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Japanese Car Imports,
WE ARE MOVING
New Address:
30 Berth Tilbury Freeport, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7HB!
Please visit the website on www.japaneseimportauctions.com

New Address as above:
Turn left when entering the port and follow the road round - we are on the right after 1.4 miles.
All other contact details remain the same.
The Directors, management and Staff of JIA would like to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Thank you for your business in 2004, Lets hope 2005 can be even better.
1st Sale of 2005 & Grand Opening of New Auction site will be on Tuesday 11th January at 11.30
The Port Secutiry has been upgraded; please ensure you bring your Photo ID with you to ensure smooth entry to the Port. NO under 16's allowed on the Port, Port regulations.

BCVA

Date/Location:
06 Jan 2005 10:30
The Old Brewery,
Baynton Road,
Ashton
Bristol
Avon
BS3 2EB

Viewing:
Wednesay 5 January from 11am - 6pm and morning of sale from 9am.
Catalogue Info:
 
 
Content:
MINI MOTORBIKES, HORSE TACK, TOOLS & TILES, CATERING EQUIPMENT, CATALOGUE RETURNS, WATCHES, JEWELLERY, CARS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
MINI MOTORBIKES: incl: Both 47cc mini moto and 49cc FX-2 midi moto petrol motorbikes.
HORSE TACK: Incl. Saddles, blankets, feed buckets, helmets, clothing, boots, wellies, leather straps, bits, waterproofer, horse feed, numnahs, yard brushes, pictures, belts & braces, etc.
TOOLS & TILES: incl. Husqvarna chainsaw, site transformer, 4kbh generator, concrete mixers, laser levels, sledge hammers, winches, jacks, vice, clamps, socket sets, diamond discs, drill bit set, hammer drills, nail gun, Sip mig welder, 3 phase grinder, spanners, padlocks, tarpaulins, welding masks, Crown surface plate, radiators, etc.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE: incl. Corner display cabinets, coffee tables, bedside tables, hall table, gateleg tables, nests of tables, TV and video cabinets, hi-fi cabinets, sofas, chaise longue sofa bed, etc.
CATERING EQUIPMENT: incl: Bentwood cafe chairs, stainless steel prep tables, Bartlett stainless steel convector ovens, cash register etc.
OFFICE FURNITURE: incl: filing cabinets, multi filers, 6ft 2 door filing cabinet, reception seating, Compaq mobile server cabinets etc.
AIRPORTS AND GREAT WESTERN TRAINS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY: incl: Canon Ixus camera, Canon A20 digital camera, DVD drive, Psion Revo, Palm V, Sony Palm OS, scientific calculators, Apple iPod, Compaq pocket PC, Canon EOS750 camera, Gameboy colour, hairdryers, wallets, purses, suitcases, holdalls, rucksacks, inflexion kite, tents, clothing, crash helmets etc.
CATALOGUE RETURNED GOODS: incl: Porches 911 remote control car, Bathroom items, tents, 6ft snooker tables, luggage, electrical items, toys and games, kitchen items, flat pack furniture, blinds, pressure washers, hedge trimmers, tools, paddling pools, inflatable mattresses, briefcase etc.
ELECTRICAL GOODS: incl: Air conditioning units, widescreen TV's, Sony CD recorder, Philips DVD recorder, Sony mini discs, blue tooth headsets, Airedales tuners and equalizers, paper shredders, video phone, printers, MP3 players, digital cameras, de-humidifier, air conditioning units, digital home theatre systems, joysticks, etc.
WATCHES, JEWELLERY ETC: incl: Montre Suisse gents wristwatches, Fruitwood netsukes, enamel opium flasks, bone inro, snuff bottle, jade plaques, oriental pipe, silver / amber bangle and pendant, novelty vesta cases, silver brooches, heart locket etc.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: incl: 354 pairs of denim jeans, 90 denim jackets, candle sticks, classical guitars, golf clubs, digital safe, Hi-Light upright bagless vacuums, cyclone power cylinder vacuums, Pride Nippy electric wheelchair, A Sunrise electric wheelchair, large glass fronted display cabinet, wicker baskets, wallpaper, paint, ceramic tiles, DVDs, Playstation 2 games, horse drawn harrow etc.
CARS: incl: A 1995 Vauxhall Omega 2.0 16v CD automatic (M), A 1996 Renault Laguna RXE 5 door hatchback (N), A 1994 Vauxhall Astra Merit I Estate (L), A 2003 Daewoo Tacuma 1.6 SX (03)
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES: incl:A Fiat Punto TD60 car derived van (R), A Volvo FL4 recovery truck (E)
MOTORBIKES: incl: A 2002 Piaggio Diesis 100 84cc scooter, A Kawasaki ZZR1100 motorbike (P) WE ADVISE YOU TO CONFIRM ABOVE DETAILS WITH AUCTIONEER BEFORE TRAVELLING..

Frank R Marshall

Date/Location:
14 Jan 2005 11:00
Red House Farm
Maggots Nook Road
Rainford
St Helens
Cheshire
WA11 8PL

Reason for Sale:
On Instructions from Mr W E Grayson who is retiring

Content:
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors: Massey Ferguson 390T 4wd Tractor, with Low Profile Cab, First Registered - 1st February 1995. 3010 Hours at time of Cataloguing, One Owner From New. Massey Ferguson 3070 4wd Data Tronic Tractor, Registration Number G339 PVR, 6752 Hours at time of Cataloguing, on 16.9-34 RearTyres. Case 1394 2wd high Clearance Tractor, Registration C196 GCK, First Registered - 13th August 1985, 3871 hours at time of Cataloguing, One Owner from New. Case L1100 Fore-end Loader. David Brown 1410 4wd Tractor, Registration YRX 89IT, First Registered - 23rd May 1979, No Clock. Massey Ferguson 135 Tractor, Registration CTE 22J. First Registered - 19th January 1971, One Owner From New. Ford Diesel Transit Van, Registration C980 JRN, First Registered - 4th February 1986, 48,918 miles, Good Engine for Spares or Repairs. JCB 525B-4wd Loadall, Registration E496 PWD, First Registered - 7th April 1988, 4706 Hours at time of cataloguing, with Bucket and Tines. New Holland Clayson 1540 Combine Harvester, Registration MBV 713P, First Registered 1st August 1975, 12ft Cut. Coventry Climax 4DMA Diesel Fork Lift Truck.
Implements: Bamlet Cement Mixer for 3PL, 9' Potato Bag Elevator, 13'6 Potato Conveyor, Pair of Row Crop Wheels 210/95 R44 x M25, Potato Elevator/Bagger, SF 1000 Back Actor, Cooch Potato Riddler, Bamlett Discs for spares, Land Roller, Tractor rear Weight, Ransome Potato Spinner, Broadwater Box Tippler (L or R), 2 Pallet Tines for 3 PL, Wood Burner 100,000 btu, Blench HD 15 Tine Cultivator, Allman 825 Crop Sprayer - 14 mtr boom, Rauecf Twin Disc Fertiliser Spinner, Ferguson Cultivator, McConnel Hy-Reach Hedge Cutter, Ferguson 3 Row Rider, Lely 3 mtr Grower Power Harrow, Dowdswell 4F Reversible plough, Blench Dutch Harrow & Crumbier, Rekord Spring Tine Cultivator, Accord 2 Row Cabbage Planter with Canopy, Farmhand Flat 8 Bale Grab, Bamford BL59 Baler, Barnford Whuffler, Stegsted STN Corn Drill, Gruse Robot Potato planter, Grimme Midranger 83 Pot Harvester with single axle, 2 Pairs of Grimme Floating Axles, AmacACl carrot Harvester, 2 Wheel 3T Tipping Trailer, 4 Wheel Flat Trailer 14' x 6'6, Tyrer4w FlatTrailer 17'6,Pettit l0T Randem Axle Trailer, Tyrer 4T
High Lift Trailer with Wooden Sides.
Grain Storage Handling Equipment: Crittal 30t Square Grain Bins, Clyde Pre-Cleaner, Gascoigne Oil Fired gain Dryer (3T per hour), 5' Chain & Flight, 18' 3-Phase Auger, Unloading Auger, 25' Alan Blench Chain Bucket Elevator, 30' 3-Phase Grain Auger. WE ADVISE YOU TO CONFIRM ABOVE DETAILS WITH AUCTIONEER BEFORE TRAVELLING.

 
Edward Symmons & Partners

Date/Location:
18 Jan 2005 11:00
Lichfield Road
Brownhills
West Midlands
WS8 6JZ

Reason for Sale:
RE: Electrium Sales Ltd (due to restructuring)

Viewing:
Day Prior 9am to 4.30pm and morning of sale from 9am.

 
Content:
POWER PRESSES, PLASTIC INJECTION MOULDING, ON-LINE POWDER COATING PLANT, ASSEMBLY MACHINERY Etc (Subject to availability)
30-Power Presses 10-100 tonne by Cincinnati Milacron HME, Rhodes, Bliss, S&B etc.
Raster AR60/700NL-4s electronic 60 tonne high speed press (1992). 20 Hare presses 2 - 15 ton, Wiedemann Centrum 1000 CNC
20 station turret punch. Acorn CNC 4 station hydraulic punch (1997), de-coilers, Amada CSW-220 corner notcher. Bulldog 5 & 9I station roll formers. Spot and MIG welders, flypresses, bench rivetters, tappers and drills. Jones & Shipman 540 grinders, Startrite
bandsaws, Colchester Chipmaster lathe, Delapena Speedhone etc.
3 - Aumann and 2 - Bennett coil winders, 2 - Bihler multi-slide wire forming machines. 9 Plastic Injection Moulding Machines, 30 - 210 tonne, by Engel, Demag, Krauss-Maffei, Boy and Nan Rong. (1982/1984), hopper loaders, dryers, etc.
Delta on-line powder coating plant with 3 - roll in / out booths.
Parasol 3.2 tonne x 10.8m span overhead travelling crane. Electrical & mechanical test equipment, Lista tool cabinets, air compressors, racking, tote bins, assembly benches, office furniture etc, etc.

WE ADVISE YOU TO CONFIRM ABOVE DETAILS WITH AUCTIONEER BEFORE TRAVELLING

News

Tsunami Scam

A new fraudulent email has begun circling the Internet. It claims to be from an Asian charity helping the victims of the recent devastating Tsunami that hit South-East Asia.
A member of an anti-scam forum has said, Nigerian scammers have sent out an email, originating from Lagos in Nigeria, claiming to be from a Singaporean charity that is involved with the relief effort. They ask that recipients send money by Western Union to help out the victims of the disaster.
The fraudulent email states:

“DEAR SIR/MADAM

SIR WE WANT TO SAKE YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT FINANCIALY FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DISSASTER FOR THE DISPLACED PEOPLE IN THE ASIA TSUNAMIS EARTHQUAKE ATTACK. WE ARE SOLID FOUNDATION A HUMANITARY AND NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION IN ASIA.

PLEASE WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT WITH AT LIST £100 UPWARD TO ASSIT MORE THAN 2,000,000 DISPLACED PEOPLE AND OVER 500,000 HOMELESS, AND over 33,000 poeple are dead and we need to assit the families of the dead people. WE NEEDED THE FUNDS TO HELP GET FOOD, MATERIALS, DRUGS, FUEL, ETC...

If you would like to make a donation, Google has a list of sites already set up to provide information and handle donations for victims throughout the region

Property News

Hi,

It’s Peter Parfait here, with an article written by property lawyer Graham Hughes regarding the legal due diligence one should perform when buying property abroad. I trust that you may find this advice useful in your property dealings:

10 Top Tips For Buying Property Overseas
More and more Britons are looking to buy property abroad, as holiday homes, financial investments or for permanent relocation. Here UK solicitor Graham Hughes of Cheshire-based Grace & Co, who has specialised in overseas property conveyancing for over 16 years, and is also an official public notary, offers 10 useful tips for potential buyers, who don’t wish to throw away their hard-earned money by disregarding basic rules.

1. Get Legal Advice Before You Start
Whether you’re going on an inspection flight or viewing independently through local estate agents, when considering the purchase of overseas property you’ll be in a pressurised environment, with enthusiastic and not-so-scrupulous representatives encouraging you to sign. They’re mostly on commission after all. So it pays to get some pointers about the potential legal pitfalls. UK solicitors with overseas property experts, like myself, will usually give you free, initial advice, including an indication of costs, in a face-to-face meeting or over the phone. In this country you might not bother because you’ve probably already bought a home before, but in Europe, America, Australia, South Africa and the rest of the world the property market is different and the legalities complex, so you need to be pre-armed.

2. Don’t Rely On The Vendor’s Solicitor
If you allow the solicitor acting for the vendor, estate agent or property developer to act for you too, then you are asking for trouble. Don’t let someone in a bar convince you ‘that’s the way they do things here’ (surprisingly the legal systems in Spain, Italy, Portugal and elsewhere do allow solicitors to act for both sides), because it’s certainly not normal procedure, due to obvious conflict of interest. Consider, if your shared solicitor discovers something detrimental to the sale, is he or she going to reveal all to you, a one-off client, or protect his long-standing commercial interests? If you find out later there was a problem, you’re going to have to seek redress against that solicitor in a foreign court, which will be difficult and costly. I’m not saying foreign solicitors are unprincipled, but don’t needlessly risk a possible conflict of interest ruining your dreams.

3. Choose Your Own Independent Solicitor
In this country solicitors cannot act for both sides in a property transaction, other than in exceptional circumstances, purely because of potential conflict of interest. So the answer is pick your own. Which raises the difficulty, especially in a foreign country, of where you find a good one? The yellow pages, a ‘recommendation’ from your estate agent or simply knocking on doors can raise additional worries (especially the latter). One increasingly popular solution is to use a UK-based solicitor who is skilled in overseas property conveyancing. He or she should have experience of handling property transactions where you’re buying and legal associates in that country who can undertake the local searches. The solicitor doesn’t even need to be near your UK home, since most of the communications will be legal correspondence. And don’t believe overseas agents and developers who say a home-based solicitor will increase your costs and delay procedures. In my experience, that’s most certainly not true.

4. Make Sure You Can Talk To Your Lawyer
Even in this country, people seem to find it quite daunting to talk to solicitors (I can’t imagine why!), so how much more difficult and disheartening is it trying to communicate in a foreign language? Your school French, Spanish or Italian may be fine for ordering a meal, but understanding the nuances of legalese is quite another matter. Key points lost in translation can become problematic when they’re written into a contract. Buying in English-speaking countries like America and Australia can still lead to misunderstandings (separated by a common language, they say), with terms like ‘completion’ and ‘closing’ causing confusion. But the main problem is the time difference, which means you have to call your solicitor at extremely inconvenient times (as a solicitor to the High Court in Hong Kong, I often make calls at 3 am!). So, without labouring the point, you can talk conveniently to a British solicitor – and we’re not that frightening.

5. Has Your Solicitor Professional Indemnity?
When buying property in this country, you’re covered because your solicitor must have professional indemnity insurance, which guarantees you compensation should you incur any losses due to their negligence. The Law Society demands this and you cannot obtain a practising certificate without this, quite expensive, cover. Surprisingly, in some countries this is not always a requirement of practice, so you will need to verify whether your overseas lawyer maintains indemnity insurance. If he or she doesn’t and you lose substantial money through professional negligence, you will find yourself having to sue a foreign lawyer under his or her native jurisdiction, which at the very least is going to be a costly and long drawn-out process. Here you don’t need to sue your solicitor, you just make a claim and are compensated in British sterling – and exactly the same applies to foreign property conveyancing.

6. Is Your Money In A Separate Account?
In this country lawyers are obliged to hold their clients’ money in a separate bank account, which is guaranteed by strict Law Society regulations. Even if your money goes astray through professional malpractice, you will be compensated from a separate fund, to which all solicitors must contribute. So your money is safe (aren’t we wonderful!). However, this is not always the case in other countries. So if your solicitor is sued or made bankrupt, for reasons totally unconnected to you, the courts may seize his or her total assets for dispersing to creditors, including your precious deposit, completion monies or stage payments. Since the concept of trusts is often unknown in other countries, even if your money is held in a separate account, it may not be protected and if your lawyer dies, it can become part of his or her estate against which you would be forced to make a claim.

7. Does The Vendor Own The Property?
Don’t assume the vendor actually owns the property. You will need to ensure the deed of title is properly investigated, which is the job of your solicitor. Certainly cases regularly arise where the person selling doesn’t have good title, either for fraudulent or innocent reasons. Inheritance laws in certain European countries mean that ownership is divided between siblings, often of different generations, and these rights cannot be overridden by a will; it may even be that a wife’s children from a previous marriage have prior claim to the title. It is also not unheard of for someone to take a short-term lease on a property, then sell it using falsified documents, only for the legitimate owner to turn up later and eject the ‘buyers’. It’s even been known for estate agents to deliberately misrepresent properties as their own. Unfortunately, it can be a dog-eat-dog world out there, so don’t believe everything you’re told; check it out.

8. Are There Charges On The Property?
You and your appointed solicitor will need to ascertain that the property is free from charges and encumbrances, such as outstanding mortgages, pre-emptions (rights of purchase), tax or other liens (legal rights to another’s property), or that these will be discharged on completion. National and regional authorities in Europe can attach charges to properties for unpaid taxes, sometimes without the owner even knowing, so these will need to be checked before completion. It’s also not unknown for a vendor to agree to a sale, then negotiate a substantial bank loan and leave the new owner with the charge. Remember too that notaries, who in certain European countries ensure the proper legalities are upheld, are not obliged to tell you what mortgages or other encumbrances are registered against the property, they merely attend to the legal formalities.

9. Does The Builder Have A Licence?
Builders are often required to have an official licence to operate as a developer, not to mention a licence to build that particular property in that particular place. If you’re having a house built, you will need to see that licence, then verify that the builder is complying with the legalities regarding construction and that the property is being built in accordance with the planning permission. If buying off-plan, in particular, you will need to ascertain whether the builder has the necessary bank guarantees in place, before construction has actually started, so that if the building work is not completed for whatever reason or the project runs into financial difficulties, you can get your money back. Really, here I’m referring to smaller firms and potential fly-by-nights, since major developers presumably have their corporate reputations to protect, but don’t be afraid to ask the questions anyway.

10. Is There Proper Planning Permission?
If you’re purchasing a plot and having a house built, or buying a property under construction, off-plan, you will need to be reassured the builder has attended to all the necessary planning requirements and there is nothing illegal about the development. Land is often designated for possible construction or agricultural use and you will need to determine whether proper permission has been obtained and that the plans comply with restrictions regarding height, floor space and distance from boundaries. Certificates for the connection of water, electricity and services must also be obtained. Even with existing properties, it’s necessary to determine whether swimming pools and extensions have the necessary permission, otherwise you might be forced to remove them at your expense. It’s also worrying to note that the new Spanish government has vowed to demolish illegally-built homes, which are sited within 300 ft of the shoreline.
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Admittedly, I’ve sketched out some nightmare scenarios and, in fairness, most foreign lawyers, developers and estate agents are thoroughly decent, honest and professional people who will endeavour to ensure your property purchase goes smoothly. But don’t take this for granted. There’s a lot of money at stake – and it’s yours! Unfortunately, I’ve known many people who have lost their life savings and even put their UK home at risk, because they didn’t seek proper, independent legal advice from the outset. I’m also often involved in the tail end of cases where properties have been seized and dream homes demolished, due to disasters over deeds, ownership, charges and planning.

Obviously, I recommend consulting a British lawyer, who has an in-depth understanding of foreign property conveyancing and a network of local legal associates, who can carry out searches, visit planning offices and register titles in the country in question. But whatever you do, please follow my simple ABC guide to property purchase: seek proper Legal Advice, stick to your carefully constructed Budget and always adopt an attitude of Caution!
Graham A Hughes, Grace & Co

Further Research: Graham Hughes can be contacted at Grace & Co, Aztec House, 20 Froghall Lane, Warrington WA2 7JR. Telephone: 01925 242488. Visit http://www.graceandco.co.uk Graham has had over 15 years’ experience of assisting clients with purchasing both property in the UK and overseas. Unlike many solicitors he does not merely farm out the overseas property to an overseas lawyer, he undertakes the majority of the work himself, being fluent in both French and Spanish. He also drafts foreign wills, which are essential if you own a property abroad. The firm operates on a very competitive fixed-fee basis. For example, for an overseas property less than £100,000 in value, the fee is £995 plus any necessary disbursements.
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I trust that these mid-issue updates continue to assist with your property investment success. May I take this opportunity to wish you a thoroughly prosperous New Year.
Best regards,
Peter Parfait.

The Positive Club

Book your holidays first!
 
Well here we are at the start of another year a year full of
possibilities, opportunities and the prospects of even greater
success in everything we do.
 
Who knows what adventures await us?
 
As the next twelve months stretch out before us perhaps we should
consider how we are going to allocate all the time we have.
 
12 months
52 weeks
365 days
8,760 hours
525,600 seconds
 
Sounds like a lot doesn‚t it?
 
And yet as you and I know full well it will rush by as all the
other years rush by with at times seemingly alarming speed.
 
Just a couple of days ago I was thinking is it really December
already? Has another year gone by? Where did all the days go?
 
Many of my friends, colleagues and relatives admit that they didn't
really take enough time for themselves during the last year.
 
Business and life was so busy enjoyably so but busy nevertheless.
And many wished they'd planned their breaks a bit more in advance.
 
So maybe we could take a different view for this year and plan the
holidays first and fit the work around them.
 
Regardless how much we enjoy the job, the career, the business -when
we take regular breaks we return refreshed and ready for the next
challenge that life has to throw at us.
 
So take a moment and think of where you'd LOVE to go this year what
you'd just LOVE to do who you LOVE to do it with and block out
those times first.
 
I'm certain that when this year draws to its inevitable close
you'll be pleased you did.

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