We was wrong!

Posted by Justin on May 20, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, estate agents, HIPs, lawyers, legal system | 0 comments Despite earlier confident predictions, Home Information Packs have been suspended with immediate effect – see here
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Home Information Packs – the latest

Posted by Justin on May 15, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, estate agents, HIPs, lawyers, legal system | 0 comments Thanks to Rob Hailstone of the Bold Group for this:What is the Current Position?HIPs have not been scrapped by the Election result. The law still requires a HIP to be in place to market a property. The penalties for non-compliance still apply.Grant Shapps (the new Housing Minister), has said he will not condone non-compliance by Estate Agents who fail to order HIPsGrant Shapps has committed to a...
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Home Information Packs – again

Posted by Justin on May 7, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, HIPs, lawyers, legal system, professionals | 0 comments With the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats “promising” to abolish HIPs, it may instead be worth considering whether they can be improved to make them good value for money.The recurrent problem we are experiencing at present is the delay in getting searches. We get sent a lot of incomplete HIPs, then have to keep checking to see whether searches are added. This seems to be because...
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Another client testimonial

Posted by Justin on Apr 18, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, lawyers, professionals, service | 0 comments From a genuine (and genuinely happy) client:”Many thanks for all your excellent work and professionalism, we both are grateful, having the confidence in you at all times, knowing that we would always receive accurate,honest and thoughtful advice. I’m certain we will be using your services in the future in whatever circumstances may occur. I just wish that banks worked to your...
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Even disappointed clients are happy!

Posted by Justin on Apr 8, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, lawyers, professionals, service | 0 comments Even though their house sale fell through because their buyer’s conveyancer insisted, wrongly, that the legal title was defective, our clients have been very complimentary about our service, saying -“I just wanted to say a very special thank you to both you and Justin for the professional service and genuine support and understanding you have given us over the past months. Having not...
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Love thy neighbour?

Posted by Justin on Mar 29, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, legal system, risk | 1 comment For all the legal and physical investigations a homebuyer can do, nothing beats checking on the neighbours – http://bit.ly/aPmuOGSeriously: if your home is to be your sanctuary, you need good neighbours. Like family (unlike friends), you cannot choose them – existing neighbours may be replaced by new ones. However, before you buy a new home., check on the neighbours – and if...
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