Andrew Veitch solicitor London W1

ANDREW VEITCH SOLICITOR CENTRAL LONDON W1 - FREE INITIAL LEGAL CONSULATION

2009-11-18T11:58:00.000Z

Andrew Veitch a solicitor in central London W1 is willing to provide an initial free consultation for new clients on a range of legal matters. Andrew Veitch will also provide a no obligation free written estimate of his fees. Please feel free to browse through the articles that Andrew Veitch has posted on this blog with a view to providing insight into a range of legal matters that you may have to consider throught your life.

Andrew has advised clients ranging from large companies and multi-million pound property developers, Hollywood actors, world champion and Olympic sportsmen, local businesses to everyday individuals throughout London and the whole of England and Wales.

Andrew Veitch (LL.B., M.A., PgDip) has a law degree, a masters degree, a post graduate diploma in legal practice and is admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Court of Engalnd and Wales (Formerly the Supreme Court.)

Andrew Veitch is professionally qualified to deal with all aspects of your legal requirements efficiently and cost effectively. Andrew Veitch is able to offer professional legal services to deal with your requirements in a fast and efficient manner in order to obtain the best result achievable.

Andrew Veitch deals with the following areas of law: commercial and residential property, conveyancing, litigation, divorce, family, debt collection,insolvency, bankruptcy, landlord and tenant, wills, trust, probate, personal injury and employment.

Andrew Veitch's office is conveniently located in the West End / Central London (Marylebone - Westminster) near to Central London County Court, the High Court and the Royal Courts of Justice and numerous stations and bus routes. The office is in the West End of London near Oxford Street and is located within walking distance of the following stations: Marylebone, Marble Arch, Baker Street, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Great Portland Street, Regents Park, Euston and Kings Cross.

Andrew Veitch's office is also located adjacent to Harley Street and Wimpole Street which allows easy access to medical and dental experts with regard to personal injury and accident claims and medical negligence claims.

Andrew Veitch's office is also located in the proximity of the head offices of the Howard De Walden Estate, the Portman Estate, the Grosvenor Estate and Cadogan Estate and is thus ideally situated to advise and serve notices and claims related to lease extensions and leasehold and freehold enfranchisement with regard to Marylebone, Mayfair, Westminster, Chelsea and Knightsbridge.

Please contact Andrew Veitch for your free initial consultation at:

Guy Clapham & Co solicitors

51 - 55 Weymouth Street

Marylebone

Westminster

London W1G 8NH

DX: 83300 WEST END 2

Tel: 020 7935 1095

Fax: 020 7935 9127

E-Mail: andrew@guyclapham.com

Blog: www.andrewveitchsolicitor.blogspot.com

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date.

Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use:

Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

COMPANY LAW SOLICITOR - ANDREW VEITCH - SOLICITOR LONDON W1 - COMPANIES ACT 2006

2009-09-30T15:38:00.002+01:00

FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION

Andrew Veitch (a partner in a London firm of solicitors in the West End of London W1 - Marylebone) is willing to initially discuss (free of charge) your your company law requirements. In order to obtain your free evaluation, in the first instance, I suggest that you e-mail Andrew Veitch with your contact details and a description of your Company Law requirements and/or queries: andrew@guyclapham.com

The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 will come into force on 1st October 2009:

COMPANY DIRECTORS - ADDRESS

From 1st October 2009 company directors can provide a service address which will be available on the public record instead of their residential/home address. Directors may give any address for service including the company's registered office.

A director's residential address will still be required by Comapnies House, however the residential or home address will be held on a separate register of residential addresses. Access will be restricted to separate register of residential addresses. Nevertheless, if a director continues to use their residential address as the address for service the register at Companies House will not disclose that that this address is their residential or home address. However, on 1st October 2009, unless a director notifies Companies House of a seperate service address a director's current residential address will automatically become the service address. Thus a director can notify the company of a service address to be included in the Register of Directors. This new service address should then be notified to the Registrar of Companies using form CH01.

INSPECTION OF COMPANY RECORDS

If a person wishes to inspect a private company's records, they will have to give advance notice of the date and time they wish to carry out the inspection. The person inspecting the private company's records will be allowed to copy all or part of a records they are entitled to inspect.

Companies are also required to provide copies of records in the format that the inspecting person requests, be it a hard copy or electronic copy (even if this is not how the company stores the records.)

CHANGES TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

You are required to notify Companies House of any amendments to the company's articles within 15 days. If you fail to make the notification within the 15 day time limit the sanctions are that you could be held to have committed a criminal offence and be fined £200.

NEW COMPANIES HOUSE FORMS

All Companies House forms will change from 1st October 2009. The new forms must be used for all matters on or after 1st October 2009. If you submit an old form for matters on or after 1st October 2009 it will be rejected by Companies House. However, for matters which took place before 1st October the old 1985 Act forms should still be used.

Andrew Veitch solicitor, LL.B., M.A., Pg Dip

C/O Guy Clapham & Co
51 - 55 Weymouth Street
Marylebone
Westminster
London W1G 8NH

E-mail: andrew@guyclapham.com

Tel: 020 7935 1095

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date.

Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use:

Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

ANDREW VEITCH - LONDON SOLICITOR W1 - PERSONAL INJURY SOLICITOR LONDON W1 - PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS - AN EXPLANATION OF NO WIN NO FEE AGREEMENTS (CFA's)

2009-09-29T14:06:00.012+01:00

FREE INITIAL ADVICE

Andrew Veitch a personal injury lawyer (a partner in a London firm of solicitors in the West End of London W1 - Marylebone) is willing to initially discuss (free of charge) your ability to pursue a personal injury claim / accident claim. Andrew Veitch will also advise you if he is willing to undertake your claim on a no win no fee basis (A Conditional Fee Agreement.) Andrew Veitch will also advise you on alternative methods of funding your personal injury claim, such as before the event insurance (BTE) and after the event insurance (ATE.) If you instruct Andrew Veitch to undertake your personal injury claim your matter will be dealt with by him (a "Grade A" experienced personal injury litigator,) rather than being dealt with by a lowly qualified solicitor, paralegal or even legally unqualified person as can happen with some claim management firms of solicitors.

WHAT DOES "No win No fee" REALLY MEAN?

No win No fee arrangements are technically called "Conditional Fee Agreements (CFA's) and were created by legislation in 1998. This legislation was essentially introduced to replace Legal Aid funding for personal injury claims. Legal Aid has been effectively abolished for all but a few cases of personal injury claim, for example Legal Aid can be available for medical negligence claims in certain circumstances.

The solicitor in agreeing to take on your case under a CFA takes a risk that he will win the case. This is because if your claim does not succeed he will not recover any of his fees. Therefore solicitors are only likely to agree to act on a CFA basis if they believe that you have a very strong case that is likely to succeed. However, even if you have a strong case there is always a risk that the claim does not succeed and the solicitor does not get paid. If your personal injury claim does not succeed and you have followed advice provided by Andrew Veitch you will not be charged any legal fees by Andrew Veitch.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ISSUE A CLAIM AND YOU LOSE?

If you issue a claim at court and then subsequently lose your claim or withdraw your claim you are normally then liable to pay the defendant's legal costs. This is why Andrew Veitch will explain the need to consider the possibility of insuring yourself against losing your claim.

If you think you may have a claim or require further information why not contact Andrew Veitch for a free evaluation of your claim. Andrew Veitch has dealt with claims for the following injuries and accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) accidents at work / in employment, medical negligence, bike and car accidents, trips slips and falls (on roads, pavements and in shops.)

In order to obtain your free evaluation, in the first instance, I suggest that you e-mail Andrew Veitch with your contact details and a description of how your injury occurred, details of any witnesses that saw the accident and details of the injuries you sustained and any costs incurred or loss of earnings: andrew@guyclapham.com

Andrew Veitch solicitor, LL.B., M.A., Pg Dip
C/O Guy Clapham & Co
51 - 55 Weymouth Street
Marylebone
Westminster
London W1G 8NH

E-mail: andrew@guyclapham.com

Tel: 020 7935 1095

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date.

Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use:

Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

ANDREW VEITCH - LEASE EXTENSION SOLICITOR LONDON W1 - HOW TO EXTEND A RESIDENTIAL LEASE

2009-09-02T15:30:00.009+01:00

FREE INITIAL ADVICE

Andrew Veitch (a solicitor in the West End of London W1) is willing to initially discuss (free of charge) your ability to extend your residential lease.

FOR HOW LONG CAN YOU EXTEND YOUR LEASE?

The statutory right to extend your residential lease is provided by the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (as amended.) This allows you to extend your lease by way of a grant of a new lease for a term of 90 years, in addition to the unexpired term of your lease. The new lease will also provide for a peppercorn rent (i.e. no money has to be paid for the rent - no rent is payable.)

HOW DO I QUALIFY TO EXTEND MY LEASE?

Subject to a few exceptions, to qualify to extend your lease by 90 years you must own a long lease (a lease that was originally at least 21 years long) and have owned it for the past two years.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OR WHY SHOULD I EXTEND MY LEASE?

As the length of the unexpired term of a lease decreases so does the resale value of the lease. Thus if you extend your lease you will add value to the sale price of your flat/property and/or prevent the value of your flat/property decreasing.

If a lease has less than 80 years unexpired (the amount/years left of a lease) then as part of the cost to extend your lease you will have to pay what is known as a "marriage value" to your landlord. This will increase the cost of extending your lease. For this reason should consider extending sooner rather than later.

Due to mortgage lender's requirements (Banks and building society) you could be faced with difficulties selling your flat if the unexpired term is less than is regarded as mortgageable by most lenders. Different lenders have different rules but they are generally require at least an unexpired term of 25 years beyond the length of a mortgage. As most mortgages are re-paid over 25 years most lenders require a minimum unexpired term of about 50 - 60 years. Thus if you extend your lease a buyer will be able to obtain a mortgage to purchase your flat/property and your flat/property will be more marketable and valuable.

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO EXTEND MY LEASE?

There is a strict legal procedure to extend your lease. First of all you need to serve a Notice of Claim on the landlord to claim a lease extension (based of what you believe is the value of the cost of extending your lease.) I suggest that a specialist valuer is instructed to prepare a valuation report (especially in Central London) so that you are aware of the potential cost of the lease extension. I can recommend a suitable valuer to you.

The service of the Notice of Claim is only the start of the legal process for acquiring a 90 year extension. The cost of the lease extension may be agreed with your landlord (after negotiations) or your claim may end up in the the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal ("LVT") which may have to decide what the amount payable for the lease extension should be. Since there are strict time limits, rules relating to service of the notices and counter notices, information and documentation to be served and your claim could end up in the LVT (which is a little bit like a court hearing) you may be advised to seek legal advice or instruct a solicitor to handle your claim to ensure that your claim does not fail, you do not pay too much for your lease extension and you keep costs payable to your landlord to a minimum.

If you wish to consider extending your lease please do not hesitate to contact Andrew Veitch for further advice:

Andrew Veitch solicitor - LL.B., M.A., Pg Dip
C/O Guy Clapham & Co
51-55 Weymouth Street
Marylebone
Westminster
London W1G 8NH

E-Mail: av@guyclapham.com

Tel: 020 7935 1095

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date.

Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use:

Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

DEBT RECOVERY - ANDREW VEITCH SOLICITOR LONDON W1 - FREE INITIAL ADVICE ON HOW TO RECOVER A DEBT OWED TO YOU

2009-06-10T16:46:00.005+01:00

Andrew Veitch (a solicitor in the West End of London W1) is willing to initially discuss (free of charge) the options available to you to recover a debt from an individual, partnership or company.

ENFORCEMENT OF COURT ORDER - DEBT RECOVERY
If you are owed a debt an individual, partnership or company you may issue a claim at court to try and recover the debt. If your claim is successful and you obtain a court order indicating the debt is payable to you there are then several ways to try and enforce payment of the debt, which are explained in brief below:-

1. A warrant of execution. You can apply for a court order against the debtor's goods which can then be seized.

2. A charging order - You can apply to the court in order to register a charge against any property owned by a debtor and thereafter apply for the court to order that the property is sold and the debt discharged from the net proceeds of sale

3. An attachment of earnings order. You can apply to the court for an order that the debtor's employer makes deductions from his earnings/pay to discharge the debt owed to you.

4. A garnishee order. This is where where a third party is ordered to pay to the creditor a debt he owes to the debtor.

5. If you are owed more than £750 you can issue a bankruptcy petition against an individual or partnership. If it is a company that owes you more than £750 you can issue what is called a winding up petition against a company. Indeed if the debt is undisputed you can immediately proceed to taking steps to issuing a bankruptcy petition or winding up petition without the need to obtain a court order (although in the case of a bankruptcy petition you need to personally serve a statutory demand on the debtor before issuing a bankruptcy petition.)

If you wish to obtain advice on issuing a claim to recover a debt owed to you or to try and enforce payment of a debt please do not hesitate to contact Andrew Veitch for more advice:

Andrew Veitch solicitor - LL.B., M.A., PgDip
C/O Guy Clapham & Co Solicitors
51 -55 Weymouth Street
Marylebone
Westminster
London W1G 8NH

Tel: 0207 935 1095

E-mail: av@guyclapham.com

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date.

Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use:

Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

ANDREW VEITCH CONVEYANCER LONDON SOLICITOR W1 - An explanation of Home Information Packs (HIP) - OBTAIN A FREE WRITTEN CONVEYANCING QUOTE AND/OR FREE HIP FROM A CONVEYANCING SOLICITOR LONDON W1

2009-05-06T17:04:00.006+01:00

The Home Information Pack (also known as a HIP) is required for most homes being marketed for sale in England and Wales. From 6 April 2009 you will not be allowed to market your property unless a HIP is available.

A HIP is a set of documents that provides the buyer of property with information on the property. It is a legal requirement to provide a buyer with a HIP free of charge.

A seller of a property needs to make arrangements to have a HIP compiled before selling your home.

Andrew Veitch, a conveyancing solicitor in London W1, is willing to compile a HIP free of charge (he will just charge for the cost of the searches contained in the HIP) on the basis you instruct him on the sale of your property. Furthermore, Andrew Veitch is willing to provide a free written conveyancing quote or discuss your conveyancing needs on the telephone (again free of charge.) Please contact Andrew:-

Tel: 020 7935 1095

av@guyclapham.com

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LONDON SOLICITOR W1- FREE REVIEW OF YOUR EXISTING WILL - UPDATE YOUR WILLS

2009-03-31T12:11:00.007+01:00

Andrew Veitch (a solicitor in London W1) who specialises in wills, probate, estates, estate planning and trust law is willing to review you existing will (free of charge) to ensure that it a valid and legally binding will.

Andrew Veitch is also willing to provide you with advise on drafting your first will or drafting a new will or updating an existing will.

Although many people believe that it is not particularly important to leave a will it is extremely important if you want to ensure that who is to benefit from your property and possessions after your death. You can also decide how your assets are shared. If you do not leave a valid - who gets what of your possessions is decided by the law after you die.

Thus it may be particularly important to leave a will if you are not married and co-habiting.

A will may also help in ensuring that no more Inheritance Tax than necessary is paid, which will mean that you will be able to leave more to the people you want to leave your wealth to rather than the Inland Revenue/HM Revenue & Customs.

It is particularly important to write a will if you have children so you can stipulate who should look after your children until they are adults.

Alternatively if you want to leave your money and possessions to children (your own or nephews and nieces ect.) you will be able to appoint trustees to look after the money until they become adults.

The above are just a few examples of why it is so important to write a will.

If you wish to obtain advice on writing a will or setting up a trust please do not hesitate to contact Andrew Veitch for advice:

Andrew Veitch solicitor
C/O Guy Clapham & Co Solicitors
51 - 55 Weymouth Street
Marylebone
Westminster
London W1G 8NH

Tel: 020 7935 1095

E-Mail: andrew@guyclapham.com

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date.

Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use:

Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION

2009-02-16T15:28:00.005Z

Andrew Veitch solicitor London W1 is willing to provide an initial free consultation for new clients on a range of legal matters.

Please contact Andrew Veitch at:
Guy Clapham & Co solicitors
51 - 55 Weymouth Street
Marylebone
Westminster
London W1G 8NH

DX: 83300 WEST END 2

Tel: 020 7935 1095

Fax: 020 7935 9127

E-Mail: av@guyclapham.com

Website: http://www.guyclapham.com/

Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use:

2009-02-16T14:43:00.003Z

Andrew Veitch ( LL.B., M.A., PgDip ) is a partner in Guy Clapham and Co solicitors (51-55 Weymouth Street, London W1G 8NH E-mail: av@guyclapham.com Tel: 0207 935 1095 http://www.guyclapham.com/ )

Andrew Veitch deals with the following areas of law: commercial and residential property, conveyancing, litigation, divorce, family, debt collection,insolvency, bankruptcy, landlord and tenant, wills, trust, probate, personal injury and employment. Andrew has clients ranging from large companies and property developers, Hollywood actors, world champion sportsmen, local businesses to everyday individuals throughout London and the whole of England and Wales.

Andrew Veitch (LL.B., M.A., PgDip) has a law degree, a masters degree, a post graduate diploma in legal practice and is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court. With a team that includes excellent hard working staff, Andrew Veitch has a professional team, qualified to deal with all aspects of your legal requirements efficiently and cost effectively. Andrew Veitch is able to offer professional legal services to deal with your requirements in a fast and efficient manner in order to obtain the best result achievable.

Andrew is willing to consider providing a free initial consultation and will provide a written estimate of his fees. Andrew Veitch is also willing to act on a no win no fee basis (conditional fee agreement) if circumstances permit.

With offices conveniently located in the West End of London (Marylebone - Westminster) near to Central London County Court, the High Court and the Royal Courts of Justice and numerous stations and bus routes. The office is in the West End of London near Oxford Street and is located within walking distance of the following stations: Marylebone , Marble Arch , Baker Street , Bond Street , Oxford Circus , Great Portland Street , Regents Park , Euston and Kings Cross.

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