Solicitor overcharged me

john1

Have a look at this https://anthonygold.co.uk/insight/ang_articles_accurate_costs_estimates
This judgement has fundamental implications for all solicitors and careful consideration must be given not only when providing a costs estimate at the outset of a case, but also when revising estimates as the case goes on.

scoobyjones1

Anikats said:

The solicitor should also have provided a warning if you were going to overrun the estimate with an explanation, though that email itself will have come with a bill. 

No warning - at the end he sent an email asking for additional £700+VAT if I want to get his legal advice. At that point I just said that I don't need his services anymore. I was charged even for his emails notifying me that he is going for holiday(3 times he went holidays for that period)

Proves my earlier point. That's just theft! He is making excuses for not doing the work in a timely manner and charging YOU for the info! They do tend to go on holiday rather a lot as well, in my experience.

PHK

I'm not sure there's such a thing as a simple neighbour boundary dispute. 

You say you didn't get any advice? Is that right and if so how did that come about?