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Insurance for New Properties

July 17, 2017

When buying a brand-new property, the developer should offer the benefit of structural insurance such as...

Lease Extension – What is it and Do I need it?

July 10, 2017

All Leases run for defined term, this can be anything from 99 years, 125 years to 999 years...

Why have searches when purchasing a property?

July 3, 2017

For first time buyers it can come as a surprise that searches are required...

Voluntary Registration of Unregistered Land

June 29, 2017

Over 80% of land in England and Wales is now registered with the Land Registry, meaning there is a clear...

Everything you need to know about Help to Buy ISAs

June 26, 2017

In late 2015, the government launched the Help to Buy ISA scheme, which will provide house-hunters with....

Why make a will?

June 21, 2017

You spend your lifetime carefully managing your money and building up your estate but imagine...

What is a joint tenant?

June 19, 2017

When purchasing a property, your solicitors will ask at some point during the transaction...

Declaration of Trust for jointly owned rental properties

June 13, 2017

Did you know? If you own a rental property with your spouse or civil partner but you don’t split the income equally between you both, there is a dedicated tax form to let HMRC know.

5 Further points to consider when taking a Commercial Lease

May 30, 2017

In a previous post some of the legal aspects in negotiating and signing up to a commercial lease were considered...

Private law rights, private matters; (claims personally funded, at personal risk)!

May 15, 2017

In my work as a litigation lawyer, or “resolver of disputes”, I often find myself having to explain to people that...

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