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AdamD · 29-06-2011, 19:22

Some of you may remember an old thread on here where I was posting about my housing situation

Original thread - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22...ng-advice.html

My uncle moved out, and has left us with about 5k of arrears on the mortgage, as he stopped paying back in December 2010.

We arranged with him to pay us £30 a week to pay down the arrears, something he agreed to, twice

He paid the first week in cash, then sent in a check for £60 to cover the next two weeks.

My father told him he would sell his cds/dvds which are currently in our garage, if he missed a payment.

I told my father to get legal advice BEFORE doing or saying anything like that.

The uncle wrote to us last week and informed us he is no longer going to pay anything towards the arrears he's racked up and if we sell anything of his, he'll take legal action for "compensation"

So my father called up his solicitor friend who's local to us and was told he CAN sell his cds/dvds and if the uncle sues, he can countersue for the amount owing on the arrears.

I don't know, something just doesn't sit right with me on that, so I've refused to have any part in it.

Any thoughts?

29-06-2011, 19:22	#1
AdamD Inactive Join Date: Nov 2004 Services: VM 50Mb Posts: 1,665	Bad legal advice? Some of you may remember an old thread on here where I was posting about my housing situation Original thread - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22...ng-advice.html My uncle moved out, and has left us with about 5k of arrears on the mortgage, as he stopped paying back in December 2010. We arranged with him to pay us £30 a week to pay down the arrears, something he agreed to, twice He paid the first week in cash, then sent in a check for £60 to cover the next two weeks. My father told him he would sell his cds/dvds which are currently in our garage, if he missed a payment. I told my father to get legal advice BEFORE doing or saying anything like that. The uncle wrote to us last week and informed us he is no longer going to pay anything towards the arrears he's racked up and if we sell anything of his, he'll take legal action for "compensation" So my father called up his solicitor friend who's local to us and was told he CAN sell his cds/dvds and if the uncle sues, he can countersue for the amount owing on the arrears. I don't know, something just doesn't sit right with me on that, so I've refused to have any part in it. Any thoughts?