How does your lawyer purchase your property for you?

How does your lawyer purchase your property for you?

Buying a property is often the largest purchase you’ll ever make in your life. In order to buy a property, you must instruct a lawyer to do your conveyancing for you but what then? We explain in simple terms how your conveyancer buys your property for you. 1)...
Changes to Right To Buy scheme

Changes to Right To Buy scheme

The Right To Buy scheme will change on the 21st November 2024. Council tenants who are hoping to buy their council property will be offered reduced discounts from the 21st November, as part of wide-scale changes to the Right To Buy scheme. Can I still buy with Right...
Are house prices on the rise?

Are house prices on the rise?

Navigating the property market will always, ultimately, come down to personal circumstances however recent reductions in the Bank of England base rate have led to a lot of people asking us if we expect to see a rise in house prices in the very near future. In short,...
What we know about the Leasehold Reform Bill so far

What we know about the Leasehold Reform Bill so far

There is a lot of talk at present about the Leasehold Reform Bill, so we wanted to provide an interim update on what we understand of the bill so far. The introduction of the reform will give Homeowners more rights and protections over their homes and it will make it...
The Leasehold Reform Bill 2024

The Leasehold Reform Bill 2024

The Leasehold Reform Bill is in the news today, but what is it and how does it impact you? Ministers are facing calls to prevent leaseholders being threatened with losing their home over unpaid charges. Under current laws a property can be repossessed if the...