I am fed up to the back teeth and beyond. We have oil moguls who are hoarding fuel so they can benefit from the price hikes and make more money. They are making mega bucks from the misery of those who can least afford to keep warm. That would be the elderly and the poorest in society.
Add to that the fact that the government used our money to bail out the bankers who gambled our money and lost it and continue to award themselves rather large bonuses and you get one really pissed off person.
My sister-in-law has a wee cleaning business and works herself to the bone. One of her extremely well off property management firms has decided to deduct 10% from her fee. I am ripping mad.
When is the rip off society going to be stopped?
Local solicitors banded together at the time the cost of property went wild. They agreed to charge a percentage for conveyance that was ridiculously high for the amount of work involved. Some sold endowment mortgages by telling clients that they would reduce their fees. In fact they were making commission from the endowment assurance companies and many people, including myself and my husband, found out too late that we would have a shortfall so huge that we would not be able to use the endowment to pay off our mortgage. If we hadn’t been fortunate enough to sell the house and make a profit we would be facing living on the streets. Had we gone for a repayment we would have been home and dry. As would many like us.
They also “overlooked” a boundary problem that caused us great difficulty when we were selling our property and Hugh Clarke of Greer Hamilton and Gailey with offices in Ballymoney County Antrim and Portstewart County Londonderry made disrespectful remarks about our new solicitor. The new guys and gals are totally above board and if you need good honest legal advice contact Wilson Nesbitt in Belfast or Bangor. They came highly recommended to us and I can assure you they are the real deal.
I tried to make a complaint to the law society about the whole sad situation but they only talk to solicitors and legal eagles. I sent a detailed report to the Financial Services Authority. They returned it and said they had not logged it. They suggested I go back to the law firm and make a complaint. I did and they refused to accept liability.
Who exactly is protecting us from “the greed is our creed” crowd?
My sister-in-law is the most generous and hardworking, kind and honourable person I know and I am gutted that this is happening to her. She feels really bad about injustice and I am standing beside her in this. I say name and shame the twats. But she can’t. They can wiggle and wriggle their way out of everything while cashing in on the misery of others.
It makes me sick.
Nothing has changed. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I know there are many philanthropic people doing their best for those less fortunate but for every one of them there are many more taking advantage.
I am not afraid to name and shame though I know that many people are afraid to. Hugh Clarke can come after me if he wants. I have kept every piece of correspondence and I am up for a fight.
As for my dearest sis … I have her back and always will do.
She is like a Tiger when she gets up a good head of steam and right now she is misting up the windows … She says it is dog eat dog out there and she is so right. Things are going to get worse so prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Peace be peeps.
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