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This sounds misleading to me. Do you mean 'you will save 1000 cash' that you would have paid to the lawyer, in addition to the application fee? Because applying in person is still not cheap...£950 in person vs £750 via post.Sky_High wrote:If you apply in person, you will save 1000 cash and after ILR, afford a trip to France.
I wonder just how widespread the problem is. I have spoken to a lot of solciitors. I even spoke to one who had been a solicitor for 11 years and could not answer a question which junior members on this forum readily knew the answer to. I wish there was tighter regualtion in that industry. I think they get away with costing for old rope. Like this idea of charging for advice. A lot of money per hour when what they tell you, you could just as easily research yourself. The issue for me is what value do they add to your case. I don't think its right to just pay someone because thats their rate when they actually are not producing anything worhtwhile. No employer would do that. I think we should not either. I have started terminating the conversation once I see that they don't grasp the basics. Seriously I think many of them are making money for doing nothing and getting away with it.goldfish wrote:If it is straightforward, I would not use a lawyer.
The only person who *really* has an interest in getting your application right is you! There are posts on this forum from people whose solicitors have submitted apps late, lost documents, etc. I realise that would definitely be a small minority but I would say avoid additional complexity (and cost) unless you have a reason.