Kid Dynamite 6068 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Am I missing something here? When we sold our house the estate agent recommended a certain solicitor. The price was on a par with anyone else so we went with them. Further down the line the mortgage company said that the firm was too small to work with so they needed to use a 2nd solicitors which would cost us £294. I kicked up a stink that the should have known that and got a discount of £100. It wasn't worth changing solicitors as it would add weeks to the process, so I swallowed the £194 extra. Anyway I've got the bill from the 1st solicitors today. They've charged me £240 to pay the estate agents for them getting my business Am I being dense or is this a piss take of the highest order? From looking over the law in relation to this they have to declare this charge from the outset, which they didn't, so they can go and jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14857 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Legal secretary Mrs PL says its a referral fee which should be on your contract with the estate agent you used. If you didnt get a contract to sign with your estate agent you should dispute it. She'll have a malibu & coke and mines is a pint of IPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6068 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thanks! I'll have a look through the papers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39126 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Opened thread expecting some Better Call Saul-themed porn. Disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3250 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Solicitors are evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27444 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 "Have you been told you can't have a shag and it wasn't your fault? At FuckingSolicitors4U we're on YOUR side and there are no middle men: just a promise that we will work tirelessly to get you the fuck you deserve. We can guarantee this because as a national network of qualified soliciting with years of experience, we work on a No Sex No Fee basis to ensure we can get you the rumpy pumpy you deserve whilst taking the risk and headache out of tapping up unresponsive fanny. Whatever has happened, we’re here to help At FuckingSolicitors4U we pride ourselves on offering a service that is friendly as well as professional. So whatever sexual knockback you have suffered, we are always happy to discuss it with you, and advise you openly and honestly about the chances of making a successful attempt at getting your end away. We look at the request of some sexual interflora from the perspective that matters.. yours We understand that not all sex is the same, but no matter what type of sexual knockback you have been involved in, if it has been caused by someone else’s negligence, we’re here to help you claim the top level split arse that you deserve." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6441 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 What's the number please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27444 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 What's the number please? Sure, it's 0898 69 69 69. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Can anyone remember the freephone sex helpline that you used just to ring from phone boxes as a kid on the wind-up? Or was that me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6068 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 The woman dealing with our mortgage is on 2 weeks holiday. She's passed it to someone else but they are too busy to look at it today, they'll try tomorrow. We are meant to be out of the house on Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 They're bastards man my dad had a works accident. The company sent a one page letter admitting liability to dads solicitor, who said it would take him 2-3 weeks to read it fucking prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18011 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The woman dealing with our mortgage is on 2 weeks holiday. She's passed it to someone else but they are too busy to look at it today, they'll try tomorrow. We are meant to be out of the house on Friday I moved house on Friday. Only exchanged on Thursday, had to desperately arrange removal etc, moving from a three bed semi full of 12 years worth of possessions. Was stressful, to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6068 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 I've gone the other route of booking everything in in advance! I'll be fucked if it doesn't go through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) I moved house on Friday. Only exchanged on Thursday, had to desperately arrange removal etc, moving from a three bed semi full of 12 years worth of possessions. Was stressful, to say the least. We exchanged and completed simultaneously during the afternoon of the day that we had to hand the keys back to the landlord of our rented flat. I was like Speedy Gonzales from the moment I got the call to say I could pick up the keys for our new house. Had to get everything shifted and finish off the cleaning of the flat within a few hours. Thankfully we'd been able to store some stuff at the mother-in-law's in readiness, but I could've wept when we finally got sat down with a takeaway and a drink in the new place. I work for the solicitors who did the conveyancing too. I hounded them constantly and there was still no urgency, bloody hopeless. Edited September 15, 2014 by Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35328 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I didn't clean my flat when I moved. I'd been so fucked around by the stupid arsehole that bought it off me, and he'd cost me thousands of pounds so I left it as it was when the removal men had taken everything out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I was extremely tempted not to bother but our landlord had been really good and had already given us a 1 month extension to allow us time to complete (but wasn't able to extend it again as he'd got someone else lined up). We did open the oven late on, think "fuck that" and agreed to a small deduction from the security deposit to cover the cleaning of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14135 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The whole process of house buying/renting/moving is so riddled with middlemen and parasites, from the competent to the utterly useless, it's a wonder the system prevails when everybody knows this but understandably you tend to be so relieved just to finally be in your new place and have it all sorted that you tend to quickly compartmentalise the overpriced, overstressed trauma of it all under "Let Us Never Speak Of This Again"... until the next time you have to move, when it starts all over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18011 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 We exchanged and completed simultaneously during the afternoon of the day that we had to hand the keys back to the landlord of our rented flat. I was like Speedy Gonzales from the moment I got the call to say I could pick up the keys for our new house. Had to get everything shifted and finish off the cleaning of the flat within a few hours. Thankfully we'd been able to store some stuff at the mother-in-law's in readiness, but I could've wept when we finally got sat down with a takeaway and a drink in the new place. I work for the solicitors who did the conveyancing too. I hounded them constantly and there was still no urgency, bloody hopeless. My wife's company did ours, free of charge, and consequently completely unmotivated, is my only explanation for their tardiness. As for the move, got professionals to box everything. We've only moved 200 yards but that is the best 850 quid I've ever spent, they earned it. I did a quick Hoover but not sure what else you can do when you complete at 12 noon. Plus, all the cleaning gear had been boxed and moved.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39126 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Cleaning is pointless when you leave, as, if it's a woman moving in, she'll scrub and sanitize the place to within an inch of it's life anyway. If it's a bloke , he won't be arsed if you do or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35328 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sacked-estate-agent-caught-on-spy-camera-stealing-a-galaxy-from-tenants-flat-9733965.html Sacked for a bar of galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26759 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 He should have been sacked for that suit long before he had a chance to steal the chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14135 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 "We have also apologised to both the tenant and landlord for this unfortunate incident and offered to compensate them for both the chocolate bar and any inconvenience caused." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 If I was teetering on the edge of grassing him up, the spelling in those texts would have pushed me over the edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14857 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I'll see ewerk's chocolate bar thief and raise him this character who I have shared a pint with on several occasions... http://www.globaledge.co.uk/news/agent-who-viewed-porn-loses-legal-case-36943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39126 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Should've been sacked for the suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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