You trusted them with something that mattered. They took their fees and walked away. The damage they left behind is still costing you.It does not have to stay that way.
When a solicitor fails to do their job properly, whether that means settling a claim for far less than it was worth, letting a deadline expire, or giving advice that turned out to be wrong, that is professional negligence. And it is something you can claim for.
At Sold Short we review what happened, connect you with the right specialist solicitor from our panel, and stay with you throughout. Every review is free. You pay nothing unless we recover something. If there is no case, we tell you straight.
Act before time-barred
Negligence claims have strict deadlines. In most cases you have six years from the failure, or three years from when you realised something had gone wrong. That clock is already running.
We review everything
Our panel solicitors go through it all. What was done. What was not done. What advice was given and what should have been. Measured against the standard the solicitor was legally required to meet.
We fight harder
Our solicitors do not settle cheap to close a file. They go after the full value of what you lost. If you were pushed into accepting less than you were owed, that is exactly where we come in.
Honest assessment
If your case does not have merit, we will say so. No false hope. If there is a claim worth pursuing, we get it moving. If not, you leave with a straight answer, and nothing owed.
Where we can help
Different cases. Same failure. Every one of them carried professional indemnity insurance. That insurance exists to pay claims like yours, even if the firm has since closed.
Four servicemen who settled under the Matrix Agreement received an average of more than £366,000. If your claim was handled by a firm without Matrix terms, or settled before the Abbott judgment changed how hearing loss is valued, the difference may be professional negligence.
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Many solicitors took on business energy commission claims, let them go quiet, and allowed them to expire. Your broker claim and your supplier claim each had their own deadline. If one or both were lost through inaction, that failure belongs to your solicitor, not to you.
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Overseas property. Student accommodation. Storage pods. Care home rooms. Parking spaces. If you lost money in an unregulated scheme your solicitor never properly warned you about, recovery may still be possible through the solicitor's professional indemnity insurer, even if the scheme has collapsed.
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You paid thousands for a trust or estate plan that was supposed to protect your home from care fees and inheritance tax. If a local authority is now treating those assets as available anyway, the protection you were sold may never have been real. That is not just disappointing. It may be fraud.
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Sold Short exists because too many people have been let down twice. First by whoever caused the original harm. Then by the professional who was supposed to fight for them and did not.
We manage the whole process. We review what happened, match you with the right specialist from our panel, and stay with you from first call to final resolution. You are not handed off and left to manage it alone.
Every case is assessed with honesty, clarity and determination. If there is a claim worth pursuing, we pursue it. If there is not, we tell you clearly and explain why. No false hope and nothing left vague.
More about Sold ShortHow it works
Most people who contact us have been sitting on their situation for months. They were not sure whether to pursue it, not sure who to trust, and not sure where to start. By the time they reach us they have already dealt with one professional who let them down, the last thing they need is more complexity. Here is exactly what happens from the moment you get in touch.
Tell us what happened
Fill in the form or call us. Tell us what happened and who was involved. No jargon, no judgement. If you are not sure your situation qualifies, tell us anyway, working out whether there is a claim is our job, not yours.
We review the case
We assess your situation and match you with the right solicitor from our panel. They go through the file properly, looking at what was done, what was not done, and where the failure occurred. This is not a quick scan. It is a proper review. It costs you nothing.
Honest verdict
You get a clear answer. If there is a viable claim, we explain what it involves, what it is likely to be worth, and what happens next. If there is not, we explain why. You will not be left guessing.
We see it through
If there is a case, one of our panel solicitors takes it on. No win no fee. No upfront costs. No bills if the claim does not succeed. We stay involved throughout so you always know where things stand.
What does this cost?
The initial review is always free. If we take your case forward, it runs on a no win no fee basis. You pay nothing unless your claim succeeds. If it does, our fees are typically recovered from the other side. We explain everything in full before anything moves forward.
The cost of finding out is nothing. The cost of not finding out could be everything you lost and never recovered.
A straight answer on whether you have a case, at no cost, in confidence. We will tell you straight whether you have been sold short.
