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Solicitor Query (Scotland)
scottishgirl87
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Sorry for all of the amateur questions from me lately, just trying to get things right as a FTBer! We have a "preferred" solicitor in mind and have clarified that they don't charge for unsuccessful offers, etc. My next question is - will a solicitor offer advice on any offers you put forward or are they purely going to put forward whatever offer you tell them? What I mean is if you have an offer in mind will they then say "in my opinion that offers too low/high/whatever so you're wasting my time getting me to put it forward"?
As a local solicitor I'm assuming they'll have a rough idea of the market in our area but not sure if they then use that to assist you.
Hope that makes sense!
As a local solicitor I'm assuming they'll have a rough idea of the market in our area but not sure if they then use that to assist you.
Hope that makes sense!
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They can and should advise you, but if you are doggedly insistent on a certain course of action, they must take your instructions.
If the instructions are so extreme as to be illegal, or against their code of conduct, they may decide not to act for you, but that's unlikely to happen if you merely want to make a low offer. The response is likely to be a measured "I probably wouldn't advise you to, but if you're sure....."0
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