Money From Solicitor

[djtdjt]

I have some money due to me from my solicitor, every day I phone them saying nothing has been paid into my bank, every day they say they will pay it in. What can I threaten them with (witholding money?) as they are solicitors is it possible to take legal action?

[mazie]

This I would think

http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/

[Sqad]

Yes it is not unusual for solicitors to be sued.
I have sued two firms of solicitors to retrieve my fees.
Rival firms would be only too happy to oblige.

[fiction-factory]

Send them a list of the charges you intend to levy for each future letter/email you send to chase them up until the faster payment hits your bank account

[djtdjt]

Thanks mazie that is excellent information.

[fiction-factory]

Before the Legal Ombudsman can start to act you need to have tried to seek a formal resolution via the solicitor's formal complaints procedure. This includes allowing them up to eight weeks to provide a full response. So if you haven't done so already you need to submit a formal complaint letter now to your solicitor

[needawin]

An old scam going back many years. Not making much interest on your money now for them but years ago was a licence to print money for them with good savings interest rates. Nice little sideline!

[djtdjt]

hello fiction-factory, don't like the sound of eight weeks wait! They've had the money since 22nd June already and not paid it to me.