| According to the industry, approximately 50 million | | | | enforceable or are in breach of contract and |
| Credit Agreements are created in the UK each year. | | | | therefore unenforceable. |
| However it is widely believed that as many as tens | | | | For example, a national debt advice organisation says |
| of millions of credit agreements could be deemed | | | | its offices in some of the most affluent parts of the |
| unenforceable. | | | | UK are being overwhelmed by demands for help. |
| Initial research suggests lenders that have issued well | | | | Many consumers are now enjoying the success of |
| over 25 million credit agreements in the UK, ranging | | | | freeing themselves from debt, by instigating claims |
| from credit cards to secured and unsecured loans, | | | | against the lenders who have effectively used the |
| are likely to have been in breach of the respective | | | | consumer to make £millions of pounds through |
| statute laws and therefore may be deemed to be | | | | irresponsible lending. |
| improperly executed and therefore 'unenforceable'. | | | | Where a borrower's credit agreement is declared |
| If your Credit Agreements are deemed to be | | | | improperly executed or 'unenforceable', experts |
| unenforceable what does it mean to you? | | | | advise that you should continue to make your |
| Unenforceable agreement - a contract between two | | | | contractual payments until such time as the claim has |
| parties which due to irregularities and breaches of | | | | been resolved and once your claim has gone through |
| prescribed terms under current UK legislation is | | | | your credit file will be in tact. |
| neither enforceable by the lender or indeed the | | | | However as a result of a successful claim the |
| Court. | | | | following will occur: |
| The lender is unable to force you to pay the debt | | | | - The loan is typically dissolved by the lender leaving |
| back. They also do not have the right to sell the | | | | a zero balance achieved. |
| debt on to a debt collect or third party. | | | | - Your credit file will show the credit agreement as |
| To quickly check to see if your credit agreement | | | | either 'settled in FULL' and may have a correction |
| might be eligible for financial claims management and | | | | notice added, or the account insert may be removed |
| to start the auditing process click on the link below. | | | | altogether. |
| Thousands of UK consumers are starting to wake up | | | | Many people have successfully pursued their creditors |
| and realise the full extent of their consumer rights | | | | and have had thousands of pounds worth of debt |
| and are now fed up with the debt based society we | | | | written off. If you are uncertain about your own |
| are forced to live in, thousands of consumers like you | | | | credit agreements you should seek specialist advice |
| are challenging the lawfulness of their long standing | | | | from an adviser registered with the UK Ministry of |
| credit agreements to establish whether they | | | | Justice. |