Interesting information, facts, help and advice on legal issues and areas of the law http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php We are pleased to confirm that Daniel Stanton is now a member of the Commercial Real Estate Legal Association, an organisation founded to promote best practice ... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#220710 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#220710 Robert Fielding and Caroline Cake from our Canford Cliffs office have agreed to witness Lewis Manning's Guinness World Record Attempt of building the most sandcastles ... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#200710 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#200710 Robert Fielding and Caroline Cake from our Canford Cliffs office have agreed to witness Lewis Manning's Guinness World Record Attempt of building the most sandcastles in one ... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#090710 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#090710 I was pleased (but not to surprised) to see that the recent rumblings about the scrapping of HIPS have come good! It seems that they are no longer required for propertiesy ... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#200510 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#200510 Daniel Stanton in our Poole office has noticed a worrying trend amongst internet based conveyancers and those recommended by High Street Banks and nationwide chains of ... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#210410 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#210410 The weekly Law Gazette (the trade magazine for solicitors) reports that one in five consumers surfs the internet to find a solicitor to draft their Will or deal... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#250310 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#250310 The Treasury has announced a new stamp duty relief for 'first-time buyers', reducing the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) payable to nil where the... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#240310 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#240310 A puzzling reference to a Russian Owl was found in the transcript of a judge's summing up, which should have read "rationale". One solicitor was surprised... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#150310 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#150310 Solicitors have been campaigning for some years to alert the public to the dangers of having Wills drafted by unqualified will writers, but it... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#040210 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#040210 It would seem that contrary to popular belief, pop mega stars are again shown to be affected by the general law just like the rest of us, as no lesser man than... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#030210 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#030210 Side letters are normally used in commercial agreements to alter the terms of a standard document. They are useful for large shopping centres or portfolios of... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#280110 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#280110 There's something in the air (or the tea) at Poole office - two babies in one month! On 6th January Natalie Clarke (residential conveyancing solicitor) gave birth to... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#180110 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#180110 So ran the Times headline on 4th January in an article about Heather Bateman's experience with the Court of Protection after an accident, which left her husband in a coma... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#110110 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#110110 The case of Inclusive Technology - v - Williamson of 2009 is important for both landlords and tenants in cases where a tenant wishes to renew his business lease but the landlord claims... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1712 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1712 Avid readers of our legal blog will be aware that late in 2008 we responded to a Land Registry survey on whether the Registry ought to offer a new flood risk indicator. The Registry... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0812 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0812 Jim Holmes joined the firm after the Second World War and became a Partner in 1948. He served in the Army from 1939 to 1945 ending his career as a Major. According to Richard Malim he... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1911 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1911 Good news for Boscombe is that the surf reef was officially opened yesterday. I was pleased to see that last night South... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0311 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0311 It is with great sadness that we report the death of Derek Haynes on 30th September 2009. Derek Noel Haynes was born in 1932. His father and uncle were... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2810 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2810 The recent news of a whale washed up on Bournemouth beach made me rush to our archives because I remember writing an article in 1997 on the centenary of the... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1210 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1210 On 1st october the WPL (England) Regulations came into force. As from 2012 firms or companies who provide 11 or more parking spaces for staff will be charged £250 p.a. per... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0610 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0610 Saturday 29th August witnessed our penultimate walk before the Challenge! Winding down a little from the Brecon Beacons, we took a 12.5 mile walk out of Kimmeridge, taking in... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1709 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1709 After my exposure of the potential tuppence-in-the-pound Business Rate Supplement in my blog of 10th July, another property tax could be about to hit businesses, particularly... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1808 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1808 The photograph shown is of 24 Parkstone Road, Poole which was the branch office of Willmott & East (which merged in 1994 with D'Angibau & Malim to form D'Angibau Willmot)... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1108 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1108 The next photo from our archives is of Arthur Wentworth Malim (1855-1942) who was the joint founder of the original firm known as D'Angibau and Malim in 1891 with... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1407 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1407 While the various parties within Parliament continue to debate the merits of a local income tax, either as a boost to council tax revenues or a replacement for it... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1007 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1007 Can you help with information? My firm has been asked by Susan Stead of Spetisbury for any information we may have about the history of St Monica's Priory, Spetisbury... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0207 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0207 Following on from my brief introduction to the company law changes from 1st October 2009 below, an interesting anomaly has arisen that could potentially affect anyone dealing... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2406 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2406 On 1st October 2009 Company Law in England and Wales undergoes the most radical overhaul for a generation when the bulk of the Companies Act 2006 is brought into force... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#18062 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#18062 The current SDLT "holiday" for residential purchases has been extended to the 31st December 2009. The SDLT exempt threshold has increased from £125,000 to £175,000... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1806 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1806 We are now into our fifth month of training with six walks under our belts so far: Braemere 5 miles, Tollard Royal 8 miles, Ringstead/Lulworth 10 miles, Cranbourne 9... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2405 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2405 As senior partner, I have become the unofficial historian of the firm. What is known as D’Angibau LLP is in fact the result of mergers of three local firms. The oldest was... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1604 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1604 Are you intending to sell your property this spring? Please note that from the 6th April 2009 new rules about HIPs mean that a property cannot be offered for sale... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0304 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0304 Corgi has maintained a register of approved gas fitters for the past 17 years. From the 1st April 2009 Corgi will no longer be authorized to maintain the register.... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2003 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2003 As from 1st April 2009, empty properties with a rateable value of less than £15,000 will be exempt from business rates. The Government estimates that this change... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1903 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1903 We are into our second month of training with two walks under our belts so far: Braemere / Whitsbury 5 miles and Win Green / Tollard Royal 8 miles. The first... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0603 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0603 That is not the greeting you would normally expect to see but SDLT (which replaced the old stamp duty) is just five years old. You may think that this has no... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0403 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0403 Regulations have been passed to implement the Government's announcement in the 2008 Pre-Budget Report that it is temporarily increasing the threshold at which an... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1302 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1302 The government is planning to extend the volume of information required in a HIP before a home can go on sale. In particular sellers are to be required to complete... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1401 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1401 There are a number of aspects to consider when starting out in business for the first time. Roger Turner and Daniel Stanton of D'Angibau Solicitors pick out the essentials... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1912 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1912 Daniel Stanton of D’Angibau Solicitors looks at the potential pitfalls in taking a second job or setting up business from home. News of an economic downturn will inevitably... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1512 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1512 This is a brief reminder of the general rule that employees of a business are transferred when a ‘substantial part’ of the business is sold to a purchaser. This means that... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1212 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1212 When commercial tenants assign a lease, they often do so having first guaranteed the obligations of the next tenant in line. If the lease was granted... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1112 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1112 Shared ownership allows homebuyers to purchase a share of a property and ‘rent’ the other share from a Housing Association under a long lease. These arrangements... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0512 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0512 With the prevalence of identity theft in all its forms, in June 2008 the Land Registry produced a helpful guide aimed at assisting landowners to prevent another person... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0312 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0312 he sale by Brian and Wendy Wilshaw of their property in mid-Devon has sparked a great deal of media interest. Many admire their ingenuity in the face of difficult times in... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0112 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0112 If you are looking to purchase an existing salon, open a new salon or expand the range of services you currently offer, there is an important quirk of planning law with... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2511 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2511 In a recent High Court Case, a homeowner sued the Coal Authority when the value of their home plunged because of subsidence damage to the property next door caused by coal mining... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2411 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2411 The Land Registry is proposing to develop a flood risk indicator that will be accessible to purchasers and their solicitors on the Land Registry website. The intention is to... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2111 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2111 D'Angibau can assist you at the 'heads of terms' stage to prepare for initial meetings and to make your offer. Many of our clients have found this service particularly useful... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2011b http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2011b Did you enter into a commercial lease after 1st December 2003? On the grant of your lease, your liability to Stamp Duty Land Tax will have been worked out on the basis of the current rent... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2011a http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2011a Since 1st September 2008 (England) and 6th October 2008 (Wales) Local Authorities have been able to require Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) both when applying for... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1911 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1911 We are occasionally asked to act for the purchaser or tenant of a property where the landlord is not represented by solicitors... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1811 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1811 Developers of the much-publicised ‘eco-towns’ around the country have to work to stringent emissions targets set by the Government. The Department for Communities and Local Government... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1211 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1211 From 6th April 2007 residential landlords have been required to ensure that residential deposits taken in relation to Assured Shorthold Tenancies are protected. This must occur... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1011 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#1011 For over a month now commercial sales and lettings have required the seller or landlord to produce (or have on order) an Energy Performance Certificate giving an 'energy rating' for the property... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0511 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0511 Part II of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 allowed Highways Authorities to close footpaths and bridleways where there is likely to be... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0311 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0311 Hi – I’m Roger Turner, partner at Poole office. I agree with Fiona how important it is to have a Power of Attorney as well as an up-to-date Will in place... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2710 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#2710 Hello, I guess I d better start by introducing myself. My name is Fiona McArthur and I am a 35 year old solicitor working in the Boscombe Branch of D’Angibau LLP solicitors... http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0210 http://www.dangibau.co.uk/blog.php#0210