from The Moonstone …

Posted by Justin on Apr 5, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, lawyers | 0 comments “it [is] always desirable for the sake of peace and quietness to be on the lawyer’s side”Hee! Hee!
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Wealden Business Group

Posted by Justin on Apr 4, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, communitarianism, local, Tenterden, Weald | 0 comments I am a member of the Wealden Business Group (WBG): a breakfast networking meeting for business people in the Weald of Kent and Sussex. We meet on Wednesdays at the Little Silver Country Hotel, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden – further information at http://www.wgb.meHaving previously been chairman and secretary and filled other committee posts, I felt I had done my bit for the group;...
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Donating blood

Posted by Justin on Apr 4, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, communitarianism, cynicism | 0 comments I have been donating blood for 25 years now – two or three times a year, as they normally only take a donation at least 16 weeks after the previous one.The National Blood Service has, it seems, decided to reward “frequent flyers”, as I have received a letter, congratulating me on giving blood 3 times in 12 months (not the first time, but the first time it has been commented...
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Home Information Packs – again

Posted by Justin on Apr 4, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, HIPs, legal system | 0 comments On Monday, the new, tighter rules for HIPs come into play -the HIP must be complete (well, nearly …) before the property is marketed, rather than being in the course of preparationthe HIP must include the Property Information Questionnaire: a very watered-down and pointless version of the full Property Information Form that buyers’ conveyancerswill expect to see; either the HIP...
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Stages 8 and 9: Exchanging contracts

Posted by Justin on Apr 4, 2009 in Blogs, buying-pubs, English Pub, legal, legal-procedure, pub-buying, pub-sale | 0 comments Once the contract wording is agreed, the buyer’s finances are in place, satisfactory search results have been received and satisfactory replies to enquiries have been given, the buyer and the seller cansign their copies of the contract and return them to their solicitors – in the buyer’s case with a deposit (usually 10% of the purchase price). This is the time to raise any...
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