Admin charges?
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Hi, has anyone here had a similar experience?
We have used an outfit called Kazmaz as the lawyers for the conveyance of our property(ies) We did not have a great deal of choice in the matter (although in retrospect and armed with a lot of hindsight we did) as they were brought into the picture by Parador and Artev
Having paid up front for their services and signed a legal document appointing them as our Atourney, we are now being charged a non-negotiable 'admin' fee of £150. Until we pay it they will not release the Deeds. (we have paid for the Deeds via Artev but as Kazmaz have our Power of Atourney, they had to be deposited with them on our behalf) Aparently , this is a standard fee charged to all clients
Now, as I think this is legal robbery and that we are being held to ransom, I am refusing to pay it until I receive a full breakdown of these so-called 'expenses' There was never any mention of this 'fee' in the contract. It is purportedly to cover 'expenses' such as telephone calls and petrol but acording to my agreement, these costs are built into the 'service' they supply. Not surprisingly, they cannot break down these costs, because I think they have never actually incurred them and they are refusing to discuss the matter.
Has anyone with a better legal mind than mine or who has had a similar situation and resolved it (one way or the other) got any advice?
It is all getting a bit fractious at the moment with increasingly heated e-mails flying about!
Hi, has anyone here had a similar experience?
We have used an outfit called Kazmaz as the lawyers for the conveyance of our property(ies) We did not have a great deal of choice in the matter (although in retrospect and armed with a lot of hindsight we did) as they were brought into the picture by Parador and Artev
Having paid up front for their services and signed a legal document appointing them as our Atourney, we are now being charged a non-negotiable 'admin' fee of £150. Until we pay it they will not release the Deeds. (we have paid for the Deeds via Artev but as Kazmaz have our Power of Atourney, they had to be deposited with them on our behalf) Aparently , this is a standard fee charged to all clients
Now, as I think this is legal robbery and that we are being held to ransom, I am refusing to pay it until I receive a full breakdown of these so-called 'expenses' There was never any mention of this 'fee' in the contract. It is purportedly to cover 'expenses' such as telephone calls and petrol but acording to my agreement, these costs are built into the 'service' they supply. Not surprisingly, they cannot break down these costs, because I think they have never actually incurred them and they are refusing to discuss the matter.
Has anyone with a better legal mind than mine or who has had a similar situation and resolved it (one way or the other) got any advice?
It is all getting a bit fractious at the moment with increasingly heated e-mails flying about!