Co-op legal services

Thanks Whiff- it was specifically to do with the Co-op but I have decided to give the whole thing a miss. The matter is very personal and I can't say much here, but thanks for taking the time to reply.

I am finding that more and more are now charging for initial consulations. More and more people being left outside the justice system now... I don't know if and when that is going to change.

I used a local solicitor free half hour . Talked about what I needed then given there costs . This was in 2020 the costs then was £250 per hour plus VAT.

By having the free 30 mins gives you a feel if you trust them or not. If not try a different one .

I trusted my old solicitor where I lived and when selling my house knew from the start the costs and they never charged me extra when my house sale fell twice through. Had used them for years they dealt with our wills ,probate after my husband died. I used them for dealing with both my dad's will as I didn't like their solicitor. And mom had her new will with them and I dealt with the probate .

My new solicitor did my new will and took out both powers of attorney at the same time as it was cheaper that way.

Thanks Grandmabatty.
Hard sell doesn't work for me either.
I don't think I'm going to bother...finding solicitors is so random though, not to say very costly.

I didn't use them, but they left a sour taste. When mum died recently and we used co-op for the funeral, they phoned me repeatedly trying to get me to use their legal services. I found that insensitive and borderline harassment.