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Ownership without conditions or restrictions attached
Using an independent third party to settle disputes without going to court.
People who own property jointly in equal shares.
A document which changes some parts of a Will but does not cancel it altogether.
Common land is land which is either subject to rights of common or open waste land.
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is the Regulatory Body for the profession of Licensed Conveyancers. Its statutory duty is to ensure that the standards of competence and professional conduct amongst persons who practise as ...
There are three different levels of competence of commercial energy assessors
Also referred to as an Enhanced Disclosure. This level of check involves an additional level of check to those carried out for the Standard CRB check
Home Condition Report, a component of the HIP, which on the 18 July 2006 was made a voluntary component of the HIP (previously it had been mandatory).
A building of special architectural or historic interest included in the statutory list by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Since 6th April 2008 Energy performance certificates (EPCs) have been required on completion of construction for new domestic properties. The EPC is one of several documents required to be produced for compliance with under Part L of ...
In the case of the HIP Regulations 'particulars' means any two of: photographs, floor-plan, size of rooms. These can be provided either in electronic or paper form.
Also referred to as a Standard Disclosure. The Standard check contains details of all convictions held on the PNC including current and 'spent' convictions as well as details of any cautions, reprimands or final warnings.
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