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Having the same Solicitor!

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  • 02-04-2014 6:52pm
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    tknass
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi everyone,

    I had a solicitor that took on my landlord as his solicitor. We ended up signing the rental contract between us using that same solicitor. Can that be done? My solicitor said that is fine.

    Please advise as I, as you would of guessed, have problems with the landlord for not paying the deposit back.

    Many thanks!
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    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    tknass wrote: »
    problems with the landlord for not paying the deposit back.
    http://www.courts.ie/courts.ie/Library3.nsf/PageCurrentWebLookUpTopNav/Small%20Claims%20Procedure
    Type of claims dealt with
    (a) a claim for goods or services bought for private use from someone selling them in the course of a business (consumer claims)
    (b) a claim for goods or services bought for business use from someone selling them in the course of a business (business claims)
    (c) a claim for minor damage to property (but excluding personal injuries)
    (d) a claim for the non-return of a rent deposit for certain kinds of rented properties. For example, a holiday home or a room / flat in a premises where the owner also lives provided that a claim does not exceed €2,000.


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    Wheelnut
    Registered Users Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    tknass wrote: »
    ... We ended up signing the rental contract between us using that same solicitor. Can that be done? My solicitor said that is fine.

    Yes, you can share a solicitor, but it's not advisable as you are now discovering. You should inform him that there is a dispute and ask him which side he is going to be on. I suspect he will go with the landlord as he is likely to get more business from future lettings.

    BTW: I presume he got fees from both you and the landlord for the rental contract so he was paid on the double. Nice one for him!


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    tknass
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭tknass


    Wheelnut wrote: »
    Yes, you can share a solicitor, but it's not advisable as you are now discovering. You should inform him that there is a dispute and ask him which side he is going to be on. I suspect he will go with the landlord as he is likely to get more business from future lettings.

    BTW: I presume he got fees from both you and the landlord for the rental contract so he was paid on the double. Nice one for him!

    It was a bit more complex. The solicitor bought the firm my landlord was a client of few weeks before the contract renewal. The good news is that landlord went with another solicitor for the dispute. Thanks for the advice!


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