old_girl
Active Member
Hi all,
I am hoping someone here is legally trained and may be able to tell me where I stand in a situation. its not related to horses, but to money...
2 years ago I bought my house. THe solitcitor invoiced us, we paid it. 7 months later, he sent a letter, which basically said "oops, I got my accounts wrong and under-charged you, so now you need to give me another £1000."
We ignored the letter, essentially because this was his mistake, and we thought that in law he could surely not ask us to sort out his bad accounting. After all, if you bought something in a shop, they couldn't call you 7 months later and say they'd undercharged, and you need to pay the difference!
I arrived home today, 2 years after buying house, to find he has filed a county court judgement against us. I am not convinced we should have to pay, it was his mistake, but I cannot afford to get a CCJ against me if we lost the case. And him being a solicitor, he'll defend himself well!
Does anyone know anything about the legal position here?
I would be extremely grateful for any advice,
Thanks