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Rising cost of construction contracts – impact on contractors and clients

In recent years, the construction industry has been hit with a torrent of obstacles, seeing prices rise significantly, with seemingly…
4 years ago
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Tenant Liquidation – A Guide for Commercial Landlords

Commercial landlords can use numerous methods to recover rent arrears or to regain possession of their premises after tenant liquidation….
4 years ago
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Calling all landlords – serving valid notice

Serving a valid notice, as required by the Housing Act 1988, is the first step to ensure you once again…
4 years ago
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Buying a house at auction is not ALL the buyers risk

Often a house is in an auction sale because there are problems that have made it difficult to sell on…
4 years ago
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Joint Property Ownership – how does it work?

This article focuses on joint property ownership including the types of ownerships, declarations of trust and mortgages….
4 years ago
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Property misrepresentation claims: when your seller hides the truth

You may wish to bring a claim against your seller for misrepresentation if you have found issues with your new…
4 years ago
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Repayment of your Help to Buy loan: Guide

When redeeming your Help to Buy Loan you can choose to either repay in full or in part by staircasing…
4 years ago
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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…
4 years ago
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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…
4 years ago
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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…
5 years ago
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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…
5 years ago
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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…
5 years ago