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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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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…
4 years ago
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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…
4 years ago
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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…
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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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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Commercial Lease – What is Security of Tenure?

This Security of Tenure article is the first in a series explaining the importance and impact of specific clauses in…
5 years ago