YOU COULD BE OWED £1,000s IN PPI COMPENSATION ON YOUR AHLI UNITED BANK MORTGAGE ACCOUNT
Originally called the United Bank of Kuwait plc, the Ahli United Bank was founded in 1966. The bank aims to combine its special understanding of Arab practices with British banking practices, due to some of the different religious laws impacting customers’ mortgage decisions.
Traditional mortgages, which involve paying interest, are not compliant with Sharia Law. Interest is classed as being an excess payment, with one party experiencing a gain at the expense of the other party; therefore a number of Muslims prefer Sharia-compliant mortgages.
What is Ahli United Bank PPI?
Many mortgage lenders sold PPI to their customers over the last 20 years or so. The policy was meant to act as a safety net to protect you from falling into arrears if you ever stopped working because of sickness, an accident or if you became unemployed, the policy would cover your mortgage repayments.
As a result mortgage PPI claims can be of high value because of the amount borrowed and the duration of the agreement. Bear in mind that mortgage PPI applies to remortgages as well as mortgages, so you may have been paying PPI on each mortgage and remortgage you may have taken out. Was the PPI mis-sold to you? Check all your paperwork from Ahli United Bank and other lenders carefully.
Grounds on Which Mortgage PPI May Have Been Mis-sold by Ahli United Bank
There are several ways in which Ahli United Bank PPI was mis-sold. Lots of people took out PPI cover with their mortgages believing that it boosted their likelihood of being accepted, or that the policy was a necessity. However, there are many other ways it may have been mis-sold:
- Were you aware that Ahli United Bank had added the PPI insurance to your mortgage? If you had no idea you had it, you may have been mis-sold.
- At the time Ahli United Bank sold you mortgage PPI, were you unemployed, retired or a student? If so, you may never have been able to claim on the policy, so it could have been mis-sold.
- If the policy costs weren’t listed separately by Ahli United Bank to the mortgage advance, you may have been mis-sold. Ahli United Bank was required to list the costs separately.
- Did Ahli United Bank provide you with information about alternative policies? If not, then you may have been mis-sold, because there may have been cheaper and alternative cover elsewhere.
- Were you informed by Ahli United Bank about any exclusions? For example, if you had any pre-existing medical conditions, the cover may have been voided, therefore you could be classed as being mis-sold.
- Was it made clear to you by Ahli United Bank that mortgage PPI was optional and not compulsory? If Ahli United Bank told you it was required in order to get the mortgage, or you felt pressured in any way to taking out mortgage PPI, you might have been mis-sold.
- Were any checks done by Ahli United Bank to determine if you already had other policies in place? If not, you may already have been fully covered, so were mis-sold if they failed to check.
- Did Ahli United Bank check if your employer provides full sick pay? If no checks were done and you are entitled to full sick pay, your mortgage payments would have been covered rendering the mortgage PPI unnecessary.
What Do I need to Start My PPI Claim with Ahli United Bank?
Start by finding your paperwork with evidence of mis-sold PPI. You will need this to make a claim.
If you notice that your account had PPI attached to it, think back to when it was sold to you. Can you remember when or why you agreed to it? Were you informed that it would be added?
If you can’t remember please don’t worry as this can be done during the PPI check with Ahli United Bank.
How to start your PPI claim with Ahli United Bank?
Please Note: The PPI deadline (29th August 2019) set by the FCA has now passed and we are no longer accepting any new PPI claims.
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Plevin Ruling – Making a High Commission PPI Claim with Ahli United Bank?
If you have raised a previous PPI complaint with Ahli United Bank which was not upheld, you are now be entitled to raise a further complaint relating only to the commission charged under the new Plevin ruling on your PPI policy. Learn more about High Commission PPI claims.