HIPs "upgraded" from 6 April

Posted by Justin on Apr 12, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, estate agents, HIPs, lawyers, legal system, local, Tenterden | 0 comments Now that HIPs must include a PIQ, there is another hurdle to leap before marketing a property, but we at Nelsons Property Lawyers think we can help There are different versions of the PIQ for existing homes and for new homes – a new home for these purposes is a home that is being designed or constructed or which has never been occupied. – and different versions for freehold and for...
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Special offer for local first-time buyers

Posted by Justin on Apr 8, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, communitarianism, conveyancing, lawyers, local | 0 comments To help local people stay local, we have introduced a very special, not-to-be-missed, fixed fee offer for local first-time buyers of property – see our leaflet for details
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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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Dumped by the Abbey – yet more

Posted by Justin on Mar 27, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, banks, conveyancing, lawyers, local, small towns | 0 comments The Abbey’s draconian step of removing some 6,000 solicitors from its conveyancing panel for mortgage work – without warning or any specified reason except low volume of transactions – is getting some media publicity
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Dumped by the Abbey – further thoughts

Posted by Justin on Mar 25, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, lawyers, local, small towns | 0 comments I have today heard from another (fairly local) solicitor who has been dumped by the Abbey from its conveyancing panelThis is particularly harsh for him and his clients, as he has 4 cases going through at present, and suddenly the Abbey is disrupting everything and causing chaos and extra expense. This does not surprise me – the Abbey just does not seem to care – but it has firmed up...
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Beards and beer

Posted by Justin on Mar 23, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, beards, beer, local | 0 comments Articles extolling the eco-credentials of beards and local beer – I must be doing something right!
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