• Bell Lax pioneered no win no fee arrangements for commercial disputes. If you lose, we lose, therefore we always fight for you.

  • Bell Lax pioneered no win no fee arrangements for commercial disputes. If you lose, we lose, therefore we always fight for you.

Dispute
Resolution

Conveyancing solicitors negligence - failed to complete purchase of property in time

Mr B was entitled to purchase his property from the local council under the Right to Buy scheme. Mr B instructed conveyancing solicitors to purchase the property from the council and placed the solicitor in funds to enable to the purchase to complete. The solicitors failed to complete the purchase by the deadline and the council subsequently increased the purchase price by £11,500. Bell Lax successfully recovered the increase and legal costs from Mr B’s conveyancing solicitors under a ‘no win, no fee’ agreement.

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