HI, i had an innocent problem lke yours, i sold a beautiful house which included some furniture, i got a letter from my solicitor with a bill for a mirror i had included in the sale particulars but that was broken for �300 !!! It was not broken when i left !!! I decided to go a diffrent way with the problem and instructed my solicitor that i did not wish for him to deal with this matter on my behalf and that he was forbidden to pass on my forwarding address to the other party, he was not at all happy with this but appaerntly was not allowed to pass on my details without my permission.....without an address to send a bill to etc the other side had nowhere to go with it, 6 years later i still have not heard a thing !! sod the dishwasher you can always play innocent !! all the best chuck xx