Lying to a solicitor

[ummmm]

I'll keep this breif as it's obviously a long story and this is just one element.

My Ex and I are arguing over money from the house. I got a letter from my solicitor today noting some of his issues, most of them lies.

Anyway...one of them is that I had an unauthorised tenant in the house after he'd moved out. This unauthorised tenant was my cousin who needed somewhere to stay at short notice.

I texted my cousin today who informed me that my Ex had signed a tennacy agreement with him when he needed to claim for housing benefit. My cousin has a copy as will the council.

So obviously he wasn't unaurthorised...so what will his and my solicitors make of his lies?

I have to make an appointment to see mine next week and just wondered how much emphasis I should put on this?

[andy-hughes]

You should treat this as you would any aspect of your dealings with your solicitor - tell him or her the complete truth, put nothing in, leave nothing out, and let your solicitor to his or her job which is to interperet the law to your best advantage.

[ummmm]

He still is my cousin...lol

I haven't lied about anything and wouldn't lie. I have absolutely no reason to lie but he's trying to get a bigger cut of the equity. Very underhand in my opinion as I purchased the house 3 years before I met him.

If I'd drawn up a contract when I put him on the mortgage he'd be walking away with nothing. My fault I didn't so I'll have to take it on the chin that he's entitled to half....it's cheeky to try and claim a bigger share than me though.

[ummmm]

Dan....I'm not worried I just wanted to know how it might look to the solicitors as we have proof he was unauthorised as the ex signed the agreement and I didn't.

[R1Geezer]

Tell you what you are suffering from here, solicitoritus!

You and the old man both get together and sort it yourselves, please, please. All the solicitors do is wind you both up so you both spend your estate with them. Believe me after work every night they'll be having a pint and pi55ing themsleves at the latest 2 suckers. Once all the dosh is gone they'll settlt in 5 minutes, believe me. Both of you listen to the Geezer, get sensible, agree amongst yourslves and fire those kin leeches, trust me solictors ar blood sucking scum who act only for themselves, they couldn't give a thrupney about you and the old man.

If you fight each other with solicotors you both lose, big time, trust me.

[ummmm]

I think it's beyond that Geezer......

[chas2008]

Solicitors are used to lies, they represent robbers,murderers & rapists who will all lie to get out of the charges against them, just stick to the facts and dont get emotional ....
and R1Geezer is not a million miles off on his thoughts on solicitors

[Barmaid]

OK so I am not a solicitor, but I am slightly alarmed as to the view that people may have of them. In my experience, solicitors do not go for a pint and have a giggle about their clients and carve it up. Nor in fact do counsel.

Ummmm - get your cousin to make a statement. If he can produce a copy of the tenancy agreement, so much the better. If his solicitor has any brains, he will question your ex quite closely on what he says. Failing that, ask your solicitor to contact the council for a copy of the TA.

In some ways its great that your ex has put this in writing because if it goes to a trial his credibility is going to be zero. It's the sort of question that counsel just loves asking.

And in any event, given that YOU bought the house three years before he met him, how on earth can he say it was an unauthorised tenant?!!!!. Your ex has to PROVE that he has a beneficial interest in the property. Read Stack v Dowden.

[ummmm]

Cheers BM.

He's on the mortgage....silly me..!!!

Can my cousin make statements about the other lies he's told as well? He's not just sticking up for me....but really was witness to what was going on.

[Barmaid]

If your cousin has first hand information (ie not what he was told) he can give that evidence too.

[ummmm]

He's witnessed a lot...he lived with me for 2 years....good. This is looking better.