by Gordon Latimer | May 13, 2016 | Newsletter
May 2016 PROPERTY AND TRUSTS – BE CAREFUL! “This case yet again demonstrates the need to be careful when dealing with a trust” (extract from judgment below) For most of us, business dealings with trusts are most likely to happen when selling a property to, or buying a...
by Gordon Latimer | Mar 10, 2016 | Newsletter
MARCH 2016 PROPERTY BUYERS: MUST YOU PAY THE PREVIOUS OWNER’S OLD DEBTS? Imagine this. You buy your dream house. You take transfer. You book a date for your move with Fred’s Furniture Removals. But when you apply for electricity and water accounts so you can...
by Gordon Latimer | Mar 10, 2016 | Newsletter
JANUARY 2016 STARTING A BUSINESS IN 2016? 3 STEPS TO GET YOU GOING “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” (Albert Einstein) It seems as though 2016 has a rough ride in store for us but as the wise old saying has it: “Fortune favours the brave”....
by Gordon Latimer | Mar 10, 2016 | Newsletter
DECEMBER 2015 Thank you for your support in 2015.Have a Wonderful Festive Season, and a Happy and Prosperous 2016! YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON GUIDE TO HOME BUYING AND SELLING “Buy land – they’ve stopped making it” (Mark Twain) Selling or buying a house can seem like...
by Gordon Latimer | Mar 10, 2016 | Newsletter
November 2015 “DEMOLISH OR GO TO JAIL”: DEVELOPER IN THE DOGHOUSE “….. a lenient approach ….. would also lead to an open invitation to members of the public to follow the course adopted by the [developer] and to continue with the construction of buildings and...