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Billing errors are one of the most made complaints about solicitors, according to The Legal Ombudsman.

Indeed. They also done the conveyancing when we sold our property. I am off work tomorrow and I shall be digging into copious amounts of paperwork from the sale whilst watching the cricket. Let's see if I can uncover another accounting error.......

No on both counts. We're not really after anything extra just a simple explanation and apology. I left a review on Trustpilot at the start of May. They replied that they will investigate my complaint and and get back to me with their findings. As of today I have still not been contacted. Not...

Hi guys, Many thanks for the info you supplied. NSC the gift that keeps on giving. I had to escalate this to the company's complaints department and finally today they have come back with a figure of £861.00 that we were overcharged! I am still waiting for an explanation as to why this happened...

Sorry to bore you guys but I still have not had a reply from my solicitor in regards to this matter. I knew the final bill I had paid was niggling me for a reason and now I think I know why. I have found a copy of a draft statement which I received one week before completion. I understand it is...

From their website... We will always give you an individual cost estimate at the start of your transaction, taking into account the actual features of your purchase. We will always advise you immediately about any unexpected complications, and fully discuss the potential cost implications...

Ok, thank you. That seems fair enough then. It would have been nice for my solicitor to give me that info himself. Thanks again.

Thanks for the info. It is a one quarter share of the freehold. I asked on this forum as I know other posters have experience in this field. I did fire off an email asking for a breakdown of the bill last Wednesday. On Tuesday I posted this thread to ask for advice as I had not heard back. I...

Thank you. I found the hard copy of the 72 page letter that we got after instructing them to deal with our purchase. It sets out what they will do on our behalf and I found the section on their fees........ They are left blank :eek:

Blimey. The statement came via email and is headed Statement of Account. The email attachment is labelled 'Statement'. This is our first purchase using a solicitor that we appointed.

Thank you for the advice. I do have hard copies of the original paperwork somewhere in our new property and I will have to dig them out to see if there was a list of their fees.

Indeed. That's my intention but hence why I posted this thread. Is £2,472 a normal figure? If so then fair enough, if someone on here with experience in these matters thinks it's OTT then I would like that info to back me up if and when I challenge them.

A copy of the actual invoice...

We did. But the selling fees were paid last year. We moved in with the in-laws for a while, waiting for the new purchase to go through.

Survey? The only survery we had done was with our mortgage provider.

Could the fine folk of NSC advise me of what sort of bill I should have received from my solicitor in regards to their conveyancing fees. Having moved a couple of months ago I sat down and went over the paperwork for their services. I paid £2,400 for what is itemised as Solicitor fees,HM Land...