signature fraud

jsmk

Hi does anyone know how to deal with a situation where someone has put your signature on a form and you are having problems because of this?
I will make the story short..
my partner is on a mortgage on a house where he lived with his ex ( not married) 8 years ago, he has been renting since ( she is still is living in the house where the mortage is) He wanted to claim rent relief from the revenue, and was told that he needed to fill in a form to get proof of him not been claiming mortgage interest relief for the past 4 years. He got a reply from the revenue saying that they can not give him such proof because he filed a claim back 2008 for mortgage interest relief and that they had the form with his signature. he moved out 2006 and have never signed such form and he wasn't even living in the property at the time when form was signed. Revenue is sending the form to him by post to have a look at. He is not on good terms with his ex so cant contact her to ask about it. What will happen now? How can he prove that this is not his signature if the form is signed with his name? Anyone been in a situation like this? Please move this post if I haven't got the right forum.
Thanks

Mr. Incognito

He should contact a solicitor.

thesimpsons

Be interesting to see whether the signature on the form Revenue sends out is anything like his real signature - when he has that form I'd recommend he contacts a solictor too, and solicitor could word the letter. If he has any copies of various correspondence from 6/8 years ago with his signature it might be good to bring them to solicitor as well. Never heard anything like this before.

jsmk

That's what revenue said, they never heard of anything like it before. So they couldn't really tell us what to do. But sure first of all we need to se this form. Surely it's his ex that done it cos she claimed the interest relief at that time for her self and just signed his name to hoping he wouldn't find out. As she has an court order to pay the mortgage herself it would save her some money if his ta credit is taken off every month to. Maybe revenue will take it further if it's a clear case of fraud. But I'm sure she is clever enough to make an exact copy of his signature.

thesimpsons wrote: »

Be interesting to see whether the signature on the form Revenue sends out is anything like his real signature - when he has that form I'd recommend he contacts a solictor too, and solicitor could word the letter. If he has any copies of various correspondence from 6/8 years ago with his signature it might be good to bring them to solicitor as well. Never heard anything like this before.

allthedoyles

regardless of signatures , it that person was claiming mortgage interest relief and not entitled to it , then the full amount will be recovered by revenue .

when the full amount has been recovered , then revenue can issue letter stating that this person did not receive mortgage interest relief in last 4 years .

jsmk

allthedoyles wrote: »

regardless of signatures , it that person was claiming mortgage interest relief and not entitled to it , then the full amount will be recovered by revenue .

when the full amount has been recovered , then revenue can issue letter stating that this person did not receive mortgage interest relief in last 4 years .

Thanks for your answer. The problem here is that he would be entitled to the interest relief but for him it wouldn't make sense cos he is renting. But however his ex are not entitled to claim for him as they were never married.