VIC Conveyancer We Didn't Use Wants Us to Pay Bill?

[Mans4]

Hi,

2 weeks ago, when I made a contract of sale for my house, my real estate agent sent my contact number to a conveyancer and he called me. I told her to stop now, once we got approval we will contact you back, she got the details for a follow-up. We didn't sent any ID or contact or anything to start the work or even get the quotation.

After that, we spoke with our mortgage broker and they have a conveyancer and went through with them.

Now the first conveyancer, after 2 weeks, called and said "if you want to go or not with us you have to pay our bill".

What's your suggestion?

 

[Rob Legat - SBPL]

I'm not sure what state you're in, but the general rule is: if you don't get confirmation from the client of engagement to undertake work, you don't have a claim against them. That goes for pretty much any situation.