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Nick Small

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Jeremy, That is what should happen but it seldom does. The solution is to use a personal search company such as PALI. When we started in business in 1999 it was common for local authorities to take twelve weeks to provide searches. Sixteen weeks in the summer holiday period. This is why we started our business. As there was no competition, local authorities just did not care. We gave them competition and times and prices came down and a lot of councils got their act together but some, and a lot in Wales, don't care and still use "T" cards as records. As an example, Newcastle Staffs say it takes over six hours to collate the data for a search on a commercial property but our guy can make a half hour appointment and do six. In the Google age this is not even a joke. Imagine if councils sold houses. Support private industry. Use PALI. (Property And Land Information.

From: Nick Small 29 June 2017 09:28 AM

Pali Ltd. I am with Rob on this. Our system is web based for ordering searches, carrying out anti money laundering checks etc and conveyancers can use it 24-7. From this we see conveyancers placing order at mad hours such as 2am Sundays. Saturday afternoons and the busiest period of all is Friday afternoon as they frantically try to complete for the week end so their client can move in. As Gareth points out the dozy vendors never get the blame. Nick.

From: Nick Small 26 May 2017 15:38 PM

Have these councils got nothing better to do?

From: Nick Small 01 March 2017 17:22 PM

Just a little point. How do you square a radius?

From: Nick Small 23 November 2016 14:05 PM

Well here we are in post apocalyptic Britain and, guess what? The sun came up this morning. It has already been proved that staying in and complaining just annoys the other members, particularly France, and it changes nothing. Most of the other member countries bend the rules to suit themselves but unfortunately we are British and we play by the rules so the only option, if you don't like the rules, leave. We have and now we can move on. Even George Osborne now admits we will do very well outside. The EU had plenty of opportunities to change to a more reasonable and democratic organisation but the self serving and arrogant rulers, like Junker, were more interested in rubbing our collective nose in it. I bet "The Queen" sends "Saint Nigel" a Christmas card this year.

From: Nick Small 27 June 2016 11:28 AM

You could be right Simon. You may well be arrogant. To spend all the time required to impart your views to us less intelligent minions probably does require a certain arrogance. In my opinion The EU is a failed experiment run by a self serving elite who despise democracy, only want what is best for themselves, are corrupt and are in love with power. Just about all the entities which are pushing for Britain to stay in are also corrupt or in some way benefit from our remaining shackled to this failed system. They are all so arrogant they will not admit the experiment has failed but if you doubt it ask the citizens of Greece, Portugal, Italy or Spain. Given a referendum they would all vote leave as would France. When the next five countries enter, Including Turkey, which are all basically bankrupt the cost to the British would be even more massive than it currently is. The British people are not against immigration, we are a nation of immigrants. We are not even racist as is evident by the millions of immigrants from all over the world living here successfully. No we are concerned that the terms for people coming to live here are not controlled by us. The numbers are not controlled by us. The requirements for integration are not controlled by us and their behaviour, cultural or moral, may be imposed on us against our wishes. We are in danger of being swamped and marginalised. I vote for bent bananas and powerful vacuum cleaners. I want my window cleaner to be able to work off a ladder. I want my doctor to have a least a grasp of English and have qualifications I can at least check. If he kills me I would like him to be struck off. If any public official is found to be corrupt I would like him to be locked up. My dad was an Irish navy but he was a great singer so he was accepted in to our community. Some of us didn't go to university and have more fundamental reasons for wanting to cut the shackles of servitude and vote for independence. Vote British emancipation.

From: Nick Small 22 June 2016 20:06 PM

There are bigger things going on here than the property market. This is about democracy, independence, national identity, being shackled to a failing system with no accountability run by a ruling class that has no idea how to halt the decline it has engendered and really doesn't care because they will still be paid their exorbitant salaries and expenses because they cannot be voted out. The auditors have refused to sign off the accounts every year since this club was formed due to the theft and misappropriation of the money we, the working people of Britain, have been paying in to support their failure. Ask the young, unemployed of Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain if they think we would be better off voting remain. Even France, who have never forgiven us for rescuing them from Hitler, would vote leave if they were given the chance. Wait until the next five peasant economies (including Turkey, well named,) Join. See how you feel then There won't be a property market as no one will have enough money to buy a house. That is apart from the Eurocrats.

From: Nick Small 22 June 2016 15:44 PM

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