Jack Smithies

Posted by Justin on May 16, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, Uncategorized | 0 comments Just finished reading 'Mustn't grumble' by Joe Bennett. Towards the end (page 251 to be exact), a name from my past jumps out at me when the author refers to "Jack Smithies, the best English teacher of all time". "Mad" Jack Smithies taught at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammer School, where I spent my Sixth Form years. He was, indeed, a brilliant and inspiring...
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A breathing space

Posted by Justin on May 14, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, Uncategorized | 0 comments The property crash is (to put it mildly) not nice for those linked to the property market|; those who need to sell, estate agents, solicitors and other conveyancers, removal firms, carpet suppliers, etcHowever, it has stopped big business hijacking the process: a lot of would-be big players in the HIP provision market have been put off (or gone bust) as a result of the recessionTHIS IS AN...
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Networking

Posted by Justin on May 10, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, local | 0 comments As secretary of the Wealden Business Group (http://wbg.me) I have been finalising and uploading the minutes of our committee meeting last week. As part of the discussion was on the subject of other local networking groups and how WBG differs, I thought I’d try to find out a little abvout the competition.Not as easy as it should be! Some seem to have almost impenetrable websites that send...
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Yesterday’s Tweets

Posted by Justin on May 9, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, beer, pubs | 0 comments For those confused by yesterday’s Tweets, this is what happened:1. Originally, Anne and I were to sail from Rye to Eastbourne with another couple to attend the Round Table and Ladies Circle National Conferences there – Jane being a former National Chairman of Ladies Circle2. The plan was that we would sail to Eastbourne on Friday, have a meal and sleep on the boat, then go to the...
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Completion of the sale and purchase

Posted by Justin on May 2, 2009 in Blogs, buying-pubs, English Pub, legal-procedure, pub-sales | 0 comments On the completion date, the buyer’s solicitor sends the completion money to the seller’s solicitor, who then sends the completion documents to the buyer’s solicitor; at the same time, if the property is leasehold, the licence to assign is completed The completion money comprises the purchase price for the property, the business and the inventory, plus the stock money (some or...
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Why don’t HIPs include contracts?

Posted by Justin on Apr 25, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, lawyers, legal system | 2 comments If HIPs (Home Information Packs) were really meant to provide a comprehensive package of pre-contract documents to speed up the conveyancing process, why do they not include a draft contract?It is not because of any technical difficulty: the draft contract can be prepared at the same time as a property information form (see my earlier post). The details of the buyer and the price would need to...
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