Why We Ask For ID
Is it all becoming r-ID-iculous? Why we ask for ID? We’ve all been there. We think that we can nip off and sort something out at lunchtime but our plans to have a quick coffee in Pret are scuppered by the words “Sorry, you’ll need to come back with some ID”. So why is it […]
Renting Business Premises
Renting Business Premises Jamie Coates talks about what you should look for in article that was first published in Wimbledon Time & Leisure Magazine in August 2016. Setting up a business requires careful planning and it is usually best to focus on one aspect at a time starting with market research, creating a business plan and […]
Special offer for First Time Buyers
Special Offer For First Time Buyers For a limited time Ashworths are pleased to help First Time Buyers take their first steps on the home-owning ladder by paying for their standard conveyancing searches. This offer saves an average purchaser around £300. Click here for details of our offer and to arrange for one of our […]
Help to Buy
Help to Buy – What happens when the “Bank of Mum and Dad” runs dry? Even those sceptical about the effect of the various Help to Buy government initiatives would admit that they are surprised by the impact that the schemes are having on the housing market. Whilst it must be said that in Wimbledon, […]
Where does it all go wrong with leaseholds?
So you’ve completed on your flat purchase – and then what? Where can it all go wrong? Typically once you have completed your flat purchase, you move in, file away any papers received from your solicitor, and carry on with living your life in their new home. Many of you will treat the flat as […]
The Budget and SDLT Changes
Increases to commercial property rates The announcement in the budget that non-residential rates would rise from midnight caught most people unaware. There was never a particular reason for the disparity between the “slice” system for residential property and the “slab” system for non-residential property, and this distinction has now been abandoned. Not only did the […]
Buy to let landlords – under attack?
This article was originally published in Wimbledon Time & Leisure in February 2016. Buy to let landlords – under attack? Around 40% of the housing stock in Merton is rented rather than owned, with around half of that being rented from private sector landlords. According to the 2011 census, these figures are largely representative […]
Land Registry Anti-Fraud Measures
Ashworths are working with the Land Registry to publicise their Property Alert service and the other anti-fraud measures that are available. The Property Alert service is completely free of charge and allows you to set up an email alert if an application is made against a property that you a monitoring. The service is particularly […]
Share of Freehold
So you have done it. You have been through the process of buying your freehold and you have emerged the other side as proud new ‘share of freeholders’. So what now? The completion of the purchase of your freehold is far from the end of the story. Your freehold requires careful management and the time […]
Deposit Guarantee Schemes
The RICS have published statistics which suggest that acquiring a buy-to-let property is now 500 per cent more expensive than it was five years ago. A 70 per cent Loan to Value mortgage on a typical new-build apartment will mean that an investor has to find well over £100,000. Where a flat may not be […]