Accidental Landlord

AdrianC

Umm, that link says they are - just six people max, inc the registrar and couple. That leaves three people, two witnesses are required - so five is the minimum possible.
They should only take place in exceptional circumstances - should is not must.

Anyway, they cancelled the wedding in September...

Weddings, civil partnerships and religious services

Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies must only take place with up to 6 people. Anyone working is not included. These should only take place in exceptional circumstances, for example, an urgent marriage where one of those getting married is seriously ill and not expected to recover, or is to undergo debilitating treatment or life-changing surgery.

Weddings and civil partnerships must only take place in COVID-19 secure venues or in public outdoor spaces unless in exceptional circumstances.

theartfullodger

What have you got against socialists?  Consider the character of the early church.

"Accidentally" signed paperwork as a landlord eh?

lookstraightahead

People have had much more to worry about over the last year.

Crashy_Time

You can`t really be an "accidental" landlord.

robatwork

Firstly:


Secondly:
I'm no socialist either but sympathy, which was already paper thin, finally snapped at:
As a result of the cancelled wedding, Miss Dell and her partner, who are planning to buy a house costing some £1m near Woking, 

I looked everywhere for their kickstarter or justgiving campaign to no avail.

AdrianC

robatwork said:

Firstly:

Not wrong...

Secondly:
I'm no socialist either but sympathy, which was already paper thin, finally snapped at:
As a result of the cancelled wedding, Miss Dell and her partner, who are planning to buy a house costing some £1m near Woking, 

Well, they'd better get a move on - because the only way £59k SDLT fits £1m is if completion is before the end of March. Without the +3%, they'd be looking at £29k, so the headline SHOULD refer just to the additional £30k.

If they miss the end of March, then even without the +3%, their bill is going up to £44k. With the +3%, £74k...

It's almost as if the Telegraph know they're spouting complete codswallop, but just don't care...

Angela_D_3

Blows my mind.  You own a flat with dodgy cladding.  Yours didnt catch fire and you aren’t dead,  surely everything over and above tyst is a bonus (and no doubt thats why thry dont want to live there but happy yo charge someone else to 

Grumpy_chap

AdrianC said:

Umm, that link says they are - just six people max, inc the registrar and couple. That leaves three people, two witnesses are required - so five is the minimum possible.

Weddings, civil partnerships and religious services

Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies must only take place with up to 6 people. Anyone working is not included. 

I interpret that as 6 people plus the Registrar (who is working).
So:

• Bride
• Groom
• Bride's Mum
• Bride's Dad
• Groom's Mum
• Groom's Dad

Obviously, could cut that to just Bride, Groom and two witnesses, but I guess someone in the Government realised the difficulty for a couple having to pick only two out of four parents.

EDIT: Why did the couple cancel the wedding in September?  Wasn't that when we were all happy days EOHO?

AdrianC

Grumpy_chap said:

AdrianC said:

Umm, that link says they are - just six people max, inc the registrar and couple. That leaves three people, two witnesses are required - so five is the minimum possible.

Weddings, civil partnerships and religious services

Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies must only take place with up to 6 people. Anyone working is not included. 

I interpret that as 6 people plus the Registrar (who is working).

You are absolutely correct.

EDIT: Why did the couple cancel the wedding in September?  Wasn't that when we were all happy days EOHO?

Because FULL FAT MERINGUE! HUNDREDS OF GUESTS! PERFECTION! TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS! IT'S HER RIGHT TO BE BRIDEZILLA!

Ah, yes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53622817
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/25-september/news/uk/weddings-shrink-again-as-new-covid-rules-kick-in
30 people max for most of Sept, reduced to 15 at the end of the month.
Obvs, restricting to max 30 removes all the battles about whether Great Auntie Ethel (who nobody likes and hasn't been seen since the christening) should be invited, and where's the fun in that?

oldwiring

greatcrested said:

Not the Daily Mail by any chance?

Look. Life is not perfect. Sh*t happens.

Grenfell was a tragedy and there's a whol bunch of people (newly weds or not) who own flats that are hard/impossible to sell because of the new cladding requirements. That is a well known issue. I'm not belittling it, or the thousands caught in the trap created by rules designed to prevent another Grenfell, but laws are never perfect.

We could debate for pages on this thread whether Grenfell residents, or residents of other tower blocks, have been sufficiently helped or compensated. That's politics.

There are others, individuals or businesses, who have fallen between the gaps in support for employees/business during the pandemic. Again we could debate for pages.

Or we could debate the (shock horror!) people who have lied or cheated to claim pandemic support they are not entitled to.

But these two nearly-newly-weds currently own two homes between them, so sympathy for them is misplaced. There are people far worse off!

And I may be wrong, but were Registry Offices not conducting weddings over the summer .......?

@ greatcrested 
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