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Originally Posted by jerrylee
Interesting approach. What does a solicitor style letter look like?
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It will be properly constructed, and use a few legal terms. It won't be over complicated and will be right to the point. It will be on decent quality notepaper, computer printed but signed by hand. The letter will probably have a company header with contact details.
There are many legal websites that give consumer advice. Some will have draft copies of the common legal letters, just fill in the gaps. I used such a site to try to claim for an endowment shortfall, which constructed a template formal letter of complaint to which I added my own specific details.
While it would be best to get a solicitor to draft it, a preliminary letter could look like it came from a "legal advisor" as a prelude to instructing a solicitor. You could write this yourself, but do NOT claim to be a solicitor as this would be against the rules of misrepresentation. If Party THINK that you MAY be a solicitor, this will be enough.