Carmen and I have bought a house. Well, nearly. We're almost there, we just need to sign the mortgage deeds and send the money through. This is the crux of the issue though, because we were sent a bill by our solicitors today and it was much higher than we thought it should be.
I phoned the solicitors and questioned the bill and they dismissed me like I was a silly little child daring to question their 'professionalism'. I then phoned our mortgage adviser asking for his, well, advice! I went through the bill with him and he saw an anomaly and phoned the lawyers on our behalf and they admitted they had made a mistake by a whopping £800. These are people charging hellish amounts of money and they were going to overcharge us by a huge figure.
They sent through a new bill and bloody hell, they'd adjusted their figures but somehow another £200 has been added to the bill in other areas. I am absolutely disgusted by their brazen attempts to get money from us, as if we'll simply put our hands in our pockets and pay it. They will be in for a fight.
Their approach though, sums up the disease of our society where greed and individualism is king. If I can get something out of this, it doesn't matter how it affects others. Fuck that.
If our society will ever succeed again it will be about integrity, grace and community. I will never overcharge someone in my restaurant because it's about community enjoying the experience. We will make a profit because we are good with our finances and welcome people back time and time again.
These lawyers trying to rob us don't understand that trying to do business by hoping you can fleece people without anyone noticing is parasitic and sucks the life out of society. If these scum bags can sleep at night then I am amazed.
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