Solicitors Letter - Outstanding Energy Bill

[Joust99]

So, we have received a solicitors letter using the correct address, but addressed to 'The Occupier'. Its for an apparent outstanding energy bill that they claim bills have been sent out for (nothing received), and are ultimately threatening a CCJ if monies aren't paid.

Legally, where do I stand with this?

Regards

Joust

[Matt-il77s]

Joust99 said:

So, we have received a solicitors letter using the correct address, but addressed to 'The Occupier'. Its for an apparent outstanding energy bill that they claim bills have been sent out for (nothing received), and are ultimately threatening a CCJ if monies aren't paid.

Legally, where do I stand with this?

Regards

Joust

When did you move in? Sometimes bills meant for the previous occupant are addressed as 'The Occupier', I had them when I first moved in but rang the energy company and told them when I moved in and that I didn't have a forwarding address for the previous owner which sorted it

[Dave Hedgehog]

i believe statue of limits is 6 years if there has been no successful communication

[_Hoppers]

Does your case fall under the 'backbilling' agreement?

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/consumers/household-gas-a...

[Xtravia9]

How can they get a CCJ against an unknown occupier?

[meatballs]

If you have started your own account with energy supplier then shouldn't be anything to worry about. Just let them know and that you don't have details for previous occupant

[So]

Joust99 said:

So, we have received a solicitors letter using the correct address, but addressed to 'The Occupier'. Its for an apparent outstanding energy bill that they claim bills have been sent out for (nothing received), and are ultimately threatening a CCJ if monies aren't paid.

Legally, where do I stand with this?

Regards

Joust

Unless your name happens to be Theo Ccupier completely ignore it.

[Jimmy Recard]

Dave Hedgehog said:

i believe statue of limits is 6 years if there has been no successful communication

This should explain it (sorry, couldn’t resist!)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XrKb2TTy2ik

[TooLateForAName]

Is it really from a solicitor or one of those pretend ones?

Cant have a ccj without going to court.

[denzilpc]

scam i would think

[Joust99]

Xtravia9 said:

How can they get a CCJ against an unknown occupier?

I guess this is the question I have - how can a law form obtain a CCJ against an unknown person?

Joust

[vitesse2000]

Sounds like a scam to me.

I suppose a call to the energy company would be fruitless as you’d have no chance of getting past the current security/data protection bollix

[Liamjrhodes]

Sounds like a scam.

Give the energy company a call and ask for more information

[Joust99]

Liamjrhodes said:

Sounds like a scam.

Give the energy company a call and ask for more information

The energy company are in administration.....

[Liamjrhodes]

Joust99 said:

The energy company are in administration.....

Well that isn't helpful!

[Red Devil]

Joust99 said:

Liamjrhodes said:

Sounds like a scam.

Give the energy company a call and ask for more information

The energy company are in administration.....

I'll bet it's one of these two failed companies - https://www.choose.co.uk/news/2019/iresa-extra-ene...
If so, it's the administrators who should be taking ownership of the problem. All a solicitor/DCA can do is chase.
Besides, if the creditor doesn't know who the debtor is, they'll have difficulty with issuing a claim (or getting their tame rottweiler to do so).

[ChocolateFrog]

Probably not relevant. But had a long running saga with one of the big scottish based power companies.

I moved out of a house my then partner was still living in, after a while I closed the account, which was in my name only. The ex never set up new accounts before the house was sold a year or so later and which she continued to live in. They chased me for the money claiming there was a deemed contract in place. They wouldn't accept my side of events and chased me for around 3 years with loads of threatening letters with ever increasing debt amounts. Eventually I just said I'll see you in court. Miraculously they closed the file down soon after but did put a mark on my credit file, which I've never been able to remove.

Edited by ChocolateFrog on Thursday 18th July 13:12

[silverfoxcc]

TooLateForAName said:

Is it really from a solicitor or one of those pretend ones?

Cant have a ccj without going to court.

Plus you ONLY get a CCJ

1) IF you go to court

2) THE court says pay

3) You pay within the allotted time

4) Equal NO CCJ


OR

As as above but

3) you dont pay within allotted time

4) YOu get a CCJ

I think that is the simple explanation#