Hi everyone,
another problem to add to my list of problems lol
Me and my sister contacted this solicitor to look at removing my name from a mortgage and deeds.
he sent a letter providing his costs and required our signature and some id for his paperwork
we checked with other solicitors and found another one who was cheaper, this was like 4 months ago, and cancelled with him via email.
all of a sudden hes sent a letter to my sister today demaning £49 as he carried out some work whilst waiting for us to come back to him.
ive emailed this to him
"Good Afternoon,
I acknowledge receipt of your letter in respect of the above property, and your request for payment of £49 towards costs incurred by yourself.
Upon receiving you initial letter outlining the costs and what paperwork was required, myself and my sister decided to enquire with other solicitors more local to us for comparison of which we are entitled to. We found a local company willing to do the same work at a lower cost of which we went ahead.
From what I can recall no authorisation was given by either myself or Shakela in the form of a signature to you to carry out any work to be carried out. As this would have been done at your office alongside the paperwork you required for legislation purposes.
Due to this, a payment of £49 will not be made, until such proof of authorisation is provided. This must include the work required and our signature on the same paperwork.
If you would like to discuss this further please contact myself directly on 0790544****.
I look forward to a response within 7 days, if no response, I will assume this matter settled.
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Thanks
Saraj Ull-Din"
what do you think? i think without any paperwork he cant demand anything or am i wrong?