BN66 - Time to fight back (Chapter 3)

[poppy01]

There was a test case about this recently. Apparently, creditors can go after former spouses to recover debts where there was an unequal divorce settlement, so your ex might be in for a nasty surprise!

there you go, brillo, the silver lining you were looking for...

I think there will be enough bankruptcies caused by bn66 for it to be of interest to ITV. It is after all an unprecedented, retrospective change to an existing law that some people will no doubt lose their houses over. not sure if I fit into this category as I'm in -ve equity, (are HMRC stupid enough to bankrupt the likes of me, when its probably the best thing that could happen to me.., actually I know the answer to that already, they would no doubt shoot first and ask questions later)

[DonkeyRhubarb]

there you go, brillo, the silver lining you were looking for...

I think there will be enough bankruptcies caused by bn66 for it to be of interest to ITV. It is after all an unprecedented, retrospective change to an existing law that some people will no doubt lose their houses over. not sure if I fit into this category as I'm in -ve equity, (are HMRC stupid enough to bankrupt the likes of me, when its probably the best thing that could happen to me.., actually I know the answer to that already, they would no doubt shoot first and ask questions later)

HMRC knew this bastard legislation would bankrupt lots of people, and listening to Harnett on TV last night it's clear they couldn't care less. In fact, they probably relished the prospect.

We'll probably never find out how much they told the Government but I doubt whether any form of risk assessment ever took place.

The trouble is the tail (HMRC) wags the dog (Govt) these days, and they seem to get anything they want, no questions asked.

[Emigre]

There was a test case about this recently. Apparently, creditors can go after former spouses to recover debts where there was an unequal divorce settlement, so your ex might be in for a nasty surprise!

I did hear about that case. I spoke to my solicitor about it a while back and was told that going down that route was unusual and that wait for it...my ex is entitled to some certainty and legitimate expectation. Now I know that if you put 10 lawyers in a room you will get 10 points of view but!!!

I guess that is why we have a JR pending and will be heading for ECHR if necessary to prove that we are also entitled to our "fair" and "proportionate" share of legitimate expectation. After all, the principal of legitimate expectation is something that is very much in the public interest.

Retrospective legislation deprived us of our constitutional rights to make our own case for legitimate expectation in the Courts. Such deprivation should only be seen to be have been a deliberate act of malicious discrimination.

[ASB]

Now I know that if you put 10 lawyers in a room you will get 10 points of view but!!!

Not at all. In order to get 10 different points of view only two lawyers would be required.

[bombaycat]

Me too, only about £10 but this was 2 months ago, still no cash has appeared ! Useless bunch of people.

me too, twice for about 1500 no money has turned up - and I don't have CN yet although I do have the initial enquiry letters...pisses me off as they don't tell you that they aren't going to give it back to you they just ignore you.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Not received a reply from me to your email?

If anyone has emailed me and not received a reply with the letter template, please accept my apology.

Some emails have been marked as junk and not forwarded from [email protected] to my private account.

If you email me again, I will check the bn66_letter account over the next few days and make sure you get a reply this time.

By the way, I'm glad I didn't publish my real email address here, as I have been horrified at some of the stuff received in bn66_letter. Apart from the obvious bogus emails from Nigerians etc, there have also been a lot of convincing emails purporting to be from banks and other financial institutions. It is not hard to see how some people get duped.

[OnYourBikeGB]

me too, twice for about 1500 no money has turned up - and I don't have CN yet although I do have the initial enquiry letters...pisses me off as they don't tell you that they aren't going to give it back to you they just ignore you.

When I left the scheme, I was out of work for a few months, and it ended up I had overpaid. I got a letter from HMRC saying that although I was in credit, they weren't going to pay up until the dispute was settled. That was a few years ago. I have had statements from them, and they are paying interest on it (so they really are nice people after all, and I forgive them for casting a shadow over five years of my life, and treating the law like their plaything). The funny thing is, that although they wouldn't pay it back, they sent me my mid-year account payment slips blank, so I didn't pay, and then they just deducted what I owed off the balance. So if you don't get it back, you can maybe underpay on your next payment. Assuming that this is still dragging on.

[Emigre]

Not at all. In order to get 10 different points of view only two lawyers would be required.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Keep chasing

If your MP wrote to the Treasury in February or early March, and you have not had a reply then email me for a letter to chase them.

If there is anyone out there who still hasn't written to their MP, then please get in touch. It will only take a couple of minutes of your time to send them an email using my template.

[poppy01]

From today's Littlejohn

It’s hardly surprising that backbenchers feel no shame at pretending their main home is a seaside caravan, using taxpayers’ money to buy themselves a retirement cottage, or putting their parents’ house on expenses when they see the larcenous example set by the most senior members of the Cabinet.
As for the Prime Minister, he can give the Nero act a rest and stop protesting contemptuously that he has more important matters to deal with.

Since 2001, the only figures available, he’s claimed around £120,000 in second home living allowances, even though he has spent his entire 12 years in Government living rent-free in Downing Street.

He even charges famously for light bulbs and his Sky Sports subscription.