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Source note · Mark John Mayo v Miss E / L00BP152

The 6 May 2026 letter before action addressed to Nick Shackson

The family’s 6 May 2026 account of its concerns and its requests for explanations and supporting records.

DLetter before action6 PDF pagesSupplied PDF copy reviewed · 12 September 2026

What is in the file

The Unanswered Record has examined all 6 pages in this supplied PDF copy. Page references below refer to that copy.

The letter is dated 6 May 2026. It sets out the family’s position and the explanations it seeks.

  • Page 1: the date and purpose of the letter.
  • Page 2: the family’s challenge to the title-specific and general-area descriptions.
  • Pages 4–5: requests for the basis of the wording and identification of the agreements said to have been transferred, including whether any concerned BH68.

The reported office discussion

Page 3 attributes to an Estates Specialist identified as “Tom” a statement that no current or historic BH68 agreement existed in Mr Mayo’s name. The family also reports historic agreements it describes as defunct, a predecessor agreement for Miss E’s property and her current executed agreement. This is the family’s account of the discussion: the office recording and title/subdivision history are needed to test the reported account. Historic agreement copies have since been supplied separately.

Professional identification: Tom Watson · Estates and Wayleaves Specialist · National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc · Bodmin, Cornwall is the public professional match linked to this account. The letter itself gives no surname for Tom; the profile distinguishes the public professional sources from the meeting account.

How to read it

A letter before action records the position of its author. The family’s assertions about events, intention and wrongdoing must be distinguished from facts independently established by other documents.

The letter is included in the source index because it shows how the requests for clarification developed. Its allegations are not adopted as findings by this draft.

Publication status

The original PDF is retained outside this website. This source note summarises the supplied copy and does not replace the document itself. A publication copy has not yet been prepared.

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