Hi Von,(posted 7937 days ago)My real name by the way IS Tony Hayter.
No I am not a solicitor and I do not have shares in any solicitors practice. I have been fighting the Halifax for over four years,look back in this forum and you'll see plenty threads that I have contributed. I notice you state "In my experience their costs outway any benefit". Just what is that experience?
The spate of "Don't go to a solicitor - they're costly - settle instead" messages on this forum lately is rather disturbing.
I still advise the original poster of this thread to go to a solicitor and get advice on the "error" as to whether it could actually be negligence. A solicitor's appraisal of a situation does not cost the earth and in my case was less than 300 pounds and believe me in my case it was money very well spent!
Oh and by the way always suspect "Good Will" from a lender - that IS based on my personal experience with the Halifax.