17/08/2023
Properties awaiting Probate may be exempt from the increase in council tax surcharge for vacant homes in England for a period of 12 months.  The most recent increase in the surcharge was in 2018 when the premium tax rate increased to 100% for properties that had been empty for between…

10/06/2022
Well what a turn-up for the books! Today (9 June 2022), the current Prime Minister has just announced that up to 2.5 million tenants who are currently renting their homes from housing associations and similar organisations will possibly be given the opportunity to OWN them, and the best part is at a…

09/02/2022
Here are two recent transactions both with eleventh hour developments... The first was a c. £2m refinance. On the face of it, our client was mortgaging a property. So a very simple question of registering a charge on the property in exchange for cash. Something you would think you can…

26/02/2021
Head of residential property and all-round #property guru Bradley Bernett talks all things SDLT and what to expect in the next few days…if anything! We have seen a flurry of media outlets quick off the mark to predict that Rishi Sunak is preparing to extend the Stamp Duty holiday by…

25/11/2020
Further changes and regulations from the government means that tenants are continuing to be protected against eviction even when a possession order has been made at court. From 17th November no one can serve a notice of eviction or execute a writ or warrant of possession at a residential property…

13/11/2020
What do coffee, teddy and prime have in common? Well, continuing our “lockdown, a day in the life of” series, our commercial conveyancer Julie Hussey sets out her keys to successfully tackling a busy lockdown schedule Intrigued?  Well this is what Julie's tells us: So when friends ask, what do…

02/11/2020
As you are no doubt aware after the weekend’s announcement, a 4 week lockdown is due to commence from Thursday 5th November 2020 to try and reduce the continued impact of the pandemic, relieve stress on the NHS and reduce the rising infection rates. However, notwithstanding this the housing minister has…

23/07/2020
Following the Government announcement that Stamp Duty rates will be reduced significantly until March 2021, there has been a huge influx of mortgage applications and conveyancing instructions. For first time buyers however, it may not be as straight forward, and many potential buyers are having to rely on loans or…

08/07/2020
The long wait and very overdue kick start to the property market has now been announced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak. The Stamp Duty change is due to come in to effect immediately meaning that not only first time buyers will continue to benefit from Stamp Duty reliefs to enable…

22/06/2020
Valid Section 21 Notices The ruling appears to set out and show that a #landlord’s failure to provide a #tenant under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (#AST) with a copy of a current Gas Safety Certificate, before a tenant takes up occupation of the property would NOT prevent the landlord from being able…

19/05/2020
Not long ago there were murmurs in the wings of a virus making life difficult in China, then almost overnight, or so it seemed, we all found ourselves in lockdown and immersed in a New Normal as many call it. As a solicitor in the commercial property sector, I am…

13/05/2020
With the unexpected, yet excellent news from last night, It is great news for the housing market and possibly the economy as a whole, the Government has set out plans to re-start the housing market, which has been at a standstill since the lockdown. The guidance that has been issued…

28/01/2020
What can Landlords do when a Business Tenancy is coming at an end?  Some commercial leases give tenants security of tenure under section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.  What does this mean? This means that a commercial tenancy will continue to exist as a ‘statutory’ tenancy on…

16/12/2019
There has been some recent publicity in the press about troubles experienced by sellers of retirement flats. An example given is a substantial drop in value of a retirement flat in Folkestone and the high interim costs suffered by the seller. The seller, son of a deceased owner, failed to…

05/11/2019
Before Allowing The Right One In………. A Cautionary Note for Landlords of Commercial Premises During the early stage of lease negotiations it can be tempting for landlords to allow prospective tenants into occupation of business premises in advance of the lease being settled. The tenant may wish to start preparing…

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