CHAPTER 9:
IF ALL ELSE FAILS IGNORE THE COMPLAINTS – WHO CARES ANYWAY?

Another letter of complaint was sent to Barclays Head Office! Head Office wrote to say again that the Bank would not correspond further on the matter. So much for ‘Customer Care’ and the Bank’s promised ‘Complaints Procedure’! The storm over cash point charges, branch closures and the ‘Big Bank’ advertising campaign shows how insensitive and out […]

CHAPTER 9:
IF ALL ELSE FAILS IGNORE THE COMPLAINTS – WHO CARES ANYWAY?
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CHAPTER 8:
BARCLAYS’ “AGREEMENT” NOT WORTH THE PAPER THAT IT IS WRITTEN ON – OFFICIAL

I took the ‘charge’ and the original High Court consent order to the senior partner of a leading firm of solicitors in Derby. His verdict? – Yes the ‘charge’ would give Barclays the right to go back on all that had been agreed, but even worse the High Court Consent Order signed 6 months before

CHAPTER 8:
BARCLAYS’ “AGREEMENT” NOT WORTH THE PAPER THAT IT IS WRITTEN ON – OFFICIAL
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CHAPTER 5:
ABUSE FROM BARCLAYS HEAD OFFICE ‘INSPECTOR’ MAKES SOLICITORS FEEL ILL

Eventually the meeting with Karl Davies was arranged for 14th February 1997 (St Valentines Day). The meeting was held at the offices of Edge & Ellison, Birmingham, solicitors for Barclays, Karl Davies, Angela Hardman of Edge & Ellison, Richard Foster of Taylor Simpson & Moseley (my solicitor) and myself were present. As I walked Into

CHAPTER 5:
ABUSE FROM BARCLAYS HEAD OFFICE ‘INSPECTOR’ MAKES SOLICITORS FEEL ILL
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CHAPTER 4:
RECEIVER APPOINTED BY BARCLAYS TO “REPRESENT MR STEWART’S INTERESTS” INVITES BARCLAYS BANK TO HIS OWN GOLF TOURNAMENT

I met Mr Fisher of the Receivers (Fisher Hargreaves Proctor) at the offices of Bagshaws in Derby. Even though Barclays appointed them, officially the Receivers were supposed to be acting on my behalf. I asked Mr Fisher to tell me what his fees would be – his reply “fees had been agreed with the Bank and

CHAPTER 4:
RECEIVER APPOINTED BY BARCLAYS TO “REPRESENT MR STEWART’S INTERESTS” INVITES BARCLAYS BANK TO HIS OWN GOLF TOURNAMENT
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CHAPTER 3:
MISSING RECORDS, OVERDRAFTS, BROKEN PROMISES, LEGAL ACTION, CARTOONS

When I complained to Barclays I expected a swift and professional response as promised in Barclays “Code of Business Banking’ My “Official Letter of Complaint” to the Business Centre in Derby at the end of October 1995 was simply brushed aside. Complaints to the Bank’s Regional Office at Nottingham were dismissed out of hand. Without

CHAPTER 3:
MISSING RECORDS, OVERDRAFTS, BROKEN PROMISES, LEGAL ACTION, CARTOONS
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CHAPTER 2:
THE COMPLAINT – RECKLESS LENDING – POOR ADVICE FROM “BUSINESS MANAGERS”

My Official Letter of Complaint to Barclays asked the Bank to consider the circumstances surrounding the original lending and the mismanagement of my accounts described below and in the previous page. ORIGINAL LENDING In May 1989 1 borrowed from Barclays £75,000 to purchase a property in Spain and a further £120,000 for another in Darley

CHAPTER 2:
THE COMPLAINT – RECKLESS LENDING – POOR ADVICE FROM “BUSINESS MANAGERS”
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