Backing Wimbledon’s brilliant Bookfest 2024
Brendan Dean looks back at the highlights of Wimbledon Bookfest 2024 and explains why the team are so passionate about supporting this highlight in the Wimbledon calendar. It’s not every…
Enfranchisement
Ashworths Sponsor Waggy Walk Wimbledon
On a beautiful sunlit Saturday in early October, more than 180 dogs and their owners gathered near the Hand in Hand pub at Crooked Billet for the annual Waggy Walk…
Renters’ Reform
Reform of the rental market has been a talking point for many years, but it finally looks like new legislation will be introduced in a month or two’s time which…
Ashworths are co-sponsoring the Wimbledon Guild’s Waggy Walk
On Saturday 5 October 2024 why not join Ashworths (and our four-legged colleague, Dhansak) at the Waggy Walk organised by the Wimbledon Guild? The Guild is a fantastic local charity that…
Fire Risk Assessments and Asbestos Surveys
We are often asked about Fire Risk Assessments and Asbestos Surveys when we are buying or selling a flat (although the rules largely apply to commercial premises as well). The…
What can we expect from our new Government in relation to planning?
Following last week’s election we have a new government in power and significant changes are expected to the UK’s planning system and housing sector. Forming part of the Labour Party’s…
From Tiny Acorns…
One of the questions we often receive from buyers when they are purchasing a property is what is a tree preservation order (TPO) and how will it affect the trees…
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act
One of the pieces of legislation that was saved when Parliament was dissolved on 24 May was The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act. The Act will make it easier and…
Share of Freehold – sounds perfect but what does it mean?
Whilst historically the collection of ground rent by freeholders has been a steady income stream, since the implementation of the Leaseholders Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 there is now little…
Gifted Deposit – What is it?
Gifted deposit – what is it?In its literal sense it is a cash gift. If you are fortunate enough to be gifted money that helps you to get on the…