Most people will have heard of the National House Building Council (NHBC) and their 10 year Build Mark warranty for new homes (including newly built…
The residence nil-rate band was introduced with effect from 6th April 2017 as a result of the promise in 2015 by George Osborne to introduce…
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) is not a piece of legislation you might immediately think relevant to planning, but its use is growing…
It’s the new tool being trialled to fuel the national obsession of speeding up the property buying process and reducing the risk of gazumping and…
Under Government plans in early 2020, home reservation agreements will be trialled in England. Currently, no property transaction is guaranteed until the contracts are exchanged,…
The prospect of purchasing a property can be daunting even for the most experienced buyer. If you are looking to purchase your first home, there…
It’s a conundrum. More and more unmarried couples who split up immediately contract a bout of early onset amnesia, rendering them completely unable to recall…
The cost of evicting a tenant in the UK has reached an average of £31,000 according to London Estate Agents, Benham & Reeves. This includes…
If the current fervour of consumer-driven criticism is anything to go by – not to mention the number of investigations various quangos are carrying out…
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