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Solicitor send proceeds to fraud account

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  • DaftyDuck
    DaftyDuck Posts: 4,609 Forumite
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    Solicitor's mistake. Request he sends you all your money right now, with no delay. He can, if he chooses wait for his money to be sent day by day... but that's his problem, not yours.

    Given the solicitor has shown himself a careless and irresponsible idiot, I'd want my money out of his butterfingers straight away!
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    DaftyDuck wrote: »
    Solicitor's mistake. Request he sends you all your money right now, with no delay.
    Hardly realistic though - the firm isn't likely to have a wodge of their own cash sitting somewhere convenient.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    Hardly realistic though - the firm isn't likely to have a wodge of their own cash sitting somewhere convenient.

    They go overdrawn if they have no money and pay the fees.
  • SmashedAvacado
    SmashedAvacado Posts: 1,262 Forumite
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    Shambolic

    They have still breached their accounting rules. I would put pressure on them to get the cash sooner
  • DaftyDuck
    DaftyDuck Posts: 4,609 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    Hardly realistic though - the firm isn't likely to have a wodge of their own cash sitting somewhere convenient.

    Absolutely realistic, even if just to force the solicitor to suggest solutions other than "wait; we'll probably get your money back in dribs and drabs over the next two weeks... probably"
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Have the new rules come into force yet?

    About banks having to work together to retrieve money that is fraudulanetly moved etween acounts?


    https://www.moneywise.co.uk/news/2018-09-28/bank-transfer-fraud-victims-could-be-reimbursed-under-new-rules
  • Tom99
    Tom99 Posts: 5,371 Forumite
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    What does your house sale contract say about the interest rate to be paid on late completion.
    Just as a starter you should expect that to be added.
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    mr_megs wrote: »
    I had asked for their client to make a CHAPS payment but the client has said he can only do that in a branch and he can't get to a branch as he is working. I guess I'll just have to wait...

    https://supportcentre.natwest.com/Searchable/913207962/How-can-I-make-a-CHAPS-payment.htm

    What’s wrong with a cheque for the whole lot? It’ll only take a few days to clear.
    “What means that trump?” Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
  • MarcoM
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    qwert_yuiop wrote: »
    What’s wrong with a cheque for the whole lot? It’ll only take a few days to clear.


    I don't think they are allowed to do cheques anymore due to the draconian money laundering regs. Everyone gets treated like Pablo Escobar.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    MarcoM wrote: »
    I don't think they are allowed to do cheques anymore due to the draconian money laundering regs. Everyone gets treated like Pablo Escobar.



    Literally cheques play no part in that regard here. The money is clearly coming from the same account as it was sent to.
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