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Reasonable Endeavours and Heads of Terms

A recent legal case highlights the importance of ascertaining the true nature of any terms in any heads of terms…
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Estate Rentcharges: why and how are they used on modern residential developments?

Estate Rentcharges enable Rentowners to recover the costs of maintaining any privately shared areas, roads and services from the owners…
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The Latest on the Leasehold Reform

The Leasehold Reform received Royal Assent on 7 February 2022 and forms a part of the government’s wider reform of…
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Scamdemic – APP fraud on the rise

The increase of APP fraud over the course of the pandemic has lead to a total loss of £207.8 million…
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Caveats – a sword or a shield…

A caveat is a written notice given by someone which alerts the probate registry not to issue a grant of…
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What is an option agreement?

An option agreement is where a prospective buyer enters into an agreement with a landowner for the right to buy…
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Shared Ownership: How does it work?

The shared ownership scheme is a government initiative first launched in the 1980’s with the aim of helping first-time buyers…
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The cladding crisis: Government sets out new plan to protect leaseholders

The government reveal new plan to make developers and companies pay to fix the cladding crisis stemming from the Grenfell…
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Assignment of Lease and Authorised Guarantee Agreement (“AGA”)

A tenant who wants to assign (transfer) their lease must check its terms to see whether or not this is…
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Is Japanese Knotweed ‘Knot’ so bad anymore?

Are you buying or selling a property affected by Japanese knotweed? Or perhaps you have bought a house that since…
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Non-statutory v Statutory Lease Extensions – key points to consider

There are two routes to extending a lease. In this article we explain the pros and cons of a non…
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Property Transactions – how do solicitors protect you?

Property Solicitors must be alert to ‘alarm bells’ during property transactions and carry out rigorous due diligence to ensure the…