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Interest accrued from money used as a deposit for our house
THRIFTY_JO
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Can anybody clarify this for me.
My partner and I sold his house then mine to buy our house.
As his was sold first, his profits/ deposit were left in the solicitors client account for approx 14 weeks. I know this was used as a deposit but was technically our money when it was in the client account and now forms the part of the equity in our house.
As the money was always his, does he have right, after 10 months to go back to our solicitor and ask for the interest on this money?
If we do, where would I find the legal jargon to present our case?
I need to be precise about this as our solicitor, forgot to pay the Stamp Duty on time and then told us we were going to be fined until we pointed out that her invoice stated Stamp Duty Paid!
I need to make sure she can't bamboozle me!
Thanks
Thrifty Jo
My partner and I sold his house then mine to buy our house.
As his was sold first, his profits/ deposit were left in the solicitors client account for approx 14 weeks. I know this was used as a deposit but was technically our money when it was in the client account and now forms the part of the equity in our house.
As the money was always his, does he have right, after 10 months to go back to our solicitor and ask for the interest on this money?
If we do, where would I find the legal jargon to present our case?
I need to be precise about this as our solicitor, forgot to pay the Stamp Duty on time and then told us we were going to be fined until we pointed out that her invoice stated Stamp Duty Paid!
I need to make sure she can't bamboozle me!
Thanks
Thrifty Jo
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