An example here of how even a small debt can result in you being evicted from your castle. Over 22 years this small debt of £230.00 has grown to £30,000.00.
I often talk with clients about the need to take an economic view of a dispute. Sometimes you just have to let a proportion of a debt go or pay a bit more than you’d like to just to resolve a matter without it getting out of hand.
I would certainly say that it is out of hand when the bailiffs are breaking down your castle door!
If ever you need help to keep your castle under your ownership then you know where I am…..
The bill and the subsequent legal costs saw the debt soar to a reported £30,000 and in 2000 Mrs Van Overwaele was sequestrated - the Scottish legal term for being made legally bankrupt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-60579467
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