the original loan amount plus £40,000 in early redemption penalties. I was happy paying the penalties as we had another property we were buying and the redemption penalties would be refunded when we bought the new house. (I have this in writing from GE).
However when we went to buy the new property we were told by GE that we would have to reapply for a new mortgage and that they were not honouring the terms of the old mortgage.
I have a great email paper trail showing the communication I have received from GE and the numerous communications I have sent to them trying to get them to confirm the situation.
So I would like to go online and sue for my £40,000 plus interest on the grounds of breach of contract because GE did not honour the terms of the original mortgage.
Am I being foolish? Are there any templates available for suing for breach of contract and what law governs this area?
Thank you in advance for your help and ideas. Even if they are to tell me I am mad to consider this route.
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