Rotselaar There are more and more victims known of the greedy credit broker Kris B. (55) from Rotselaar. A 71-year-old woman from Scherpenheuvel-Zichem was 98.000 euro of B. for her home with a value of 230,000 euro. They ended up on the street by him, but she got her equal for the court.
“A shrewd con-man who is not shy is a lie”, so describe the majority of the victims, Kris B., Who declared to this newspaper that he has no knowledge of the victims of its gangster activity. But in the city civil court ordered B. in april last year to the house of an elderly lady from Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, to give back. “The court is of the opinion that Immovite.be bvba at the conclusion of the agreements constituted an abuse of the weak position of the injured party.” Further, the judgment about “a construction in which the mutual performance of manifest imbalance.” The court declared the sale null and void. But the family of the seventies breathed anything but a sigh of relief. “He stood here with a settlement to swing to refrain from legal action. It has already brought us a lot of money”, says daughter Patricia. She had only suspicion in 2016 when her mother ended up in the street.
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“Suddenly she was forced from her home by the court because her rent was not able to pay. When we came out that the house is not more of her. We immediately opposition filed. My mother has never wanted to tell you how they are in contact with him. She was already older and had no knowledge of the business.” B. looked the woman in 2013. Because they have financial problems and did not know better, she went in on his proposal to the house, with estimated value of 230,000 euro, to sell for 115,000€. But of that amount he kept re-registration fees, leaving 98,000 euros remained. But that practice is manifestly in conflict with the Woninghuurwet. Again, the lender under one hat with his companion the route, a notary from Werchter.
next, he Immovite notice of a lease contract, so that the woman is 595 euros had to pay to get into the house to continue to live. For the right claimed (b) that this amount is far below the market price, and in favor of the woman. But also there followed the court’s reasoning B. not. “Immovite bvba knew that she struggled with liquidity problems and that all possible structures under consideration would take to find a solution.”
The woman went round in the end because she was told that her house could buy back. B. also promised that if they failed, he still 40.000 euro would help. Meanwhile, there is at the Leuven court to criminal charges with at least eight civil parties against the ex-banker. “But I fear that this is just the tip of the iceberg as you know that in the land registry office 80 houses on his name,” says their lawyer, Eric Van Hauwermeiren. Next month should be B. also, to justify the court in Dendermonde.