Potential mis-sold lease in 2015
Discussion
Not something I have experience of, but in the past I have referred people to this site;
https://www.lease-advice.org/
https://www.lease-advice.org/
Been through this. these are the steps
Short Verison
1, complain in writing to solicitor, (They will reject your claim)
2, Write to SRA outlining complaint, (Wait 12-16 weeks for them to contact you)
3, They will make a decision
4, Accept or Reject there decision,(If you go down this route you will not be able to go through small claims court)
Long Version
We were mislead on lease by solicitor complained that they did not cover lease payment by previous owner, they did pay this took 12 weeks.
We then complained about the lease being close to the 80 years and what that would mean to extend, they rejected this claim
Went to SRA who lady we spoke to said no case, we asked for review other person decided there was a case to answer
Given claims handler who was great and was on our side, However she went off on long term sick leave, so given another handler who you could tell just wanted it cleared from her desk, they did uphold our claim but at a massively lower amount that we were asking for.
So we did get a win but it does take a long time and is mostly paperwork.
Good luck OP
Short Verison
1, complain in writing to solicitor, (They will reject your claim)
2, Write to SRA outlining complaint, (Wait 12-16 weeks for them to contact you)
3, They will make a decision
4, Accept or Reject there decision,(If you go down this route you will not be able to go through small claims court)
Long Version
We were mislead on lease by solicitor complained that they did not cover lease payment by previous owner, they did pay this took 12 weeks.
We then complained about the lease being close to the 80 years and what that would mean to extend, they rejected this claim
Went to SRA who lady we spoke to said no case, we asked for review other person decided there was a case to answer
Given claims handler who was great and was on our side, However she went off on long term sick leave, so given another handler who you could tell just wanted it cleared from her desk, they did uphold our claim but at a massively lower amount that we were asking for.
So we did get a win but it does take a long time and is mostly paperwork.
Good luck OP
A205GTI said:
Been through this. these are the steps
Short Verison
1, complain in writing to solicitor, (They will reject your claim)
2, Write to SRA outlining complaint, (Wait 12-16 weeks for them to contact you)
3, They will make a decision
4, Accept or Reject there decision,(If you go down this route you will not be able to go through small claims court)
Long Version
We were mislead on lease by solicitor complained that they did not cover lease payment by previous owner, they did pay this took 12 weeks.
We then complained about the lease being close to the 80 years and what that would mean to extend, they rejected this claim
Went to SRA who lady we spoke to said no case, we asked for review other person decided there was a case to answer
Given claims handler who was great and was on our side, However she went off on long term sick leave, so given another handler who you could tell just wanted it cleared from her desk, they did uphold our claim but at a massively lower amount that we were asking for.
So we did get a win but it does take a long time and is mostly paperwork.
Good luck OP
Appreciate the info .... cheersShort Verison
1, complain in writing to solicitor, (They will reject your claim)
2, Write to SRA outlining complaint, (Wait 12-16 weeks for them to contact you)
3, They will make a decision
4, Accept or Reject there decision,(If you go down this route you will not be able to go through small claims court)
Long Version
We were mislead on lease by solicitor complained that they did not cover lease payment by previous owner, they did pay this took 12 weeks.
We then complained about the lease being close to the 80 years and what that would mean to extend, they rejected this claim
Went to SRA who lady we spoke to said no case, we asked for review other person decided there was a case to answer
Given claims handler who was great and was on our side, However she went off on long term sick leave, so given another handler who you could tell just wanted it cleared from her desk, they did uphold our claim but at a massively lower amount that we were asking for.
So we did get a win but it does take a long time and is mostly paperwork.
Good luck OP
Stay in Bed Instead said:
The freeholders solicitor or your solicitor?
Mine is saying that it was arranged by freeholders management company ...it was all done by my brother back in 2015 ...the issues only came to light when we put the flat up for sale and lost a buyer ..I'm waiting for all the paperwork to come from solicitor as my brother can't find any ...Stay in Bed Instead said:
Ah, so you are complaining that the management company mis-sold the lease extension.
Did your brother not have legal representation in that transaction?
He had a solicitor ..who is stating that the lease offered was not bad as of 2015 and had no reason to offer him options Did your brother not have legal representation in that transaction?
Ducati996R said:
He had a solicitor ..who is stating that the lease offered was not bad as of 2015 and had no reason to offer him options
Okay ta.So you are complaining to the solicitor that the advice given to his client, you brother, was inadequate and has resulted in financial loss. The solicitor didn't sell your brother anything. It's important to know what you are complaining about I feel.
Good luck.
Stay in Bed Instead said:
Okay ta.
So you are complaining to the solicitor that the advice given to his client, you brother, was inadequate and has resulted in financial loss. The solicitor didn't sell your brother anything. It's important to know what you are complaining about I feel.
Good luck.
Cheers
So you are complaining to the solicitor that the advice given to his client, you brother, was inadequate and has resulted in financial loss. The solicitor didn't sell your brother anything. It's important to know what you are complaining about I feel.
Good luck.
Cheers
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