John Wood Audio, a tale of woe

[Puffin]

The OP can apply for a charging order to secure his debt against Mr Wood's house if he owns it or a share in it. There are many steps to take before a charging order is made and registered at the Land Registry. If he then tries to force a sale of the property, there are more hurdles to overcome which may not result in him securing an order for sale. Have a look at this very helpful guide by the CAB.

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/wales/...ing_orders.htm

The OP could also serve a statutory demand, the first step to make Mr Wood bankrupt, but this combined with the cost of bankruptcy proceedings may only serve to increase the debt and not get the OP his money.

https://www.gov.uk/statutory-demands/overview

The best thing he can do is apply to the court for a hearing to attempt to ascertain if Mr Wood is worth pursuing further.

http://justclaim.co.uk/court-forms/N...estioning.html

[Lodgesound]

Sorry - I have to say this but have neither of you heard of the telephone ?

Seriously this has reached almost comedy show script status now - a number of seriously experienced and very helpful well-meaning individuals have offered to step up and help the pair of you and you STILL refuse to compromise???

Am I the only one here who has lost all sympathy with this?

Honestly I really don't care that that the law has been involved with this - it is and always has been an ass.

The two of you should really be able to resolve this now or just let the whole thing go.

[Haselsh1]

I'm not sure but sometimes you just have to write things off as a very bad experience and move forward with your life. OK, it leaves a very bitter taste when someone has basically taken you for a grand or more and there seems very little you can do to get that money back but you have to be really careful that what you are not trying to do is get your own back.

If there is a way forward with the law on your side then seriously good luck to you, I hope you get the full amount back but somehow I doubt that you will. I tend to think that this was a big mistake and it has cost you a great deal of money which you have lost. I suggest we all live and learn and move on just as I did when I bought a Chinese valve amplifier and CD player that lasted only two years and cost me around 800 quid combined.

[sq225917]

Am I the only one here who has lost all sympathy with this?

I doubt it. It's a shame that the buyer doesn't get what he paid for but there's intransigence on both sides here.

[twotone]

I doubt it. It's a shame that the buyer doesn't get what he paid for but there's intransigence on both sides here.

Don't see it myself, I would be pretty f@cked off if I had paid for a new amp/tv/car or whatever and it turned out to be second hand and was faulty.

No there's serious dishonesty at work here and not from the OP who deserves all of the sympathy and I say this as a one man band of 25 years dealing with the public.

Don't get me wrong with some of them you could knock seven shades out of them for the pish they come away with but that doesn't appear to be the case here.

Tony

[twotone]

Sorry - I have to say this but have neither of you heard of the telephone ?

Seriously this has reached almost comedy show script status now - a number of seriously experienced and very helpful well-meaning individuals have offered to step up and help the pair of you and you STILL refuse to compromise???

Am I the only one here who has lost all sympathy with this?

Honestly I really don't care that that the law has been involved with this - it is and always has been an ass.

The two of you should really be able to resolve this now or just let the whole thing go.

Very diffucult to communicate when all trust has broken down I'm afraid even worse when solictors become involved and once it reaches court there's really no way back from that.

[kenworthy100]

Don't see it myself, I would be pretty f@cked off if I had paid for a new amp/tv/car or whatever and it turned out to be second hand and was faulty.

No there's serious dishonesty at work here and not from the OP who deserves all of the sympathy and I say this as a one man band of 25 years dealing with the public.

Don't get me wrong with some of them you could knock seven shades out of them for the pish they come away with but that doesn't appear to be the case here.

Tony

+1, completely agree, in the OP's position I would be seriously upset and annoyed.

[bob4333]

I'm not sure but sometimes you just have to write things off as a very bad experience and move forward with your life. OK, it leaves a very bitter taste when someone has basically taken you for a grand or more and there seems very little you can do to get that money back but you have to be really careful that what you are not trying to do is get your own back.

Couldn't agree more. Dedicate too much of your life to getting even and the rest of it will pass you by, even though a grand is a lot to kiss goodbye. On the other matter, Mr Wood doesn't seem that proficient at answering the telephone (or even the door for that matter).

No, from what I've seen here my sympathy lies entirely with the OP and I'd guess we can all take away a few lessons from having read this thread.

[awkwardbydesign]

Seriously this has reached almost comedy show script status now - a number of seriously experienced and very helpful well-meaning individuals have offered to step up and help the pair of you and you STILL refuse to compromise???

Am I the only one here who has lost all sympathy with this?

Honestly I really don't care that that the law has been involved with this - it is and always has been an ass.

The two of you should really be able to resolve this now or just let the whole thing go.

The OP has been cheated. John Wood has his money. I would not let it go if I could afford to fight him; and I could! You don't have to follow this if you don't want too, but personally I have never liked cheats or bullies.
Like others I would now strongly advise against buying from John Wood, so the man has ruined his reputation by being stupid.

[Eagle owl]

Hello guys,

I've received a letter from the Nottingham bailiff the contents of which are as follows.


To the Creditor

TAKE NOTICE that the WARRANT in this action has not been executed for the following reasons:-

The bailiff visited the debtor's address which you provided but was told by the occupant that the debtor had left.
The debtor has left no saleable goods there. Local enquiries have not indicated the debtor's whereabouts or movements and the bailiff has no information about where the debtor may be. In the circumstances the bailiff cannot do more unless you are able to provide further information to re-issue the warrant (for example, the debtor's new address) . You may have to pay a fee to re-issue the warrant.

The warrant has been returned to the court which issued it.


I'm not sure what I'm going to do now, I don't really want to throw more money at the case as there's no guarantee I will ever get the money owed to me by Mr Wood. I may just take the hit and put it down to one of life's bad experiences which occur from time to time. I'm tempted to smash the amplifier with a large, heavy hammer and dump the remains at the local tip.

I would like to thank everyone who has shown support for me in this thread and offered advice, I would also like to thank Marco for allowing this thread and offering to be a mediator.

Best wishes

Geoff.