Hello This is my first posting to this newsgroup, and I am hoping someone may be able to help me with an opinion. I commissioned some windows from a joiner. I paid him a deposit of half the agreed price. When the windows arrived, they were of very poor quality. I rang the joiner, who said he would "think about it". So I wrote to him, formally rejecting the goods as not "of satisfactory quality"...

Given the maximum ammount of summary judgement in UK Courts is 50 grand, I was wondering how many times the maximum has been order and what is the *norm* of course I accept that judges can and will award what ever they wish depending on the case but is there a list one can see and if so can someone put it up.

How are byelaws (or bylaws) made and enforced (if they can be enfoced) ? Who makes them? Can anyone make them for a bit of land, etc?

Not my problem, but that of a cousin who lives in the country and who is desperate for a solution. Their neighbours recently sold their place. Some time before my cousin bought his home in '86, their neighbours lived in a static caravan. The neighbours then obtained planning permission to build a large house on their land, which they did. The Council gave them permission to reside in the...

I have what is turning into a boundary dispute with a neighbour who has just moved in. There is an old detached garage that has been there since 1938. I knocked the garage down last December but retained the existing The neighbour has consulted the land registry and claims this garage goes over his boundary. I disagree as I believe existing established boundaries must be respected.

Just wondering what happens if a parish council (PC) drops a clanger and ends up picking up an enormous liability? Do the poor parish council tax payers have to foot the bill? Other than voting them out next time around is there any person or body responsible for ensuring they are acting competently? Our local PC invited a circus to use our beautiful village green. The green is now a muddy...

Someone has made a complaint to the police saying that I have been harassing them - the complainant gave me the "crime reference number". I contacted the police station where the complaint was made - they said I had to apply for the information as a subject access data request. This I did - paid the ten pounds and specifically stated that person x had told me that they had complained to the...

I’m hoping to put a 3 meter high ham radio antenna on the old TV pole which is attached to the chimney of our council semi. I understand that planning permission will be needed which is not a problem. However, in the past when we have applied for planning permission (the biggest of which was a path/driveway) we have not had to pay any fees, would this be the case with an antenna? My local council...

Posted separately in uk.people.disability My neighbour who has Motor Neurone Disease went for a driving assessment today and failed the driving test. They said his response was too slow. He regularly drives a motability Polo automatic, slightly adapted with a foot rest alongside of the brake so he can slide his foot across quickly. The test car was a focus without any adaptation, so I was not...

"UK banks could be forced to return billions of pounds of overdraft fees to consumers after a high court judge said the fees could be challenged by the Office of Fair Trading. Mr Justice Andrew Smith agreed with the OFT that charges were covered under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulation 1999." http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/apr/24/bankcharges.banks -- Michael Hoffman

When a house is still under mortgage, I believe there is a fair amount of changes the owner must make to the mortgage & insurance before it can be rented out? I know zero about mortgages so I don't even know the terms to google. If anybody has any details or knows of any more requirements, please inform. Thanks, ----

Close neighbours have two dogs, and to the best of my knowledge they are never walked. The owners are a healthy young couple with two small children, so I can see no excuse. These sad animals mooch about in a pen in their back garden, often barking at any movement, ie., when we walk our dog. Also, the stench over the fence from their area is putrid. I know that these were 'rescued' and they...

Took out a 6 month lease on a flat, arranged through a property agent. The lease terms are very clear, that rent is paid monthly in advance (a deposit exisits, but is outside of the point of my query). However, the property agent refused to supply the key to the property unless 6 months rent was paid in advance....... it actually involved going down the street to the bank to get 6 months...

Friend rented flat (pre Deposit Protection Scheme). Left flat last July. Deposit was GBP430. Landlord (after much hassling) returned 300GBP claiming he kept the rest to cover "bank charges". Much e-mailing and Special Delivery followed to no avail. Finally started Small Claims Court procedure and within about one day of receiving documents, cheque for outstanding balance was despatched. Small...

I have been asking about my friend selling his business and replies have suggested using a 'confidentiality agreement'. I have found one that has been very easy to modify which contains the phrase below. But in reality if a person was to pass on the trade information, knowhow and secrets what could the injured party do and how easy and effective would it be to take action? Or is it really just a...

I have tried several more follow ups to my original post, on not using a solicitor when selling a small business but finding most not getting through. I am grateful fro all the help and hope this one gets through. Ken

Hi, Simple question, but presumably as with all matters a complex answer.. Site A is a prominent website which archives usenet postings, party B is a viewer of said website.. On the site A, party B finds that a number of groups contain postings of an unsolicited commercial nature, often irrelevant to the groups normal topic and sometimes advertising products of questionable

A similar scenario sprung to mind today along the lines of granting wayleaves / easements. If a leaseholder is approached by a utility company who want to cross "their" land for another customer, can they lawfully agree to a wayleave / easement, given that they only have temporary use of the land ? Not having used the land registry system, i'm not sure whether the "true" owner is listed,...

A friend of mine wants to sell his small business. He works from home with only his wife and the odd part time person helping out. He paid £30,000 ten years ago and wants to offer for £35,000. It is a business where there is no freehold or leasehold interests as he works from home so just the goodwill and a very small inventory of equipment. When he bought there was no contract just a...

When buying a new car (obtained to order) from a dealer, is there a recognised figure for the milage reading not to exceed for the car to be regarded as "new". What if it has already re3corderd say 90miles......or say 200 miles? I know the manufacturer has to test, but presumably not to that extent?