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    1 Incompetent Solicitors

    Yesterday, 07:06:AM
    Hello everyone,
    This is my first post, I live in Scotland so I hope someone with Scottish Law knowledge can help.
    My father passed away in 2018 and he left everything to my mother. My mother passed away in 2022 and according to both wills everthing was left to my 2 brothers, my sister and myself with my older brother being the named executor.My parents had a property which was mortgage free so in March 2023 we all agreed that the best thing to do was to sell it. This is when the problems started. The solicitors who had our parents wills and deeds to the property had lost the originals. So we could not sell the property until the court deemed the copies we had were original copies and not forgeries. This took forever and we finally got the green light at the start of November 2023 to put the property on the market. Sorry for waffling on my question is can we sue the solicitors for lost revenue or potential loss of prospective buyers throughout this saga. This is only the first part I want to start with just to see if anyone can help as there is more.

    Thank You
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    Hi GMJ1969

    Welcome to LB

    If the solicitors are regulated, then they will have a regulating body, then you can contact the regulating body to lodge a complaint.

    You can also seek advice from the Law Society of Scotland.

    https://www.lawscot.org.uk/about-us/help-and-advice/

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    • #3
      Hi ECHAT11

      Thank you for your reply, should I complain to the solicitors first or just contact the regulator body?

      Thank You

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      • #4
        Originally posted by gmj1969 View Post
        Hi ECHAT11

        Thank you for your reply, should I complain to the solicitors first or just contact the regulator body?

        Thank You
        I would complain to the solicitors first, they should have a complaints procedure on their website, they will send you their final response / Deadlock letter, then once you get that you can reassess your complaint, then move forwards from there.

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        • #5
          Thank you for your reply. Is there a template letter I could use or should I just write to them?


          Thank You

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          • #6
            Originally posted by gmj1969 View Post
            Thank you for your reply. Is there a template letter I could use or should I just write to them?


            Thank You
            You can amend the following to suit your situation, it will give your complaint a structure.
            Make sure you get Proof of Postage.

            https://www.scottishlegalcomplaints....plate-letters/

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