Hi, I am looking for some knowledgeable people to advise me.
I own a 50% share of freehold flat and my neighbour owns the other 50% and they are in the process of selling. We don’t have a good relationship with our neighbour so I want them to move quickly, I spoke to my solicitor who I had used to buy my property about some issues with them, installing new windows, laminate flooring etc without my written consent when they told us they were selling. My solicitor suggested to talk to the litigation team as when they sell they may have issues doing so. Whilst waiting for a response from the litigation team, they sold their property and are now using our solicitor.
I have now been asked to sign the LEP1 form, which they have filled in. I had a look through it and there are issues with what they filled in, that I previously mentioned to our solicitor. I contacted our solicitor but they cant represent us now and told us to get an independent solicitor, what a mess, this was what I wanted to avoid, anyway, I got a quote for legal advice which costs around £1200 which I don’t really want to pay for. My question is, can I ask my neighbour to pay for my legal costs?
Many thanks for your time.