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<p>On 15.07.2020 16:44, Stuart N. Clarke wrote:<br>
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#000000">Another group to steer clear of – if I may generalise
– is that of retired solicitors: time on their hands and a lot
of legal knowledge, plus an intimate knowledge of the
leasehold restrictions, can make life awkward for those
committing the least infringement. <br>
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<p>In the 1950s our family lived in a semi-detached house. My
parents had a small shed built on the property. Our next-door
neighbour was a retired solicitor's (i.e. lawyer's) clerk. He
determined that the shed projected one inch on to his property,
and sent my father a legal agreement in quadruplicate in which my
father agreed to lease what must have been about a square foot of
land from him at a peppercorn rent. My father took great pleasure
in the neighbour's disappointment when he got the builder back to
shift the shed an inch into out land. "Spoiled his fun," he
remarked with a look of smug satisfaction on his face.</p>
<p>Jeremy H<br>
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