Bachelor Boy
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I'm hoping someone out there can help me.
I note there is a similar post to my query here. However in that case the solicitor was doing stuff in the high court. My case is slightly different as we are not doing this.
Two years ago. I bought a new apartment whose roof has leaked 6 times since I bought it. The builder has on 5 occasions tried to repair it, and is now on the 6th attempt. On the last occasion there was serious damage internally to the apartment. The builder has sent out an engineer who again is assessing what needs to be done here and at the moment are trying to repair things again.
I have started to ask for legal advice on this matter. At this stage the solicitor has suggested that he can read the contract and send a letter to the builder advising him of his obligations. As regards the legal fees. My solicitor has quoted me €366 including VAT per hour. Is this excessive? If I was taking legal proceedings and going to court I could possibly understand this, but unlike the other poster I am not
My concern is that if I accept this, that for example I will face a bill of 1,076 for 1 hour to compose a letter and 2 hour to read my contracts or possibly higher. This would seem excessive to me Is it would anyone know? Would I be likely to be charged this amount for that work or is the solicitor just giving me the worst case scenario.
On the previous occasion the builder got an engineers report on which they acted upon, but as I said earlier the roof has leaked again. This time I am getting an independent engineers report on the damage. This is costing me €400. So obviously the bill are starting to mount up and €366 an hour I could do without.
Would anyone know if I can I claim the cost of the professional fees from the builder.
Most recently there is cosmetic damage, is the builder liable to fix this.
The reason I ask is that last time there was damage to the carpet it cost me €300 in home contents excess.
I note there is a similar post to my query here. However in that case the solicitor was doing stuff in the high court. My case is slightly different as we are not doing this.
Two years ago. I bought a new apartment whose roof has leaked 6 times since I bought it. The builder has on 5 occasions tried to repair it, and is now on the 6th attempt. On the last occasion there was serious damage internally to the apartment. The builder has sent out an engineer who again is assessing what needs to be done here and at the moment are trying to repair things again.
I have started to ask for legal advice on this matter. At this stage the solicitor has suggested that he can read the contract and send a letter to the builder advising him of his obligations. As regards the legal fees. My solicitor has quoted me €366 including VAT per hour. Is this excessive? If I was taking legal proceedings and going to court I could possibly understand this, but unlike the other poster I am not
My concern is that if I accept this, that for example I will face a bill of 1,076 for 1 hour to compose a letter and 2 hour to read my contracts or possibly higher. This would seem excessive to me Is it would anyone know? Would I be likely to be charged this amount for that work or is the solicitor just giving me the worst case scenario.
On the previous occasion the builder got an engineers report on which they acted upon, but as I said earlier the roof has leaked again. This time I am getting an independent engineers report on the damage. This is costing me €400. So obviously the bill are starting to mount up and €366 an hour I could do without.
Would anyone know if I can I claim the cost of the professional fees from the builder.
Most recently there is cosmetic damage, is the builder liable to fix this.
The reason I ask is that last time there was damage to the carpet it cost me €300 in home contents excess.