Wolstenholmes!!!! Beware!!!

Librachick

RRPhantom wrote: »

Jesus.

You people can't be this stupid.

You pay peanuts, and what do you think you're going to get?

And while you're all busy blaming everyone but yourselves, spare a thought for those people in a chain with you, affected over christmas even though they did things properly.

Cutting out coupons for Aldi and buying £6.99 shoes from Tesco affects no-one but yourselves, but some of the cheapskates on here will have seriously inconvenienced others with these £99 cowboys.

Listen, don't choose a lawyer on price. Get someone who is recommended and local to you.

These are constructive comments. I am helping those bereft of common sense.

It's a service.

Butt out boyo, you know nothing. You must be very rich if you can afford to pay top price for everything!! :mad:

Grz.26

Its nice to see that they have actually stopped trading now, and that people wont get ripped off, like I so nearly did. I managed to get my £300 deposit back. Owe for the power of foresite.

Best wishes to everyone involved with them.

rfsp

http://www.markhunter.org.uk/news/000588/hunter_to_meet_with_jack_straw_to_secure_justice_for_wolstenholmes_victims.html

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Today (5 January) at Justice Questions in the House of Commons Cheadle MP Mark Hunter challenged the Secretary of State Jack Straw to reassure all those affected by the sudden closure of local law firm Wostenholmes that their money and documents were safe. Mr Straw said he shared the Cheadle MP's concerns and agreed to meet Mark to discuss the issue.
On New Years Eve the news broke that Wolstenholmes, a law firm in Heald Green, first established in 1818, had been closed down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and that five solicitors had their licences suspended amid claims of dishonesty and account irregularities.
Mr Hunter has been contacted by a number of distressed local residents and people from all over the country that currently have documents or money held by the firm.
In Justice Questions in the House of Commons, Mark asked Jack Straw to ensure that the concerned residents were fully compensated where appropriate. Jack Straw replied and agreed to meet with Mark to discuss the issue further.
Earlier in the day, Mark Hunter had spoken directly to the SRA and to their nominated agents, DWF Manchester, who are now handling all enquiries for former Wolstenholmes clients.
Commenting, Mark Hunter MP said:
"I'm very concerned about the sudden closure of such a long-established business. I've already heard from a number of constituents who have money and/or documents lodged with Wolstenholmes and who are worried about the consequences.
"I'm advised by the SRA that for those who fear they have lost money, it will be dealt with by the solicitors indemnity insurance or the SRA Compensation Fund. People affected should contact DWF on 0161 603 5044.
"My message is clear: I am determined to help solve this problem. I will be meeting with Jack Straw as soon as possible, I have already been in touch with the regulatory authority, and I will fight to ensure justice for all those affected by this unexpected closure."

distresses

Its great to hear that we the Wolstenholmes victims are being heard at high level - about time - my thanks to Mark Hunter for taking this up. :T

Have just had a call from the LCS to acknowledge my complaint and to advise me of the current situation. Already knew most of what they said due to the information posted on the forum.

Thanks to everyone for the updates.

anxious_24

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RRPhantom wrote: »

regards to your post in this climate with market prices and alot of people taking the bare minimum just to get there move ,people do try to save whatever little they can to make go further and £700 i was quoted i still dont think is peanuts . you are on a martin lewis site who constantly shows you one persons charge can be a hell of a lot more than another for the same service !! you dont expect solicitors to be handled this way no matter who they are you expect a proffessioal service as their job entails
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Doc_N

There's a piece about this on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours going out now. You can listen again to it on the BBC iPlayer.

Ypaymore

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8448648.stm

mjmal51

Can't a moderator merge this thread with the main Wolstenhomes post (724 replies)? This one seems to have people just copying info from the thread that is most widely read.!!

OK, I have just made that request to the Board Guide

RRPhantom

anxious_24 wrote: »

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RRPhantom wrote: »

regards to your post in this climate with market prices and alot of people taking the bare minimum just to get there move ,people do try to save whatever little they can to make go further and £700 i was quoted i still dont think is peanuts . you are on a martin lewis site who constantly shows you one persons charge can be a hell of a lot more than another for the same service !! you dont expect solicitors to be handled this way no matter who they are you expect a proffessioal service as their job entails
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Right.

Listen to me:

1. You need to learn the difference between PRICE and VALUE. One thing is not better than another, simply because it is cheaper. Take Citroen, for example. You can pick those up cheaply. But they are rubbish. "One persons charge can be a hell of a lot more than another for the same service !!" - or, in fact, for better service. You get what you pay for you get what you pay for you get what you pay for you get what you pay for you get what you pay for - understand?

2. How much of your £700 is legal fees? Exactly, £99, like I said. The rest were probably disbursements. Do you even know what you're talking about?;

3. If you can't afford to move house, then don't. This includes the cost of a halfway decent lawyer;

Understand this - cheap isn't always best, as this experience has proven.


RRPhantom wins.

dennisogara

We used their Birmingham office and it was a bloody nightmare !
I have to say when you got to speak to your solicitor in ths case Zakir Hussain it was ok but the HUGE problem with this company is communication !!!
Trying to suimply ring them and get a reply is almost impossible, the phone just rings and rings or it is constantly engaged, they do not ring back if you get a recorded messge, I even tried emailing people in their company I wasn't dealing with and they never replied either. They also made a couple of mistakes, told me they hadn't received paperwork then found out they had. My advice is very simple DON'T USE THEM UNLESS YOU ENJOY BEING STRESSED OUT AND TURNED INTO A FRUSTRATED WRECK.