I purchased a leasehold flat. The commercial landlords who own my lease want to sell on their ownership. Other: I have written and asked about the ground rent.

Purchased leasehold flat property in March 2021 from Taylor Wimpey. I need advice on 2 things please: 1st:We are yet to receive the invoice for ground rent 2023. This is typically sent end of November, the year before to be paid by 31st December of the same year. 2nd: We have been notified of the sale of our leasehold to another company. Sent pages of legal jargon and advised to seek independent legal advice. Have asked if the process can be explained, TW lawyers have said they can't do so and neither can TW. I have now received electronic copies. I'm worried something sneaky is going on and our ground rent is being delayed in line with what is going on with the resale. They've advised 2 months from mid January is when we have the option to purchase the commercial leasehold. I don't even understand the documents What do I need to do?

Thank you for the advice. The settlement is under £30k. I didnt have a notice period to serve, but understand it is a contractual matter. I have noted the settlement is PILN, at gross rates which is fine. Do I call HMRC? The reference is an issue though as if one is agreed, is there not a legal obligation on the employers part to maintain the same tone otherwise what's the point? How can this be captured within the agreement? Certainly factual information is what it is e.g. no disciplinary actions, so no different on any format. What I have seen in practice though is the informal phone call to get information, guess I just have to get on with things and keep that out of my head.

I've now been referred to a specialist employment lawyer. Thank you.

So far, the pitfalls have been highlighted by the legal adviser, but there's been no advice on what I can do.

I am getting legal advice through my union.

Hello, I am in the process of agreeing a settlement with an employer. I need advice on the following: 1. I have asked for a breakdown of the lump sum payment, they have refused so far. 2. They have stipulated that any taxes or such by HMRC on the lump sum is my responsibility. Can this be their responsibility? 3. There is an agreed reference letter. My employer however has not agreed on what their response will be to tick box reference requests. This leaves me open to a bad tick box reference. What is my wriggle room on this. I am now tempted to request for all information, they have on me - GDPR. I am okay with the lump sum , however I want my employer to do / provide the above. Thank you.

Keeping an eye on how things go, all the best.

Well their 14 days isn't up yet.

That's some money! The sneaky devils.

Thank you. Sad as they had not proved ownership of the debt by the date of barred... well that sorts that out then ! They included an N9A form. Seems I have to hibernate till they sneeze.

Hello Dx (said in a whisper) Oh and thanks for replying. What I want to know is whether they have a legal right to enforce this? Does statutory apply in this case? Am I able to offer a settlement without agreeing to their owning the debt? Because yes I want this to go away finally! And please o wise one, could you kindly answer my questions specifically, Reading around statutory barred debts below, does this apply to my case? Should I write to Cabot informing them the debt is statute barred? 'A firm must not continue to demand payment from a customer after the customer has stated that he will not be paying the debt because it is statute barred'

Hello all, I'm back and not as the terminator ! In the last 12 months I have received a few letters from Restons offering reduced payment. I tried the contact number on the letter. I never got the phone picked up by Miss L Murtagh on one occasion called Cabot asking if the debt indeed is mine and indeed owned by them, could I agree on a payment with them. Cabot refused and asked me to speak to the invincible Miss L.M. Today in my post, I received a cover letter which I will upload, with supposed copies of my statements. The last one is dated 17/04/2009. None of them have letterhead or logos. When I called Cabot last year August, they confirmed the debt will be out of statutory by September this year. This letter from Restons is giving me 14 days to withdraw my defence otherwise they will ask for the stay to be lifted. It equally states that the client might be willing to consider a reasonable settlement. I explicitly said all contact to be done in writing, but the person at Restons has not made herself available on the phone, when I called and I never left a message to protect myself. I have read through other threads but still unsure! What do I do next? Thank you!

Court advised Claim stayed- early October! They'll have to reapply and pay for the case to be reopened as they didn't respond to defence within the deadline! Thank you dx, Andy, and everyone else on the forum. The impact of having advice and reading people's experience is immeasurable!

Hello everyone, I am yet to contact the court as I had some pressing family matters to attend to. I'm back home and got a letter from the claimant which I'll attempt to load up. I will also call the court tomorrow just to ensure my case is stayed. Wonder if legitimate legal creditors accept settlements of 20- 30 %?