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Action to take against UPS [closed]
I paid for UPS to deliver three parcels but they double charged me for that delivery.
UPS charged me twice for that shipment, and refused to respond to my emails and calls asking them to refund the ...
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Actions to take against parcel delivery service that lost my parcels
I sent five parcels using a UK parcel delivery service called parcelhero. The parcels were collected by parcelforce UK. Only 1 of the parcels was delivered, another was returned to sender, and three ...
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If someone shoots you, whose property is the bullet?
This may sound crazy but it is inspired by What if a spacecraft lands on my property?
The answer there seems to be that you don't acquire another's property just by it appearing in your domain.
The ...
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After exchange of contracts in property purchase, what happens if someone has COVID-19 on the completion date?
Say I am selling my home to a buyer and also purchasing a house from someone, and the chain of sales goes no further than this (for the sake of simplicity). All house sales are in the UK, where you ...
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Do the police have to kick someone out the house if the owner demands it?
I phoned the police to kick my in laws out the house after they started to take my furniture when they were only meant to take theirs (splitting up with wife). They came but refused to kick them out ...
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Is the description given in sales material for a house binding in the UK?
My partner is currently purchasing a property in England. In the report returned by the solicitor upon completing the searches, it is indicated that the shed and greenhouse are not included in the ...
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UK domestic partner squatting
A couple have been together for a few decades.
One of them sold their house 10+ years ago when they hit hard times, since recovered from.
About 8 years ago the other inherited a house on their ...
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Can an estate agent legally incentivize someone to sell below market value?
My neighbor is selling his house and the estate agent has listed it below market value, but in return is offering to pay the stamp duty and bill to refurbish the kitchen in the house he is moving to.
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Why doesn't London airport's Lost Baggage policy conflict with Theft by Finding or other UK law?
I lost a bag whilst going through security on a recent flight through Heathrow Airport in London, UK.
Since getting home I've been online to try and track the item and have discovered that their ...
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Temporary theft, or, removing someones property to deliver it to their home or office
If I take somebody's property without consent, with the intent of keeping it, it is theft.
If I take somebody's property without consent, but return it to them immediately, what law am I violating? ...
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my landlord won't let me in on the day my tenancy begins, is this legal?
My tenancy begins on July 1st, however as this is a Sunday my letting agent will not give me the keys on this day. I really need to move my stuff in on July 1st, can I claim that not allowing me to ...
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What is Stamp Duty Land Tax used to fund?
According to the gov.uk website, UK residents need to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax when they buy a property over a certain value. Where does this money go and what is it used to fund?
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Can the executor of a will enter into an option agreement for property on behalf of the estate?
I am acting as executor for my late father's estate. This is in UK.
One issue that the beneficiaries do not 100% agree on is how to go about selling the house. Some wish to sell it "normally" via an ...
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Getting property removed from my land
I require somebody else's property to be removed from land I am freeholder of as I need the space myself. I think that:
Them refusing to remove it is "tresspass", a civil wrong.
I can take them to ...
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Does indemnity insurance (for a house) become void if a 3rd party is told about it?
Indemnity insurance is bought if a home's deeds contain a fault, e.g. no access to the property, modifications made by previous owners that are not up to building standards etc.
The insurance would ...
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