My brother and I lost all our money after we were persuaded to invest into a scheme designed to provide working capital for solicitors.
In my case it was the money I received from my insurers after I contracted leukaemia. In my brothers case it was his life-savings earmarked to pay off his mortgage.
The advice was provided by Dipak Patel the CEO of Venturescape, a registered charity. We were assured by Dipak that the scheme was 100% safe and that the solicitors were financially stable.
Less than a year later the payments stopped and we had to engage with legal advisers to try and reclaim our money
Matthew Roddan & Irene Webb of solicitors Eastleys entered a legal agreement with their creditors which resulted in us receiving 50p
We complained to every financial entity that would listen but were told that there would be no recompense
For over two years we have tried to get Mr Patel to do the honourable thing and at the very least return the substantial commission he earned. Please be aware that Mr Patel's charity states that ‘’Wealth creators have a social duty to give from what they make”
Please also be aware that the solicitors accepted our funds knowing their business was on the verge of bankruptcy
Our investment was over £100,000 and our family have paid many more thousands in legal costs.
I thankfully survived leukaemia but now suffer with avascular necrosis, a painful bone condition. My brother is desperately trying to save his house from repossession.
Your actions may persuade Mr Patel, Matthew Roddan and Irene Webb to do the right thing and compensate us. Thanks.
