Do I need a solicitor ?

AmateurConveyancer

Hi, I have been told by my vendor's solicitor that they will not deal directly with a layman. Do they have the right to do that? Is there anywhere that I can challenge that other than with them or the vendor. It's a very simple transaction. 

davidmcn

AmateurConveyancer said:

Hi, I have been told by my vendor's solicitor that they will not deal directly with a layman. Do they have the right to do that? Is there anywhere that I can challenge that other than with them or the vendor. It's a very simple transaction. 

It's up to the vendor whether they want to deal with you and on what terms. So you can tell the vendor to go find another solicitor.

TBagpuss

teachfast said:

The fact that someone who qualified donkeys years ago and joined the regulatory authority then undertakes absolutely no training or checks on competence and still stay in it and practising is what is truly unfathomable. 

And it's the reason they treat their clients with snooty disdain. Untouchable. 

Actually, solicitors do undertake ongoing training. Most conveyancers are part of CQS which involves annual updating training and external exams. Solicitors need to be insured and insurers look very closely at their record of claims and complaints. Solicitors have to be audited annually. If they are members of Lexcel then they are also audited annually through that process.

Far from being untouchable solicitors are one of the most highly regulated professions in the country, and in property law they are typically working under high pressure, with clients who want a bespoke, personal service but are only prepared to pay peanuts, and then wonder why they may not always get an instant response. 

Of course you'll see lots of issues on this board - people don't, generally, come and post to say "I just moved house. My solicitors were great and everything went smoothly" 

teachfast

TBagpuss said:

teachfast said:

The fact that someone who qualified donkeys years ago and joined the regulatory authority then undertakes absolutely no training or checks on competence and still stay in it and practising is what is truly unfathomable. 

And it's the reason they treat their clients with snooty disdain. Untouchable. 

Actually, solicitors do undertake ongoing training. Most conveyancers are part of CQS which involves annual updating training and external exams. Solicitors need to be insured and insurers look very closely at their record of claims and complaints. Solicitors have to be audited annually. If they are members of Lexcel then they are also audited annually through that process.

Far from being untouchable solicitors are one of the most highly regulated professions in the country, and in property law they are typically working under high pressure, with clients who want a bespoke, personal service but are only prepared to pay peanuts, and then wonder why they may not always get an instant response. 

Of course you'll see lots of issues on this board - people don't, generally, come and post to say "I just moved house. My solicitors were great and everything went smoothly" 

Absolutely untrue. None of the training is compulsory or regulated. And you know it. 

teachfast

And this sort of double-speak, smoke and mirrors is what infuriates and exasperates clients so much. You should be ashamed of yourselves but the arrogance prevents it. 

Thrugelmir

teachfast said:

And this sort of double-speak, smoke and mirrors is what infuriates and exasperates clients so much. You should be ashamed of yourselves but the arrogance prevents it. 

The juke box is stuck on the same old record.......... 

Thrugelmir

AmateurConveyancer said:

Hi, I have been told by my vendor's solicitor that they will not deal directly with a layman. Do they have the right to do that? Is there anywhere that I can challenge that other than with them or the vendor. It's a very simple transaction. 

What's the transaction?  

Tiglet2

AmateurConveyancer said:

Hi, I have been told by my vendor's solicitor that they will not deal directly with a layman. Do they have the right to do that? Is there anywhere that I can challenge that other than with them or the vendor. It's a very simple transaction. 

It might have been better if you had started your own thread. 

I almost made a comment that I thought you were selling, not buying, as your post confused me.  Now I realise that you're not the original poster.

AnotherJoe

Tiglet2 said:

AmateurConveyancer said:

Hi, I have been told by my vendor's solicitor that they will not deal directly with a layman. Do they have the right to do that? Is there anywhere that I can challenge that other than with them or the vendor. It's a very simple transaction. 

It might have been better if you had started your own thread. 

I almost made a comment that I thought you were selling, not buying, as your post confused me.  Now I realise that you're not the original poster.

Ironic isn't it, AC says it's a simple transaction, but can't even post in a forum without causing confusion.

TBG01

teachfast said:

TBagpuss said:

teachfast said:

The fact that someone who qualified donkeys years ago and joined the regulatory authority then undertakes absolutely no training or checks on competence and still stay in it and practising is what is truly unfathomable. 

And it's the reason they treat their clients with snooty disdain. Untouchable. 

Actually, solicitors do undertake ongoing training. Most conveyancers are part of CQS which involves annual updating training and external exams. Solicitors need to be insured and insurers look very closely at their record of claims and complaints. Solicitors have to be audited annually. If they are members of Lexcel then they are also audited annually through that process.

Far from being untouchable solicitors are one of the most highly regulated professions in the country, and in property law they are typically working under high pressure, with clients who want a bespoke, personal service but are only prepared to pay peanuts, and then wonder why they may not always get an instant response. 

Of course you'll see lots of issues on this board - people don't, generally, come and post to say "I just moved house. My solicitors were great and everything went smoothly" 

Absolutely untrue. None of the training is compulsory or regulated. And you know it. 

Excellent. You've saved me a whole load of time. I'll not do the compulsory training I have seeing as it's not compulsory. I'll also get onto Lexcel and tell them not to bother with this years annual audit. I'll also start accepting funds from suspicious sources seeing as we aren't actually regulated. teachfast said:

And this sort of double-speak, smoke and mirrors is what infuriates and exasperates clients so much. You should be ashamed of yourselves but the arrogance prevents it. 

Why do I get the feeling you're the sort of client that expects an instant reply, yet sits on a document for weeks before returning it?