If you have a spare room or second property, then you might have considered renting it out through Airbnb or similar sites. It’s a popular platform designed to allow you to let rooms or whole apartments to those looking for a short-term stay. Homeowners list...
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS - UNDERSTANDING THEM Restrictive covenants can take many forms, they can give a right or forbid certain actions. If you are a looking to purchase a property when your legal team make the searches they can sometimes identify a restrictive covenant attached to the property....
WHAT A PROPERTY SEARCH CAN REVEAL When a property search is being undertaken, usually when some one has made an offer which has been accepted, the legal team apply to the Land Registry and make a search. These searches can reveal any number of things, including Notices...
WHAT IS THE HELP TO BUY EQUITY SCHEME? The original help to buy equity scheme which was launched on the 1st April 2013 and was expected to end in 2021. The government recently announced that it is to be extended until 2023. The extension, from 2021...
THE CHANCELLOR, RISHI SUNAK’s HELP FOR HOME BUYERS. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE HOUSING MARKET? THE BUDGET DETAILS DIRECT FROM THE CHANCELLOR The Chancellor confirmed that the UK ‘faces profound economic challenges’ set out how he intends to help to kick start the economy on the...
OWNERSHIP RIGHTS - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW When you buy a house together as a couple, it is a big step. Or it may be that a pair of friends decide they can have a more substantial property if they pool their resources. When the time...
WHAT IS A DEED OF TRUST? A Deed of Trust is a document which can be used to define a part ownership share in an asset such as a property. This document is often created when two people purchase a property and one of them contributes...
MORTGAGE DEALS - WHAT ARE AVAILABLE Whilst these difficult times are with us and even though house sales have been given the green light to commence again, financial constraints may still affect the housing market. We all want to either buy or sell at the best price,...
THE CONVEYANCE DOCUMENT AND WHAT IS A CONTRACT FOR SALE? A conveyance, also known as a Property Transfer Deed, is the document that legally transfers the ownership of a house from the seller to the buyer. Whilst it must be signed by the seller and is...
I can hear the collective groan at the dreaded words, legal searches, but are they misunderstood. If we know what they were for and what they did would we like them a little bit more and understand why they are so important? Among many other things...
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