I wonder whether your anonymous solicitor in the 27 May issue has any idea of the overheads of a solicitor's practice?

As a sole fee-earner and without being burdened with rent, I can say that the overheads of my practice of many years approximate £100,000 per annum. Whether or not billing has returned to pre recession levels, it is a fact of life that fees not only for residential conveyancing but many facets of our work are still ludicrously and disproportionately low.

Sandie Graff , Graff & Redfern, Richmond, Surrey