Silence Not Golden


I recently overheard the following conversation between another solicitor and another guest while at a friend's house for dinner.



Other guest: 'Tell me about these home information packs.'



Solicitor: 'Well, a lot of intermediaries - the people who supply the contents for the packs - are going to make a lot of money out of them.'

OG: 'What about you?'

Solicitor: 'We have a team of 30 conveyancers and our suppliers will be expecting us to charge clients more for the additional work.'

OG: 'So its going to cost more to sell your home?'

Solicitor: 'Yes.'

OG: 'But will it speed up the process?'

Solicitor: 'No.'



A brief period of some silence followed.



Russell Graham, Zermansky & Partners, Leeds