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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 government reveal new plan to make developers and companies pay to fix the cladding crisis stemming from the Grenfell…
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Are you buying or selling a property affected by Japanese knotweed? Or perhaps you have bought a house that since…
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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 Solicitors must be alert to ‘alarm bells’ during property transactions and carry out rigorous due diligence to ensure the…
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One of the reasons conveyancing solicitors carry out stringent identification checks and searches is to prevent fraud….
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Rishi Sunak announced the SDLT holiday extension until 30 June 2021. What is not completely clear though, is if these…
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2021 promises to be an interesting year, at the very least, for the property market as a number of major…
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Turnover Rent is a form of Rent in Commercial Leases which may benefit both a Landlord and a Tenant….
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With a critical eye turned on the property developments in 2020 the panel discussed lessons learned from 2020……
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The new guidance from HMRC makes it clear that compensation payments are now generally liable to VAT….
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The draft Building Safety Bill was published by the government in July 2020……