There are certain things in life that are made easier by the "nice" people you meet along the way. Thank you for your help; infact thank you for everything; I'm glad I wasn't in this alone.
The stress of moving was very much kept to a minimum with such pleasant, happy, courteous and professional people. We would be very happy to use your services again.
A thoroughly professional company.
When stating on the telephone that a letter would follow in the next post, it arrived on my doorstep the next day! Your staff were most helpful throughout.
We appreciate greatly, the helpful way in which you handled our house sale, nothing but the highest praise for your efforts both professional and client relations.
Nothing was too much trouble, matters were dealt with very promptly and without any fuss. We will definitely recommend you.
Many thanks for all your hard work. All of your efforts were truly appreciated. We only wish other agencies involved in house moving were as efficient!
"Full marks!" "This is the second time in recent years that we have used your company. We would not hesitate to use Clutton Cox in the future and would recommend your company most highly.
Excellent service. Thank you for all the time and help you made available. "The service was first class, and I will have no hesitation in recommending you to other people.
I was more than pleased with the way you dealt with my affairs and the problems encountered. I could not have asked for better service or more support.
Excellent service. Thank you for all the time and help you made available. "The service was first class, and I will have no hesitation in recommending you to other people.
I was more than pleased with the way you dealt with my affairs and the problems encountered. I could not have asked for better service or more support.
I was impressed with the way you and your staff managed to be patient, courteous and maintain an air or optimism even when difficulties arose, thank you.
Once again signed, sealed and completed without a hitch! Cheers for all your hard work.
Very pleased indeed with the service no hesitation in recommending it to others.
We found our dealings to be very efficient and helpful and would not hesitate to recommend Clutton Cox to any of our friends/relations. Many thanks for your assistance in this matter.
We were very impressed with the service we received. "All staff were very friendly and helpful. They did not tire of my constant phone calls!
I thank you for the exceptionally quick service you have provided for me. I never imagined things would all go so quickly and smoothly!" "Very much appreciated, thank you.
We were impressed with your willingness to answer our queries and clarify matters for us. Thank you very much.
We are more than pleased with the speed and efficient way our conveyancing has been handled. We will certainly use your services again and will recommend you to our friends.
We were very happy at the service we received. It was very professional and efficient.
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Who Won What at the Hogweed Trotters Awards for 2011
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Landlords: Check Up On Tenants In Case Tenants Check Out On You!
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25 Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing Your Conveyancing Solicitor
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"Stuck in the Middle with You": When Did You Last Review Your Will?
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What Clients Said About Clutton Cox Conveyancing Solicitors in 2011
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Everything You Need To Know About Buying and Selling a House - in 26 Bite-Sized Chunks: Updated
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In the Land of Fixed Legal Fees, the Small Law Firm is King
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Waitrose in Chipping Sodbury: What's in it for us?
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Will You Need Conveyancing in Chipping Sodbury in 2012
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Clutton Cox Conveyancing Wills and Probate:Top of the Blogs Part 2
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Clutton Cox Conveyancing Wills and Probate:Top of the Blogs
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First Time Buyers: Hurry, Conveyancing Sale Ends Soon
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Buying a Holiday Home: Can it ever be a Primary Residence?
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How solicitors and Land Registry work together in conveyancing process
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Part 3: What law firm clients want (really, really want)
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Part 2: What law firm clients want (really, really want)
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What law firm clients want (really, really want)
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Conveyancing Quality Scheme: The 4 C's of Client Care
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Conveyancing Solicitors and Lenders: The Panel Game
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Conveyancing in Yate, Bristol: 10 Things You Should Know
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Conveyancing in Bristol: How to Redeem a Rentcharge
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Tweet My aim when I write the blogposts for the Clutton Cox website is to be as informative as possible in an approachable way and if I am lucky – something which is topical ( Hacking Stops Land Registry E Conveyancing Reforms) I also try...
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Since 2003 Chancel Repair Liability, has become a bête-noir in the Conveyancing process . Back then, a Mr. and Mrs. Wallbank lost an appeal in the House of Lords against a demand to repair the Chancel of a medieval church in nearby Aston...
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Tweet At a time when the rest of the news is dominated by “hacking” scandals, it is reassuring, that in the relatively mundane world of conveyancing, an opportunity for further fraud has been nipped in the bud. E conveyancing , the...
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Chipping Sodbury is a market town on the edge of the southern Cotswolds. A fine example of medieval town planning. I have run Clutton Cox solicitors in Chipping Sodbury for more than 25 years. I love Chipping Sodbury. Chipping Sodbury ...
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The Court of Appeal , in a case decided in June, ruled that there was a no of care owed by a Bank’s Valuer to a buy to let borrower. The Court drew a distinction between the commercial nature of buy to lets as opposed to the “ordinary”...
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Tweet A right of way is one example of a legal easement. An easement provides certain rights over land you do not own Rights of Way are most often incorporated into a Conveyance or Transfer deed. If you purchased a new house, you...
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Tweet Parents often feel inclined to be generous to their children and like to set aside money for their future. The income tax treatment of such generosity may have taken many by surprise. It would seem logical that once the gift is made...
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When Clint Eastwood ordered the town of Lago to be painted red in the film High Plains Drifter , no one argued . Back here in the real world, Planning Permission is not normally a requirement if you choose similarly to paint...
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Tweet Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs seems to have embarked on an all guns blazing quest to increase its coffers. No surprise there. In its sights recently, according to accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, is the area of under valuations...
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It is now quite common for people to set up home before getting married or undertaking a civil partnership , as the Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband and his partner Justine Thornton did, before their marriage over the weekend Good legal advice on...
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The Law Society recently introduced a new Conveyancing Quality Scheme to assist members of the public in choosing a Conveyancing Solicitor Conveyancing Quality is a feeling: you can't touch, see or smell it, yet you will know it once you have...
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Anyone who has bought a new property on a residential development in the last 30 years or so will know ( if they had been paying attention to their Conveyancing Solicitor ) that are private sewers and drains which run under their property and their...
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The Land Registration Act 1925 “modernised” conveyancing by making it compulsory for some property transactions to be registered as part of the conveyancing process. The Land Registry is the government department which records all property...
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The conundrum being faced by the ranks of attorneys, deputies and families managing this money, is how to balance the books and secure the long term care provision required and invest wisely for a future which protects the capital for those concerned. ...
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Some of you will have come across my posts in my series in March entitled “ All you need to sell or buy a house –in 31 daily bite-sized chunks” I appreciate that it can be a little awkward moving from one blog post to the next...
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Tweet Many of us were shocked and some outraged by the death of Nigel Pargetter, a much loved character in the Archers. Nigel’s home and business, Lower Loxley, sounds like a very desirable establishment and Nigel was obviously keen to keep it...
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If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Chipping Sodbury , this Spring, here are few first steps which may assist you. If you are new to the area, we at Clutton Cox would be delighted to speak with you and answer your Conveyancing...
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One of the most popular posts in our March Series “Everything You Need To Know About Buying and Selling a House or Flat in 31 Daily Bite-Sized Chunks” was Day 19’s “How Standard are the Standard Conditions of Sale . In the...
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Tweet The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (formerly plain old House of Lords) issued an important judgment this week against those who seek to benefit from the literal meaning of the law but not the spirit of the law. The case centred on...
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Tweet There has been a significant increase in the number of cases coming before the courts where wills are being challenged . These challenges are traumatic and expensive for all concerned and highlight the greater need for care and attention to...
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Tweet Over 5 million people live or work in properties that are classed as a “flood risk” according to the Environment Agency Flooding can occur not just from rivers and the sea but also from surface water, where it cannot access a...
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Tweet Conveyancing Question : Is there a milkman and if so what is his name? As Conveyancing Solicitors we are more used to answering questions on restrictive covenants ; deed of easements; rights of way; declarations of trust; defective...
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Day 31 of everything you need to know about buying and selling a house or a flat in 31 daily bite-sized chunks
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We examine yesterdays Budget in Day 24 of everything you need to know about buying and selling a house or a flat in 31 daily bite-sized chunks
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a guide to everything you need to know about buying and selling a house in 31 day bite-sized chunks
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a guide to everything you need to know about buying and selling a house in 31 day bite-sized chunks
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Why do we need a Conveyancing Quality
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How safe is it to put money into a joint bank account with a family member or close friend
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A new paper this week argues a further extension of reserved activities rather than a relaxtion in Conveyancing
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Disputed Wills: A Mixed Bowl for the R.S.P.C.A.
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Why it Is essential to review your Will regularly
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Which Conveyancing firm completed the most conveyancing transactions in 2010
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Who won what at the Hogweed Trotters Running Club Awards 2010
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Clutton Cox Conveyancing Guide: Simples Part 2
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Conveyancing Guide made simple by Clutton Cox Solicitors Bristol
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Tweet I am delighted to interview leading Estate Agents James Gibbs and Paul Gillespie for our series "Estate Agents Who Know What They're Talking About". Paul And James are the owners of award winning Gibbs...
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Tweet I am delighted to post another interview in our series "Estate Agents Who Know What They're Talking About". Today, I am speaking with Chris Hill , Managing Director of C.J.Hole in Bishopston Bristol. Chris is...
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What lessons can be learned from the demise of Fridays Property Lawyers the cheap as chips conveyancers and HIP provider
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A review of legal blogging in the Uk by Paul Hajek of Clutton Cox Solcitors for UK Blawg Roundup
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You know what it is like when you have a Bad Hair Day: but what about a Bad Conveyancing Day? Do You Change Conveyancing Solicitors?
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We would like to wish all our clients a Happy New Year from Clutton Cox
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Conveyancing is about to become a little more exciting in 2011.
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Conveyancing Fees: Fixed,, Fixed, Fixed; All the Time
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Conveyancing's Tweedledum and Tweedledee: Gazumping and Gazundering
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Clutton Cox have joined the nationwide legal referral scheme Connect2Law
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See what people have said about the Conveyancing service at Clutton Cox, Solicitors in Bristol
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Chancel Repair Liability: Guardian Readers in Uproar!
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Estate Agents Who Know What They're Talking About: Chris Wood PDQProperty
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Commons and Not So Common Conveyancing Searches
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Estate Agents Who Know What They're Talking About: Part 2 Adam Offer, Besley Hill
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Estate Agents Who Know What They're Talking About: Adam Offer, Besley Hill
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Who Won What at the 360 Legal Group Awards Dinner?
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Conveyancing:What If It All Goes "PeteTong"?
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Paul Hajek, Conveyancing Expert,Conveyancing Blogger for yell.com
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Conveyancing in Bristol: How Free is Freehold
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Conveyancing: Who Cares If Solicitors Act For Both Sides, As Long As It Is Quicker
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When it comes to Conveyancing don't let your estate agent bully you
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Solicitors Bottom of the Probate Fees League: good news for anyone about to make their will.
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Exploded: The Myth of Cheap Wills from Will Writers
Where a £30 Will can turn into a £1700 Bill
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Conveyancing Costs: Who really takes it all?
You may be surprised what percentage of the conveyancing costs goes to your conveyancing solicitors
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Conveyancing Solicitors: Walk the Walk or Just Talk the Talk?
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Waitrose Submit Planning Permission for Store in Chipping Sodbury
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If Bath Win the European Cup: Conveyancing Fees Refunded When You Move Home
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Spurs win the Champions League: Your Solicitor Fees paid when you move home between now and then!
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Back in the day, (up until 1985) Conveyancing was carried out by Conveyancing Solicitors, either practicing on their own or within a larger firm of Solicitors. In those days, you were more likely to find your Conveyancing Solicitor on the “High...
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I have just posted the second of my Conveyancing Guides as the expert Conveyancer for Yell.com You can find it here "What Exactly is Conveyancing?" ...
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I have just posted the first of my Conveyancing Guides through Yell.com Over the next few weeks, you will see the Conveyancing process unravel before your very eyes. The Guide will be a handy reference for you at all the various stages in the...
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When you are thinking of selling or buying a property in Frampton Cotterell , near Bristol, South Gloucestershire, what should you be looking for from your Conveyancing Solicitors? Here are a few snippets of information about the village itself some...
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It was roughly a year ago that I first compiled some quite interesting things about Conveyancing and the Housing Market. The idea being that if you had the misfortune to sit next to a Conveyancing Solicitor on a bus or at a dinner party, you could...
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When deciding to make your will, it just doesn’t have to be that morbid. Now that you're in a good mood, here are some examples of how grateful your loved ones will feel because you have made a will #1 Jolly Good Reason to Make a Will You can...
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According to a recent survey by law firm Porter Reynolds Chamberlain (RPC), Estate Agents and Surveyors, that’s who. RPC reports that there were 25 commercial and residential High Court cases against estate agents and surveyors in 2009 compared to...
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I saw with interest and if I am honest no little amusement that Quality Solicitors are using Stacey Solomon, the epitome of an Essex girl and an X Factor finalist to open a number of their branches. The latest being in Bristol yesterday. I think I can get...
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With the immediate suspension of Hips being “so last month”, the Law Society has reiterated its desire to continue with reform in the Conveyancing process. The Law Society has said reform of the house selling process is essential to meet the...
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You can read the most recent update on Chancel Repair Liability here . My radar has been honed to new articles on the cause and effect of Chancel Repair Liability Some of you may have read my previous post on Chancel Repair Liability: King...
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The new Coalition Government suspended HIPs on the 21st May. The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) part of the old HIP Regulations is still retained albeit slightly tweaked, as, European legislation still requires some form of Energy Assessment for all...
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The immediate suspension of HIPS by the new Coalition Government on 21st May has been met by and large with approval by Conveyancing Solicitors, Estate Agents and Surveyors alike. It was much trumpeted by Estate Agents that, once HIPS were out of the way...
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There is now just one surviving component of the erstwhile HIP; the Energy Performance Certificate or inglamoursly the EPC To further alleviate the pain, if you are bored or excited with the World Cup we have a special offer running for the length of the...
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Conveyancing in Pucklechurch: " We received a first class, faultless service, absolutely fantastic from beginning to end. Thank you. We would recommend Clutton Cox highly; they are very reliable and easy to contact with...
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Cast your minds back to 1996 BC ( Before Coalition) and a singular Labour MP got mightily angry about being gazumped on a property because of the delay in achieving an early exchange of contracts. His solution: more information available about the property...
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If your Estate Agent demands you must use “their lawyers” as your Conveyancing Solicitor for the Conveyancing on your home: Don’t be bullied A few examples of such practices have been highlighted recently, where Sellers and Buyers have...
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If you are thinking of moving home after the faux excitement of the general election is out of the way, here is a free download entitled 15 Hot Tips for a Happy House Move from the Clutton Cox Conveyancing section of our website. The new Clutton Cox ...
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A Guest Blog by Rob Hailstone of the Bold Group Recent HIP Survey Results I have had just under 200 responses to a recent Hip survey. Of those who responded, 40% were solicitors or licensed conveyancers, 26% were estate agents and 34% were...
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We have all had enough of the ash cloud, but what the housing market could do with is a cash cloud in the form of increased mortgage approvals. The housing market continues its snail like progress from the depths of 2008 and 2009. But data released this...
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The Home Information Pack, the HIP, is sustaining incoming fire once again from the Shadow Housing spokesman Grant Shapps: This, despite only a passing reference in the Conservative Manifesto to abolishing HIPs. An unseemly row is developing between...
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Now all the three main parties have released their manifestos we can look at possible changes and effects to the Housing Market in England and Wales. Here is a summary of each parties’ main proposals: Labour • 110,000 new homes over the...
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Your Conveyancing Solicitor will tell you when you are buying your new home whether it is likely to be affected by Radon Gas. This information will be revealed as one of the standard enquiries asked of the Local Authority. Very interesting, but what you...
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This is the fourth in my seasonal series on the prospects for the Housing Market in England and Wales, which began last Spring. Everyone agrees that the market has improved. But, progress has been slow albeit above the expectations of some experts a year...
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Vital Conveyancing on a new development outside Sodding Chipbury, has been delayed and put in peril a couple’s quest to own their dream home First time buyers, Mr. Poor and Miss Unfortunate had been enticed by the strong arm tactical...
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In the good old days, most people asked friends and colleagues for a recommendation when you wanted to find a Solicitor to carry out your Conveyancing or to prepare your Wills. Some were persuaded to “let their fingers do the walking” and...
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First the leak or is that rumour, that Stamp Duty will be abolished on purchases of up to £250,000: Then the reality. The Chancellor Alastair Darling in his budget speech announces a temporary 2 year “stamp duty holiday” for that...
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How the public choose a lawyer is the subject of further research released this week. Commissioned by a comparison website, and reported in the Law Gazette, a YouGov Poll by online solicitor directory www.legallybetter.com found that over one fifth or...
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Guest Blog by Buying Agent, Graham Downie This is another guest blog in our series Spot on Friday. If you are thinking of buying a property in France, you will find interest in Graham's wise words I moved to Cognac in SW France in 2003 having worked in the...
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Google: The Sole Practitioners’ New Best Friend This article is a synopsis of an hour long talk given by Sole Practitioner, Paul Hajek of Clutton Cox to the Bristol Sole Practitioners group on Thursday 28th January. This article was...
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Last week it was Estate Agents who were all in a paddy at the launch of iSold, Tesco’s joint venture with spicerhaart. Now, it seems it’s the turn of Conveyancing Solicitors to froth at the mouth. We have, the not unexpected news, as...
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New research published by the Ministry of Justice has revealed how the public choose a Conveyancing Solicitor. A sample of people, who had moved house in the last three years, was asked how they had first heard about their Conveyancing Solicitor. Using...
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31 per cent of people who moved home in the last three years obtained an estimate of their legal fees form their Conveyancing Solicitor. 61 per cent were able to obtain fixed fee quotations, whilst 4 per cent walked the tightrope of hourly billing (how...
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The Ministry of Justice (still a bit too Orwellian a title for me) published research this week that most of you when asked, couldn’t describe a good lawyer. A bit like an elephant really. Know one when you see one but difficult to describe. ...
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The countdown to the World Cup in South Africa stands at 100 days. So here is the deal. Instruct Clutton Cox, through our website, to carry out your Conveyancing on your sale or purchase within the next 100 days (for those of you who like...
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The first of my award winning (well runner-up actually) posts on the state of the property market in the UK, entitled Twist Stick or Bust? : How to Deal in the Housing Market Spring 2009 was posted almost a year ago. I shall be posting my...
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What proportion of the overall legal costs of purchasing a house or flat in the UK goes to your Conveyancing Solicitor? Say you were buying at £350,000. OK that’s a bit above the average but by no means in the realms of the super rich. ...
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A national HIP provider, myhomemove, has given credence to a little reported fact regarding HIPs. This effect of HIPs was also highlighted in a post on this my ActionMove website back in July 2009 entitled “Have HIPs inadvertently Stabilised...
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Some of you may have read my previous posts on Chancel Repair Liability and King Henry VIII’s Conveyancing legacy . I have been amazed at the interest generated which range from Chancel Repair Liability Insurers to the Wall Street...
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Where can you find out the nitty gritty about selling or buying your home in Chipping Sodbury? This guide will give you a flavour of the area, potential problems you may encounter and the property professionals you are likely to come across. If you are...
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My local road running club the Hogweed Trotters from Chipping Sodbury held their annual awards ceremony on Sunday 7th February. The awards recognise achievement throughout the year from Novice of the Year right up to the club champion. In amongst the...
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I am still living the dream at being nominated for my first award in the primelocation property blog awards Now fifth in a five horse race leaves a lot to be desired, although I prefer the Miss World system of fourth runner up. As it was a live vote as...
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Research published recently shows an alarming 67% of consumers think that all Will Writers are Solicitors. They emphatically are not. Even more worrying, is that 82% of consumers assumed that Will Writers had proper training and qualifications. Consumers...
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The news today that the UK is officially out of recession will be a welcome boost to many industries and service companies. One area which may see at least a positive change in sentiment is the housing market in England and Wales. The Housing Market has...
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What should you be looking for when selling or buying a home in Yate, near Bristol. Here are 10 helpful suggestions to get you on your way:- 1. Yate is about 13 miles north east of Bristol, with good rail and motorway links. The local authority is South...
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Home Information Packs (HIPs) were highlighted again on 7th January with a warning issued to Estate Agents by the Housing Minister John Healy in response to a question in parliament by MP Robert Neill Under the amended HIP regulations which were...
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When asked what solicitors and lawyers do, 68% of respondents in a Poll carried out by YouGov last week expressed little or no knowledge. The results of the Poll of 2033 peopled commissioned by the Legal Services Board in England and Wales were published...
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Choosing your Conveyancing Solicitor when you move home is a daunting task. Moving home can be a stressful time. But who will be right for you. Here are ten steps to choosing your Conveyancing Solicitor. 1. Listen to friends and family who have been moved...
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We would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and are pleased we have not sent you completely to sleep with our blogs We have some exciting blogs scheduled for the new year. If there are any legal matters which you would like to see...
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You will be known as having died Intestate, if you die in England and Wales without leaving a valid Will. The ability to decide where your assets will go after your death will be lost. In all but exceptional circumstances (in limited and expensive legal...
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The fictional case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce in Charles Dickens’s Bleak House told a story of a disputed Will and the cost ravages of the legal system. The poor litigants endured years of delay fighting their claim to the Jarndyce estate through the...
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The beleaguered Home Information Pack (HIP) was in the Conservative cross-hairs once again last week. Grant Schapps the Conservative Shadow Housing Minister commented at an industry conference last week, that if the Conservatives were elected at the next...
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“We did not make a Will. A massive mistake, a massive mistake” were the words used by a young widow on the BBC’s One Show recently. The show recounted the circumstances where her fit and athletic husband died whilst playing football at...
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If you are one of the 4 out of 5 Homebuyers who do not have a full survey or a RICS Homebuyers Survey and Valuation carried out on their new home, think again. Many excuses are used for failing to carry out a survey; cost; extensive local knowledge; age of...
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But how do you know that’s what you will get, when you instruct your Conveyancing Solicitor to act for you when you move home You may have heard horror stories of chains breaking down, and Conveyancing Solicitors not doing a great job. More...
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A perennial complaint against solicitors is their propensity to overcharge. The case of a Norfolk Solicitor who is being struck off takes overcharging to a new level. The Solicitor in question was charged with other irregularities, but one complaint...
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When you are buying your property, it is felt by some that your Conveyancing Solicitor is an unnecessary expense. Good advice, in this regard, was provided writing in the Bricks & Mortar section of the Times last Friday. The article entitled “...
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This is the third in my series on the prospects for the Housing Market in England and Wales in 2009. You can see my previous commentaries here for Spring and here for Summer. Now is the time to reflect and predict what will happen over the...
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Chancel Repair Liability originated in ancient medieval law which could still affect your Conveyancing transaction when you buy a property in England and Wales. This is a follow up to a previous article entitled Henry VIII and Chancel Repair...
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When it comes to buying and selling your home, its right up there as one of the most stressful things anyone can do! However, it doesn’t have to be like this; with a little forward planning, a touch of patience and great communication it can actually...
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At least one third of people who die fail to make adequate provision for the division of their assets. And 4 out of 5 couples who live together and are not married or in a civil partnership believe they do not need to make a Will. They believe that...
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More than two thirds of you have not heard anything from your Solicitor, after acting for you, according to research released this week. The YouGov survey was commissioned by the Legal Alliance, a network of independent medium sized law firms....
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“What if, what if it all goes Pete Tong” or less colloquially “What would you do if it were to go wrong” is perhaps the last phrase you may want to hear when you’re about to set up home with your partner. It is now quite...
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It is a year ago today that I posted my first blog. I was the first solicitor to blog regularly on Conveyancing, and I have added other areas of our expertise as I have gone on, such as Wills and Probate, HIPs and the Housing Market in general. It has...
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Everythiing you Need to Know About Buying and Selling A Property in England and Wales-in 31 Daily Bite-Sized Chunks
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When the Law Society launched its consultation paper “Improving Residential Conveyancing”, it was a great opportunity for members of the professions to shape the future of the home buying and selling process. The introduction of HIPs and the...
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A legal Conveyancing nightmare was finally over this week, for a couple forced to auction their home to pay for repairs to their local church, for which they were responsible under an arcane law known as Chancel Repair liability. The Wallbanks sold their...
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The news that the Financial Services Authority has issued its plans to repair the barn doors of the mortgage industry has received a mixed response. Leaving aside obvious jibes about more points scoring than credit scoring, there is at least a return to a...
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When someone dies, you will need to inform a number of people and organisations and complete certain documents needed by law. If you are a relative or friend you can do some of these things yourself. Others will need to be done by the executor or...
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The news of a mother and children being denied a share of their son’s and father’s estate rams home the perils of not keeping your Will bang up to date. The case which is reported in the news section of the Clutton Cox Solicitors in...
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What are we to make of Grant Shapps comments on HIPs at the Tory Conference last week in Manchester, when he said “HIPs are history, under the next Conservative Government”. With a dodgy grammatical style, perhaps no promotion for Mr. Shapps to...
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Chipping Sodbury based solicitor and England fan Paul Hajek is banking on a Rooney hat-trick in next summer’s World Cup final to boost the local housing market. Paul Hajek, who runs Clutton Cox , one of the country’s oldest law firms, reckons...
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The payment on death of Inheritance Tax has undergone significant changes in the last couple of years. Interestingly, Inheritance Tax becomes one of the main focuses of attention in Party Conference season. The Conservatives stole a march on the...
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The timing of the release of the results, this week, of an Ipsos MORI poll, commissioned by the Association of Home Pack Providers (AHIPP) with the Conservative Party Conference, may be coincidental. The fact that AHIPP is also exhibiting at...
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High Street Solicitors are benefiting from a new campaign launched by the Law Society to increase public awareness of the benefits of using a high street solicitor, under the banner “your solicitor qualified to answer”. At some point in our...
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The Stamp Duty concession which exempts properties purchased under £175000 from paying any Stamp Duty Land Tax expires on 31st December 2009. Thereafter, Stamp Duty will be imposed on any purchase over £125000. The Stamp Duty payable will be...
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The consultation period to respond to the Law Society’s report Improving Residential Conveyancing closes on tomorrow 18th September. We have listed the Questions posed by the Consultation Paper on Conveyancing together with our response. If...
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It is considered amongst the popular press that the housing market has changed beyond all recognition since the credit crunch began 2 years ago, and the slowdown then recession of the last 18 months. Yet, the fundamentals of the Housing Market and how...
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I read in the Bristol Law Society magazine Legal Life of the closure by merger of the Bristol firm of Solicitors, Clutton Moore and Lavington. With the closure goes a link in the history of my firm with theirs, for the common denominator was Walter...
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The current ills in the housing Market in England and Wales and the dearth of available mortgage finance were discussed in the Times this week by the eminent economist Ann Pettifor . In it, she blames the accumulation of unaffordable debts over the last...
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The demise of the Cheltenham & Gloucester C&G , it would appear has been greatly exaggerated. On the news of the decision to close the network of C&G offices in June spurred me into eulogising in a post at the loss of the good guys in the...
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The most recent statistics for the mortgage market in England and Wales have shown a small increase in lending. Lending was up 26% in July, but this was still 36 % down from the monies the Banks and Building Societies lent in July 2008 More in depth...
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The Law Society’s consultation on the role of Conveyancing Solicitors in the home buying and selling process in England and Wales is set to close in one month’s time on 18th September. You can have your say on how the Conveyancing process may...
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I have written here and here about the state of the Housing Market in England and Wales during the Spring and Summer 2009. But, how have Landlords fared in all this uncertainty and what are the prospects for Landlords for the rest of summer 2009? ...
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25 Questions you should ask your Conveyancing Solicitor before you Move Home.
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If you take yourself back to heady days of 1997, you may recall the tale of a Labour M.P., who was so appalled by being gazumped on his proposed house purchase, he called for a reform in the Conveyancing and home selling process. Thus, was first mooted the...
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I have just posted an article on the ActionMove website entitled Happy Birthday Home InformationPacks:HIP HIP Hooray?. The article deals with the impact of Home Information Packs,or as they are now universally known, HIPs , on the Housing Market and...
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No, I am not talking about Darren Bent the (still) Tottenham striker who allegedly gave some directed Anglo Saxon words of transfer encouragement to his Spurs chairman via a tweet yesterday. No, I am not talking about Philip Hughes the Australian...
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The mortgage thaw may be underway, but it is clear to me as a Conveyancing Solicitor based in Chipping Sodbury South Gloucestershire , that the pace of issuing a mortgage offer is still painfully slow. Figures issued last week by the British Bankers...
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Tell me about your experiences when you last moved home, your thoughts about Conveyancing, Conveyancing Solicitors and how the home buying process could be improved. Why? Well, the Law Society has launched a consultation process with...
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The turmoil in the mortgage market has thrown up some interesting statistics. Moneyfacts has published data showing that the average shelf life of a mortgage product in June was down to just 14 days from a previous 23 days. The suggested thaw in the...
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There was an interesting discussion on BBC 5Live business this morning regarding the state of the housing market Prior to the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs), a proportion of the properties on the market for sale were by Sellers who...
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Choosing a Tenancy Agreement – by Solicitor Tessa Shepperson Many landlords new to letting, for example new ‘buy to let’ landlords and ‘accidental’ landlords are unfamiliar with the paperwork needed for letting property. With...
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I have been posting this week on the recent case of the Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons, the Estate and Lettings Agency. The case involved, in part, the understanding and reading of small print, which was some way from the main terms of the contract. If...
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There has been a lot of speculation on the future of renewal clauses in contracts between Letting Agents and Landlords following the recent Foxtons case . The High Court found that Foxtons clauses were unfair and therefore unenforceable. However, Mr....
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You are always exhorted, urged, nagged even to read the small print before signing anything legal. In yesterday’s blog, I reported an important case which involved, specifically, what terms in a contract between a Landlord and a Letting Agent...
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A High Court judge has ruled that Foxtons, one of London’s most well known Estate Agents, had used unfair terms in its lettings agreement with their Landlord clients .The case had been brought by the Office of Fair Trading. Unfair Consumer Clauses ...
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Approximately 66% of people die without making a Will. I know it is one of those things we like to put off. I even have a confession to make that I asa Solicitor didn’t get round to making my Will until recently. By making a Will you can decide what...
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It now seems that the Will of Michael Jackson has been found( allegedly). It might be interesting to compare a Californian Will with your own Will, as you will discover a lot of the terminology is the same. You may be one of the many who have yet to...
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The speculation that now surrounds the existence and/or whereabouts of the Last Will and Testament of Michael Jackson highlights an acute problem which can be faced by relatives and friends immediately after the death of a loved one. Is there a Will , and...
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A Poll carried out by Reuters amongst analysts at banks, investment firms and consultancies makes more encouraging news for the beleaguered Housing Market in the UK. 23 out of 33 economists felt that house prices would stabilise within the year. 11 went...
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I published my first Article, Twist Stick or Bust?-How to deal in the Housing Market Spring 2009 in early March this year. Now, it’s time to revisit the Housing Market to see what Summer 2009 has in store. Where are we then? My opinion is garnered...
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1. The average price of a Property is now £152,898. 2. The average price of a Property excluding flats, is £224,024 3. Average Home Prices have declined by 20% since 2007 4. The Average time it takes to sell a property is below 10 weeks for...
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It came as a great shock and with considerable disappointment to learn of the demise of the the Cheltenham & Gloucester, part of the Lloyds Banking Group C&G . As a Conveyancing Solicitor , I found them to be the epitome of a well run mortgage...
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Well, a good pointer was included in the latest edition of Property in Practice magazine from the Law Society Property Section It included extracts from an interview with Vince Cable MP the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable is...
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83% of people who had used a solicitor in the last 5 years were satisfied with their performance. This is one of the findings of a newly commissioned 66 page market research report on how the public perceives Solicitors has just been published. This major...
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A newly commissioned 66 page market research report on how the public perceives Solicitors has just been published. This major opinion poll was commissioned by the relatively new regulator of Solicitors, the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) One of...
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This would appear to be what the well known anti HIP campaign SPLINTA did yesterday according to a news release on the Estate Agent Today website. It possibly never occurred to the SPLINTA founder Nick Salmon that pro HIP enthusiasts would seek to...
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Law Society President Paul Marsh has entered the fray in the debate over the true cost of Home Information Packs or more commonly known as HIPS . He has warned that some Estate Agents are receiving secret payments from HIP companies for the provision...
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From today Monday the 6th April, new Rules apply when you put your property on the market for sale. There are 3 main rule changes: 1. A new form called Property Information Questionnaire must be included. This provides information such as Council Tax...
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Well, yes, if the views of the Law Society is heeded. Paul Marsh, the President of the Law Society, which represents 10,000 Solicitors in England and Wales, interviewed in the Times today urged “the way in which Estate Agents operate from top to...
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From the 6th April 2009, you will no longer be able to market your property for sale without a Home Information Pack in place. This overturns the previous concession whereby you were only required to place an order for your HIP before marketing your home...
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After 2 months of the New Year accounted for, how are we to interpret the varied data and forecasts for the Housing Market for the rest of 2009? Important data has just been released by Hometrack, the housing data group. It surveyed just over 1800 estate...
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What Type of Lawyer Do You Want To Instruct? There are plenty of technically competent lawyers. There are fewer that are service quality competent. Fewer that are willing to give you what you want and not just what they think you need. Take your...
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In my articles in the computer press recently, an element of confusion has arisen.I would like to post the following erratum. Please replace the words " Home Information Packs (HIPs)", with "Host Intrusion Prevention Software (HIPS)"-...
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The Conservative shadow Housing Minister has reiterated recently in a letter to the Law Society Gazette of its determination to rid our land of the contentious HIPs( Home Information Packs). Yet it is unlikely that a general election will be called before...
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The Department for Communities and Local Government published at the end of last month the Summary findings of its Home Information Packs; Consumer Focus Groups Qualitative Research. ...
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When you decide to put your property on the market for sale in England and Wales, you must now have in place or have ordered a Home Information Pack (HIP). Here is some guidance on what you should be considering before commissioning the HIP from you Estate...
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A recent investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards Office into Home Information Packs (HIPs) has illuminated an alarming series of errors. The investigation centred on the provision of what are called Personal Searches. These searches are carried out...
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Margaret Beckett the Housing Minister said as much in giving evidence about the effectiveness of Home Information Packs this week to the local government select committee. The Minister commented "I think that given their limitations they have some...
