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Conveyancing Tips for First-Time Property Buyers in the UK

Conveyancing is the legal process of transferring property ownership from one party to another. If you’re a first-time buyer in the UK, this process may seem daunting, but understanding the key steps can help make it more manageable. See our conveyancing tips for first time buyers – a helpful guide to what you can expect: 1. Instruct…

Property Licensing – Do I need a Solicitor?

Property licensing in the UK can present a variety of challenges for property owners, landlords, and letting agents. These challenges often stem from the complexity and variability of regulations across different regions and the need to comply with multiple legal requirements. Understanding Licensing Requirements Let’s have a look at some of the common challenges one may face with property…

Have a Problem Tenant? Here’s How the Law Can Help.

You find the perfect tenant for your newly renovated 1 bed apartment in Kensington and all is going well. Until they are a few days late with the rent for a month or two. And then they lose their phone and are only contactable via email. After three months of not responding to your emails or paying any rent you receive an email…

What’s Your Legal Responsibility With Invasive Plant Species?

So you’re out there on a Saturday morning in your wellies doing a bit of gardening, tending to your Foxgloves and Forget Me Nots. And as you’re trimming back some of the Blackberry bush you notice something behind it you hadn’t seen before. What are those pretty white flowers? Is that a Japanese Knotweed? So…

Property Law: Co-Ownership Of Land

Trust. What comes to mind when you see that word? Well, trust can be a rare commodity these days. Gone are the days when “spitting on palms” and “shaking on it” was enough to go on. Usually something in writing is a better way forward. In a similar way, when it comes to the co-ownership…

Holiday on Stamp Duty Land Tax Has Been Extended

After the first Coronavirus lockdown came to an end in July 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced a holiday regarding Stamp Duty, in the hope to help the housing market recover after the pandemic. This was originally planned to last until 31st March but, to the relief of many, this has now been extended to 30th…