Insights and Guidance - Page 31

On Monday 8 July 2019, a team from Gordons Partnership joined the 300 walkers who took part in the Guildford Legal Walk 2019. Hosted by the London Legal Trust, the Guildford Legal Walk is a...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 (‘the Act’) came into force on 1 June 2019 and applies to three main criteria “in connection with a tenancy of housing in England”. Controlling the kind of...

Conveyancing ‘disbursements’ are the additional fees and taxes that must be paid to various third parties by a solicitor, on behalf of the buyer or seller. Usually these are paid up-front,...

Guarantees, warranties and indemnities are often seen together (usually in a lease or loan agreement), but all carry very different obligations:- A guarantee is a contractual promise to ensure that...

Following on from the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) overview: Schedule 6ZA of the Finance Act 2018 provides that from 22 November 2017 first time buyers can claim relief from SDLT when purchasing...

What is Ground-rent? When a Property is sold as leasehold, the buyer is only a tenant with a very long term rental. The ground/land the home is built remains in the hands of the freeholder. The...

If you want to get divorced in England and Wales you must still provide reasons for the court. Unless you are relying on the fact that you have lived apart for at least 2 years then a petitioner...

If you purchase a freehold property, you are purchasing the outright ownership of the property, including the land it is built on (although there are restrictions on the depth of the land beneath...

In its most simple form, Conveyancing is the legal process by which the legal title of property is transferred from the current owner to the new owner. The process involves a conveyancing solicitor...

The Government scheme which helps first time buyers to save for a deposit for their first house is coming to an end this year. The Help to Buy ISA is a higher-rate interest savings account with the...