Well, some things never really surprise us at Inside Timeshare, but there is a new company that has just come up on our radar.
Standon Mortimer Associates Limited, the address they give is 20-22 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU, which is a virtual office or mailing address, run by Made Simple Group.
Standon Mortimer Associates Ltd, has been registered at Company House since 20 October 2016, the sole director is Kevin Walker who is around 36 years old and whose occupation is listed at company house as Marketing Director.
The website:
https://www.standonmortimer.com/
Is registered under Perfect Privacy LLC in Jacksonville, Florida, in other words is Kevin Walker the actual owner of the company?
The services they claim to provide are: Section 75 Claims; Litigation; Contract Termination; Chargeback and Compensation and Interest. They also state that they are leading experts in timeshare claims and relinquishments, helping hundreds of happy clients “tear up” their contracts and claim back money from their timeshare company. Not bad for a company that has been in existence for only 5 months at the most.
The question has to be asked is how have they claimed back the money?
Is it through section 75 or have they been to court?
At the end of the day, if you bought your timeshare say 10 years ago, how can you claim under section 75?
If it is through the courts, where is the evidence of any legal action?
Again for a company as young as this, they would not have had the time to present a case at court, we all know that court cases take years.
With relinquishment, again this takes a lot longer than the company has been in existence. We have mentioned in a previous article, one reader who surrendered his timeshare himself with a major company, using that company’s “exceptional circumstances programme”, that took him 3 months. So what of their claim of helping “Hundreds of Clients”?
In their “About Us” section they have “Latest News”, they talk about a Supreme Court ruling which could have serious repercussions on the timeshare industry. It involves a Norwegian owner at Anfi, who we know is the very first Supreme Court winner, that news was announced in March 2015. Yet the way it is worded it looks like they are responsible for it.
They also have a piece about Shawbrook Bank announcing a set aside of £9 million to cover defaults in loans issued for the sale of timeshare. Inside Timeshare announced that particular event back in July 2016.
In another piece, which is taken word for word from the Canarian Legal Alliance website, they go on about two Supreme Court rulings. This is not a bad thing, but they have not changed the wording, so it gives the impression that it is Standon Mortimer who have brought this about. Then at the end it does state that the Author is CLA, but even we nearly missed that!
Then on to the “Testimonials”.
3 are shown, one made everyone laugh, they had their timeshare relinquished and say “I wish we had found you earlier”. So does Inside Timeshare, we have only just found them and that is what we do!
The last testimonial from a couple in Aberdeen thank them for the termination of their contract, then go on to say they are pleased they are processing their claim! What claim? Surely not a Section 75?
So once again we have a very new company claiming to be “Leading Experts” of timeshare claims and relinquishments, offering no evidence of the fact. A company that has only been in existence for 5 months, that know one has heard of, a basic website with no evidence of who is actually behind the company, just a named director. Working on a “no win no fee” basis, is that for relinquishments as well?
Inside Timeshare urges caution when dealing with any company that is offering these services, do your homework. Ask the question how long have they been in operation? If a new company ask yourself is it possible that they could achieve all they claim in such a short time?
The answers are probably self evident.
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