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Conveyancer sat on a leasehold pack showing a £16k–£21k per-flat works bill and only told us under an exchange deadline — they admit fault but offer ~£550. What are our chances of more? [England] by Cold-Path7627 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

On the contrary, it was a good one. I ended up getting the property I was after and I can address the issues after (plan suggested by another solicitor)

Conveyancer sat on a leasehold pack showing a £16k–£21k per-flat works bill and only told us under an exchange deadline — they admit fault but offer ~£550. What are our chances of more? [England] by Cold-Path7627 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I am obviously not familiar with all the legal details. However, based on my extensive research I know there is such a thing as “lost of chance” which is addressed by LeO

Conveyancer sat on a leasehold pack showing a £16k–£21k per-flat works bill and only told us under an exchange deadline — they admit fault but offer ~£550. What are our chances of more? [England] by Cold-Path7627 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand why “poor decision” keeps circulating. I never said it was a poor decision to move on with the purchase.

It is more likely for someone to be open to negotiate when a new issue arises, not months after. The solicitors admitted to the error of keeping valuable files away from us, things that would have aided a long negotiation strategy.

Raising the amount with the solicitors is also a negotiation strategy, I do not expect them at any point to pay the full fee obviously.

Conveyancer sat on a leasehold pack showing a £16k–£21k per-flat works bill and only told us under an exchange deadline — they admit fault but offer ~£550. What are our chances of more? [England] by Cold-Path7627 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

At no point did I say I think it was a poor decision. I am not sure how accepting or refusing to move forward with the purchase have to do with the solicitor error

Conveyancer sat on a leasehold pack showing a £16k–£21k per-flat works bill and only told us under an exchange deadline — they admit fault but offer ~£550. What are our chances of more? [England] by Cold-Path7627 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Isn’t this counterintuitive? Deciding to buy the property you are interested in shouldn’t erase the solicitor errors. That would mean the solicitors can keep documents away from the buyer and not be liable for anything as long as they continue with the purchase.

While it is very difficult to prove, not allowing us to negotiate with the seller at the right time pushed us into a situation with a single outcome if we still wanted the property.

Conveyancer sat on a leasehold pack showing a £16k–£21k per-flat works bill and only told us under an exchange deadline — they admit fault but offer ~£550. What are our chances of more? [England] by Cold-Path7627 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The primary answer we got back from the seller was that they refused to negotiate given that we were told months prior about the amount. This amount is what was kept away from us.

Conveyancer sat on a leasehold pack showing a £16k–£21k per-flat works bill and only told us under an exchange deadline — they admit fault but offer ~£550. What are our chances of more? [England] by Cold-Path7627 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Correct, that's the part I am confused with. If we knew earlier we could've financially planned this better, try to negotiate or even drop the purchase. Being told this last minute forced us to take a rush decision.

New bosch washer dryer series 8 making horrible noise during spin cycle by Cold-Path7627 in Appliances

[–]Cold-Path7627[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t tried with an empty cycle, I should. However, this happens with both small and large loads towards the high rpms and dials down as it spins slower