£714 - How much??
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BlackLabel said:
Nothreespires said:
Slaav said:
This thread seems to have gone horribly quiet??
Or is the OP in debtor's prison?
The reason it went quiet is because I've been waiting for replies from Santander who previously said that they would settle the solicitors fee.Or is the OP in debtor's prison?
I wrote to them four times concerning this and received no reply. My solicitor wrote twice and also received no reply.
So I phoned them last week. They said that they'd not received any of my letters nor those from the solicitor. They agreed to settle my solicitors fee, which they did on Monday, and I picked up my cheque today.
I'm not interested in a breakdown of Amanda's fee, it wasn't up to me to settle it. But I was surprised at the amount of £714 for a simple ID check. Perhaps Santander asked her to do something extra without my knowledge?
I cannot understand why I've been given such a hard time...
You have been given a 'hard time' (AKA as being asked questions because your story doesn't add up) because the only task which you repeatedly said you had engaged the solicitor for was an ID check, which cost £714.
No ID check costs £714, therefore some questions were asked.
The correspondence you then provided from your solicitor specifically stated that other work was done, but you provided no explanation for what this work was.
You are now saying that the Bank has paid this Solicitor's fee. No Bank that I'm aware of would reimburse a customer £714 for an ID check, or much else TBH, and this, again suggests that what people have been saying form the start (that there is more to this than a simple ID check) was in fact the case.
You yourself have just admitted that 'Perhaps Santander asked her to do something extra without my knowledge?'
That's the exact question many on here have been trying to get answered throughout - still to no avail!!
I'm late to this party but Santander would not think a passport and driving licence is insufficient, yet be happy to transfer the money to a random solicitor without request or confirmation from the account holder
Historic complaints would not be involved for a 'normal' ongoing issue anyway
Historic complaints would not be involved for a 'normal' ongoing issue anyway
You yourself have just admitted that 'Perhaps Santander asked her to do something extra without my knowledge?'
That's the exact question many on here have been trying to get answered throughout - still to no avail!!
If they did ask Amanda to do something extra without my knowledge, then it was without my knowledge. So I cannot answer the question. Why?
Because if Amanda took on extra work, then it was without my knowledge.
Get it?
That's the exact question many on here have been trying to get answered throughout - still to no avail!!
If they did ask Amanda to do something extra without my knowledge, then it was without my knowledge. So I cannot answer the question. Why?
Because if Amanda took on extra work, then it was without my knowledge.
Get it?
threespires said:
You yourself have just admitted that 'Perhaps Santander asked her to do something extra without my knowledge?'
That's the exact question many on here have been trying to get answered throughout - still to no avail!!
If they did ask Amanda to do something extra without my knowledge, then it was without my knowledge. So I cannot answer the question. Why?
Because if Amanda took on extra work, then it was without my knowledge.
Get it?
If only there was a way you could communicate with a solicitor who you instructed to work, for you, to ask what the breakdown of the bill was, that she gave, to you.That's the exact question many on here have been trying to get answered throughout - still to no avail!!
If they did ask Amanda to do something extra without my knowledge, then it was without my knowledge. So I cannot answer the question. Why?
Because if Amanda took on extra work, then it was without my knowledge.
Get it?
_dobbo_ said:
If only there was a way you could communicate with a solicitor who you instructed to work, for you, to ask what the breakdown of the bill was, that she gave, to you.
Or use their complaints process to resolve. Or any often other formal routes that have been constructively suggested and ignored.Vaud said:
_dobbo_ said:
If only there was a way you could communicate with a solicitor who you instructed to work, for you, to ask what the breakdown of the bill was, that she gave, to you.
Or use their complaints process to resolve. Or any often other formal routes that have been constructively suggested and ignored.threespires said:
I was not the client, Santander was.
FFSthreespires said:
Vaud said:
Are you saying your solicitor charged you without providing an invoice and break down of fees?
Correct. threespires said:
Vaud said:
If that is all she did then either she has made an error in billing, or she needs reminding of the code of conduct for all solicitors...
Did she outline any costs when you engaged her?
No, I didn't think to ask & she didn't mention the cost. Did she outline any costs when you engaged her?
You have no contract with her so stop chasing her.
Write a firm and very clear letter (clearer than your postings on here) to Santander. If you wish you could write via the office of the CEO and they will pass it downward to customer services, which may get you a faster response.
Saleen836 said:
7 pages and I'm lost!
OP recieves a bill for £700 odd pounds from a solicitor for a identity check- 7 pages later OP states he did not engage the services of said solicitor, why did the solicitor send the bill to the OP?
I am not sure they did; I think they send him money, with a deduction for their services?OP recieves a bill for £700 odd pounds from a solicitor for a identity check- 7 pages later OP states he did not engage the services of said solicitor, why did the solicitor send the bill to the OP?
Saleen836 said:
7 pages and I'm lost!
OP recieves a bill for £700 odd pounds from a solicitor for a identity check- 7 pages later OP states he did not engage the services of said solicitor, why did the solicitor send the bill to the OP?
Your'e not the only one who is lost.OP recieves a bill for £700 odd pounds from a solicitor for a identity check- 7 pages later OP states he did not engage the services of said solicitor, why did the solicitor send the bill to the OP?
It seems to me that the OP is wasting everyone's time with his drip feeding of snippets on his story, which don't add up anyway.
Having read a couple of the OP's threads, I suspect he is either:
- educationally subnormal and should be encouraged to keep dealing with the confusing complexities of life as best he can given his disabilities, or;
- an engineered persona created by a troll to appear educationally subnormal in order to annoy PH with tales of being confused by the complexities of life without ever being willing or able to explain what is confusing him.
AstonZagato said:
Having read a couple of the OP's threads, I suspect he is either:
- educationally subnormal and should be encouraged to keep dealing with the confusing complexities of life as best he can given his disabilities, or;
- an engineered persona created by a troll to appear educationally subnormal in order to annoy PH with tales of being confused by the complexities of life without ever being willing or able to explain what is confusing him.
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