http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Ian+Robinson Real Estate Ian Robinson Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=402212&ca=Real+Estate Of all the various markets that have been hit by the recession, few have been as totally and utterly decimated as the property and mortgage markets. Of course, with the benefit of hindsight and intense scrutiny by everyone from politicians to journalists to local shopkeepers as to the reasons for th... Marketing Ian Robinson Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=374567&ca=Marketing Many business of all sizes experiment with various different types of weird and wonderful advertising stunts rather than adopting an old fashioned, straight forward approach such as brochures or mailing catalogues and flyers. Since the inception of the world wide web in the 90’s there has been an ex... Society Ian Robinson Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=364475&ca=Society If you have turned on the television or the radio recently, you may well have seen a new advert that is sending shockwaves around Britain, and serves as a reminder of the dangers of speeding on Britain’s roads. It draws particular attention to the victims of dangerous driving. Some observers are hop... Legal Ian Robinson Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=357810&ca=Legal If you were to say the words ‘Inheritance Tax’ to somebody, it is quite likely that they would be able to explain what the term meant and perhaps even roughly explain the basic ideas behind it. But how much do you really know about the current laws that dictate Inheritance Tax? It is more than likel... Business Ian Robinson Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=346065&ca=Business As businesses begin to feel the pinch, perhaps now is a good time to make a move to purchase a business. Nobody needs to be told that times are beginning to become more than a little tough right now for most businesses, from some of the smallest to some of the largest, due to the effects of the econ... Legal Ian Robinson Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334368&ca=Legal If you’ve picked up a newspaper recently, you’ll be fully aware of the case involving the death of the young boy who was living in north London and is known in court and in the media as ‘Baby P’. The mother of the 17-month-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to age and privacy reasons... Real Estate Ian Robinson Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=320844&ca=Real+Estate It has now been over one year since the much debated Home Information Pack and Energy Performance Certificate for houses with 4 or more bedrooms was launched on the 1st August 2007. The principle was to ensure that buyers will know how energy efficient a house is before they buy it, and also so that... Legal Ian Robinson Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=311076&ca=Legal On 24th April some leading supermarkets were raided by the Office of Fair Trading after a tip-off by Wal-Mart/Asda about practices which may breach UK competition law. Emails were seized in what the supermarkets claim is a "fishing expedition", crossing many products and sectors. The raids follow a... Finances Ian Robinson Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=296490&ca=Finances As more and more UK businesses begin to have financial difficulties the advice is not to panic and instead act early to seek professional legal assistance. Your business may not be a high-profile company that makes headlines every month but that does not mean you cannot have the same problems as Nor... Legal Ian Robinson Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=293662&ca=Legal Recently three oil executives were convicted and jailed in the UK for price fixing. This was the first ever prosecution for an oil cartel. Each man pleaded guilty to a single offence of creating a cartel. The three individuals used code-names, secret meetings, and Swiss bank accounts in order to orc...