Yes, so do our's I know someone paid twice in one month to keep in front, got the nasty letters because somehow extra payment doesn't seem to show up.

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Interesting that both Blackburn with Darwen and Rossendale have their council tax administered by Capita and the collection rate is better, something to do with the no nonsense approach I feel, you don't get many opportunities to get away with it before the bailiffs are sent out.

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when my Dad died the sale of his house was 'handled' by a local solicitor and local estate agent , two years/18 months later when the sale went through after the selling price had been droped a few times , property taxes were deducted from the final settlement.
Was quite an eye-opener to see six months later on the Accrington Observer property website that a property I had sold for £ 7000 (less £3000 legal fees/property taxes/agents fees) selling for £60K plus .

If anyone wants to know the names of the local Gt. Harwood sleazeballs (Solicitors) involved, feel free to PM me :rolleyes:

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When did they sell your dad's house for you?

It does sound like you were ripped off.

Whatever they sold if for, only getting less than fifty percent sounds iffy.

Prices did go crazy locally, around seven years ago.

When I bought my house, I paid more than double than the owner had paid, eighteen months earlier.

This was 2004.

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My Father died in 2003 and his was sold sold, two years later it was back on the marked at double the price (they had done some refurbishing) but just around that time prices seemed to be going daft

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You should be paying a few percent of the selling price to the estate agent, and up to two grand maximum in legal fees.

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I accepted I was ripped off but being 6000 miles away not much I could do about it at the time , had to write it off as just another example of the way the British 'establishment' works, kind of explains/reinforces my cynical view of any 'legitimate' political/legal system ... think anarchy is the way forward ... lock and load ...:D :D

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I wasn't blaming you. As you say, difficult to arrange when you're so far away.

Just seems a massive percent of the sale.

Like most of us, I'm sure your dad would want the money go to loved ones, rather than into the pockets of estate agents, and soliciters.

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Yep, that was why I said if you want to know the name of the Gt. Harwood solicitor sleaziods PM me , don't want any legal problems for defamation. ;)

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Thinking about it, it should be around two grand in fees if you're buying.

Last time I sold a property l paid £750.00 in legal fees.

If you'd paid two percent to the estate agents, and let's say a thousand quid to the soliciters, you should have had £5,860.00, rather than three thousand.

Does sound dodgy.

I'd want evidence they did sell it for seven thousand...and not more, and pocketed the difference.

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I forget what fees we paid G. was don't in conjunction with the solicitor, who seemed to do a very fair job, in every respect at finalising my fathers estate

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It does sound like they took advantage, of someone living so far away.

Which is disgusting.

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Similar thing happened to my ex wife 5 years later when her Dad passed away on Lina St. , she lives in Germany and she left things in the hands of a local (Accrington) solicitor , we checked the Observer property prices 6 months later, same thing the latest transaction price had doubled .

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Ya think it makes a difference when your talking accross a desk and not the Atlantic Ocean;)

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Prices doubling was just unfortunate. It did happen. Literally in a matter of months.

Paying such a large percentage in various fees sounds dodgy.