£714 - How much??
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Red Devil said:
You shouldn't need to ask. I suggest you look up the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 Chapter 1: Client Care.
Failure to provide a client with the information they need to make informed decisions about the services they need, how these will be delivered and how much they will cost is a fundamental breach. If she doesn't come up with a reduction/refund pdq then make a formal complaint. If that doesn't produce a result then - http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/helping-the-publi... - I doubt she will want it to get that far.
That was where I was heading (and mentioned the ombudsman in an earlier post)Failure to provide a client with the information they need to make informed decisions about the services they need, how these will be delivered and how much they will cost is a fundamental breach. If she doesn't come up with a reduction/refund pdq then make a formal complaint. If that doesn't produce a result then - http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/helping-the-publi... - I doubt she will want it to get that far.
From what has been shared, it sounds very odd.
My guess is it's a financially struggling lone solicitor trying it on, or a small practice trying it on, or a small practice that has made a cockup in billing in the holiday season.
Vaud said:
That was where I was heading (and mentioned the ombudsman in an earlier post)
From what has been shared, it sounds very odd.
My guess is it's a financially struggling lone solicitor trying it on, or a small practice trying it on, or a small practice that has made a cockup in billing in the holiday season.
My money's on the OP not giving us the full story and that the solicitor was probably engaged as part of a settlement of a will or similar. The proving of his identity will be a minor part of a much bigger piece of work that they did. From what has been shared, it sounds very odd.
My guess is it's a financially struggling lone solicitor trying it on, or a small practice trying it on, or a small practice that has made a cockup in billing in the holiday season.
Where's this email OP?
Gavia said:
My money's on the OP not giving us the full story and that the solicitor was probably engaged as part of a settlement of a will or similar. The proving of his identity will be a minor part of a much bigger piece of work that they did.
Where's this email OP?
That is a possibility. The breakdown of fees will help.Where's this email OP?
cmaguire said:
If he didn't query the cost at any point there is almost an argument to say he had it coming.
Not under the conduct guidelines for solicitors as I understand it. They need to volunteer at the point of engagement. No blank cheques.Note: I am not a lawyer. Just an armchair PHer.
Edited by Vaud on Friday 11th August 22:14
Vaud said:
cmaguire said:
If he didn't query the cost at any point there is almost an argument to say he had it coming.
Not under the conduct guidelines for solicitors as I understand it. They need to volunteer at the point of engagement. No blank cheques.Vaud said:
I understand. Many would, but you also don't expect them to behave so badly... "verification of ID? that will be £1,000,000 and your first born child..."
Assumption is the mother of all........I just assume most people are w
kers until they prove otherwise. Far too often that assumption turns out to be true.The number of people these days that appear to be looking after their own interests to the exclusion of all others is a dismay to me, but there it is. And so I trust nobody until they give me cause to do so.
As has been mentioned there is more to this than meets the eye. A simple verification check, whilst a possibility, would not normally be posted off by the solicitor, that would be done by the client (OP in this case).
ID verification alone could not trigger the financial institution to send a cheque to the solicitor, it would need to be made out to the solicitor to enable them to bank it in their client funds account and the client would have to be party to that instruction. To then remove their fee before remitting it to their client all sounds unlikely, unless part of other, additional, client instructions.
My take would be that this bill of £714 including vat, as suggested elsewhere, is in final settlement of another, possibly related, transaction such as property sale, executor duties or suchlike.
Maybe we'll get the full picture, maybe not, but that fee was surely not just for ID verification.
ID verification alone could not trigger the financial institution to send a cheque to the solicitor, it would need to be made out to the solicitor to enable them to bank it in their client funds account and the client would have to be party to that instruction. To then remove their fee before remitting it to their client all sounds unlikely, unless part of other, additional, client instructions.
My take would be that this bill of £714 including vat, as suggested elsewhere, is in final settlement of another, possibly related, transaction such as property sale, executor duties or suchlike.
Maybe we'll get the full picture, maybe not, but that fee was surely not just for ID verification.
As I have mentioned before -----------
The B/S owe me some money & needed me to ID myself.
I don't have a solicitor so chose these as they are local. I was with her for about 15 mins.
She then wrote to the B/S to confirm my id. She has now received the B/S cheque and will pay me out less her £714 [inc VAT] fee.
Nothing more to the story, that's the complete story.
The B/S owe me some money & needed me to ID myself.
I don't have a solicitor so chose these as they are local. I was with her for about 15 mins.
She then wrote to the B/S to confirm my id. She has now received the B/S cheque and will pay me out less her £714 [inc VAT] fee.
Nothing more to the story, that's the complete story.
threespires said:
As I have mentioned before -----------
The B/S owe me some money & needed me to ID myself.
I don't have a solicitor so chose these as they are local. I was with her for about 15 mins.
She then wrote to the B/S to confirm my id. She has now received the B/S cheque and will pay me out less her £714 [inc VAT] fee.
Nothing more to the story, that's the complete story.
It sounds like you have been soundly swindled by the solicitor.... £700 for a simple ID check is way too much.The B/S owe me some money & needed me to ID myself.
I don't have a solicitor so chose these as they are local. I was with her for about 15 mins.
She then wrote to the B/S to confirm my id. She has now received the B/S cheque and will pay me out less her £714 [inc VAT] fee.
Nothing more to the story, that's the complete story.
threespires said:
As I have mentioned before -----------
The B/S owe me some money & needed me to ID myself.
I don't have a solicitor so chose these as they are local. I was with her for about 15 mins.
She then wrote to the B/S to confirm my id. She has now received the B/S cheque and will pay me out less her £714 [inc VAT] fee.
Nothing more to the story, that's the complete story.
Why have the BSoc sent the money via the solicitor? They wouldn't do this unless specifically instructed to do so. What money is owed to you and why? Is it services rendered by you, or simply from an account? Is the account yours or someone else's?The B/S owe me some money & needed me to ID myself.
I don't have a solicitor so chose these as they are local. I was with her for about 15 mins.
She then wrote to the B/S to confirm my id. She has now received the B/S cheque and will pay me out less her £714 [inc VAT] fee.
Nothing more to the story, that's the complete story.
This ID stuff is becoming nonsensical, A friend had to prove his ID to his Bank from which he had retired as branch manager a few days previously. I had recently to prove my ID to my Solicitor, a close friend since we were both 5 years old some decades ago. Meanwhile the money launderers continue with business as usual.
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