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Starbright
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I have just closed on the purchase of my first property, a one bedroom apartment in Dublin. I bought the property off the plans in March 2005 and when doing so I signed up for a solicitor who was recommended to me.
At the time, the solicitor quoted me an all-in price of approximately €1400, telling me that they had a policy of giving first time buyers a break on the price to retain their custom down the line.
Minutes after closing yesterday I got a call from my solicitors office stating that I owed them €2800 in fees including searches, registry fees and outlays. I claimed that was not what I was quoted as a fee originally and the solicitor (a different individual to the one I was dealing with in March 2005) asked to see documentary proof of the lower rate I was originally quoted.
I received this lower rate quote in an email from them but I can't find it in my inbox. I have contacted my company's IT section to see if it is retrievable.
Do I have a leg to stand on if I can't recover this email? I'm sure the solicitor's office have a copy of the fee basis they sent me in March 2005 but they may well conveniently "misplace" it to squeeze the higher fee out of me.
Any advice very welcome!
At the time, the solicitor quoted me an all-in price of approximately €1400, telling me that they had a policy of giving first time buyers a break on the price to retain their custom down the line.
Minutes after closing yesterday I got a call from my solicitors office stating that I owed them €2800 in fees including searches, registry fees and outlays. I claimed that was not what I was quoted as a fee originally and the solicitor (a different individual to the one I was dealing with in March 2005) asked to see documentary proof of the lower rate I was originally quoted.
I received this lower rate quote in an email from them but I can't find it in my inbox. I have contacted my company's IT section to see if it is retrievable.
Do I have a leg to stand on if I can't recover this email? I'm sure the solicitor's office have a copy of the fee basis they sent me in March 2005 but they may well conveniently "misplace" it to squeeze the higher fee out of me.
Any advice very welcome!