Another Successful Claim

Wednesday 5th September 2018

Here at Mercantile Claims, we have the pleasure of helping many clients end their nightmare timeshare experiences and helping them reclaim money for contracts that were mis-sold to them. It is extremely rewarding to be able to help so many clients, who more often than not have been through years of financial […]

Some News From The Timeshare Industry

Tuesday 4th September 2018

Another Timeshare scam, this time from Malta !
Police in Malta and the Malta Tourism Authority are investigating a timeshare company who allegedly defrauded clients out of thousands of euro’s. The company named as Platinum International Malta Ltd sold a timeshare membership with cost between €2,000 and €3,500 and promised to provide its […]

Holidaymakers be warned, timeshare scams haven’t gone away !

Tuesday 31st July 2018

Trading Standards are warning holidaymakers to be on alert whilst traveling abroad, for salespeople pressuring people into buying timeshares and holiday products, which could lead to people being parted with thousands of pounds of their hard earned cash.
Trading standards have seen a growing number of complaints from holidaymakers, regarding timeshare sales, holiday […]

American Timeshare Fraudster Arrested In The Philippines

Wednesday 18th July 2018

An American telemarketer wanted in the US for allegedly committing $6 Million worth of fraud, has been caught, after 6 years on the run.
 
Osvaldo Gonzales was initially arrested by authorities in the Philippines on suspicion of domestic violence. As Gonzales was not a permanent resident in the Philippines, authorities checked records held […]

Timeshare Victims In Distress !

Tuesday 10th July 2018

Mercantile Claims are representing a large number of claimants in relation to mis-sold timeshare contracts, many of which have bottle-necked with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). These cases are ones where the finance provider has refused to acknowledge responsibility for the mis-selling of the contract, and so we have had no further […]

Azure Resorts, do you have a claim?

Thursday 5th July 2018

Mercantile Claims are representing a number of clients in relation to mis-sold timeshare contracts by Azure Resorts Ltd.
A number of our clients purchased timeshare products with Azure Resorts, which were funded by loan agreements arranged by the resort. The sales company which advised those clients to enter into sizeable and complex loan […]

Trapped Woman Died During Stay at Timeshare Resort

Monday 2nd July 2018

Mary Isherwood died during a stay at her family owned timeshare, at the Las Talgarth Holiday complex in Wales.
An inquest heard how Mary Isherwood dies from hypothermia after getting lost while going to the toilet in the middle of the night and getting trapped in the airing cupboard when the door-handle came […]

Timeshare Fraudster Sent To Prison For Repeat Telemarketing Offences

Friday 29th June 2018

Wesley Scott Aldred, from Kissimmee, Florida has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for violating the conditions of his probation order. He was previously convicted for telemarketing fraud in 2015, for participating in a timeshare resale fraudulent scheme. The company, named Premier Timeshare Solutions, defrauded timeshare owners all over the United […]

Hotel Industry Fight Back At Brit’s Who Fake Holiday Sickness!

Friday 22nd June 2018

Travel industry launched a merciless legal fightback after epidemic of false sickness claims by Brits, has cost hoteliers hundreds of millions of pounds.
 
The problem has become so out of control the travel industry even threatened to end the all-inclusive package holiday for Brits wishing to book them.
A 500% increase in sickness claims […]