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Housing Factors Solicitor's Conflict of Interest

My housing factor (Scotland) have had a solicitor ‘re-interpret’ our developments title deeds. The ‘re-interpretation’ to the title deeds is claiming that water ingress from one flat into another flat is now deemed communal and should be split amongst all homeowners in three blocks instead of being split between the two affected properties. 

The housing factor is refusing to divulge the name of the solicitor that ‘advised’ them but admits that he is a homeowner in the development and it is common knowledge that he is friends with the affected flat owner (who is also a solicitor) and the surveyors report names him as ‘a fellow owner’. 

The housing factor have disregarded all objections to this re-interpretation. Before anyone suggests, I can’t afford to pay for legal advice. 

Any thoughts advice in going forward would be much appreciated. 

Many thanks


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