Andrew Richards replied a week later informing me he had passed the matter to Linden's company solicitor.
After chasing an answer again yesterday, I finally received this e mail sent on behalf of Peter Carr, Company Solicitor, Linden Homes
Dear Sir
Referring to your emails dated 24th June (07.46) and 1st July (08.43) your comments are noted.
You may be assured that this Company takes both your allegations and compliance with all regulatory requirements very seriously, as it does the question of defamation.
The email to you from Andrew Richards dated 28th February (5.42) sets out the Company’s position in terms of compliance, which I reiterate. The Company has a clear internal policy on the subject.
The Company will respond fully to formal complaints received from its customers in person
Yours faithfully
Peter Carr
There you go then! As Andrew states in his reply of 28 February:
"Linden Homes does not coerce purchasers to use, or not to use, particular conveyancers and it is fully acknowledged that purchasers must have a free choice."
So why are some Linden new home buyers saying they are being forced to use a certain solicitor?
And why are at least two saying that Linden "were going to add £5k to the value of each property as it helped to balance the figures"?
I am not sure whether the threat of "defamation" was being aimed at myself or those that originally made the allegations in this thread.
Either way, the statement
"adding £5k to the value to help balance the figures" has not so far been answered at all by anyone at Linden!
Perhaps the regulators, will have more success in getting to the bottom of this!