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Can solicitor insist on signature to say 500 page document contents digested and understood?
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user1977 said:Grumpy_chap said:PlymBob said:
My solicitor has stated: “You cannot rely on myself to make sure everything is correct as you have stated below. Of course it is our job to advise you, but everyone has a subjective/different views on matters and that cannot be accounted for by myself when reporting to you. A clause in a lease that is satisfactory to one Client may not be to another for example.
It is for that reason that we produce all of the relevant documents for you and then guide you through them with your actual report.”
It's possible that 100 of the 500 pages are archaic or relate to other parts of the estate and can be completely ignored. So advising the client to read everything could be nonsense.
And getting a client to sign a statement saying they've read and understood everything isn't going to get a negligent solicitor out of a hole, should it transpire that they failed to bring something important to the client's attention.
don't rely on solicitors paying out for negligence. they all protect each other, like the NHS.1 -
HobgoblinBT said:I wonder how much your solicitor would add to your fees in order to read 500 pages at say £350 per hour?0
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user1977 said:HobgoblinBT said:I wonder how much your solicitor would add to your fees in order to read 500 pages at say £350 per hour?🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her3 -
user1977 said:HobgoblinBT said:I wonder how much your solicitor would add to your fees in order to read 500 pages at say £350 per hour?0
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