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Response to Distressing situation turned out badly

from pendle (pendle_666@yahoo.co.uk)
Under the laws of intestacy, any assets must be sold to pay of debts, funeral expenses, probate fees etc, so the solicitor, sadly, was acting correctly. This is why its so important to make a Will.

Your friend should have received a bill detailing all the solicitors charges. Unfortunately solicitors aren't cheap and they charge for every phone call, letter they read etc etc. But if your friend still wants to, he should ask the solicitor for a full breakdown. I think that with most solicitors the fees for a probate are a percentage of the value of the estate, but this isn't always the case.

If you think your friend has a complaint, then its the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors that they need to make a complaint to, not the Law Society. It doesn't cost anything to make the complaint, your friend just writes a long letter detailing the entire matter. There's no need for any further solicitors involvement.

Regards Pendle

(posted 7956 days ago)

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