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I first saw 'The Bungalow', as it was then called, advertised with James B. Terson & Son, Estate Agents, in April 1984. It was a small timber framed bungalow, typical of many others in the area, although most of them have now been replaced by much larger brick built properties. It was described as:
I made an
appointment with Tersons to view the bungalow and was met at the property by a
lady who had the door keys to let me in and show me around. The lady explained
that she didn’t actually work for Tersons but worked for another agent nearby
and had been asked to show me around because she lived in the house opposite the
bungalow and that arrangement was more convenient for the agent. I agreed to
purchase the bungalow and Tersons recommended a local firm of Solicitors,
Stilwell & Harby, to act for me. It transpired that Stilwell & Harby
were also acting for the vendor, Miss Dickinson, but they explained that was in
order as long as two separate solicitors were involved in the transaction. The two solicitors
responsible were Jeremy R. Garner, who acted for me, and Peter W. Sherred, who
acted for Miss Dickinson. Mr Garner carried out all the usual searches including the Enquiries of District Councils, which was completed, signed and dated 21 May 1984 by Lesley Cumberland, Director of Legal and Administrative Services of Dover District Council. All references to the Public Health Act,
Town & Country Planning Act and General Development Order, relating to
permitted-development, were answered in the affirmative and at
this time the Council’s legal department ratified the
existing, long-standing residential use. As the solicitor acting for the vendor, Peter W. Sherred knows, the bungalow possessed full title and was in lawful residential use at the time the sale was completed. Peter W. Sherred was an experienced solicitor in public law and residential property conveyance, particularly so as before being employed at Stilwell & Harby, he was a solicitor with Dover District Council's legal department. The purchase of my bungalow was completed on the 15th June 1984 and Stilwell &
Harby issued an invoice for charges for approving and completing contract,
investigating title, preparing and completing Transfer on the purchase of my
property, preparing and completing certified copy documents in respect of the
registration of title under the Land Registration Act, Local Search fees and
Land Charge search fee. |