Multiple dwelling relief under the new SDLT regime
A number of our clients have asked us about how multiple dwelling relief operates under the new SDLT regime. For a number of years now, the purchaser of multiple dwellings…
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STOP PRESS: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Rates alter
STOP PRESS: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Rates alter The Government in their Autumn Statement have announced increases in Stamp Duty Land Tax rates. After midnight on 3 December 2014…
CGT for overseas investors
The government’s announcement in the 2013 Autumn Statement is now nearly 12 months old, and yet there is a lot still not known about the detail of how overseas investors…
Life as a trainee solicitor
If someone had said to me three years ago that I would have been starting my training contract at a law firm who specialise in residential conveyancing and commercial property…
Ashworths Solicitors are proud to be a headline sponsor of the Comedy on Wimbledon Common event
Ashworths Solicitors are proud to be a headline sponsor of the Comedy on Wimbledon Common event on 11 October which forms part of the increasing successful Wimbledon BookFest fortnight. Established…
The return of private rental regulation
Croydon are the latest London borough to announce that they are to consult on the introduction of licensing the private rental stock within its Borough. Croydon’s stated objective is to “secure a consistent level of responsible property
Top tips for dealing with Commercial Property
Last year saw a record number of new business start-ups with London, unsurprisingly, leading the way. Whilst a large number of those businesses will operate from people’s homes with nothing…
Britain’s popular streets fight ‘forests’ of estate agent boards
Councils are using special legal powers to ban the use of the signs in some of the country’s most popular areas. Homeowners in some of Britain’s most desirable areas…
Offices to residential – Article 4 Direction
Certain types of extensions to buildings and changes of use of buildings do not require full planning permission from the council. These forms of development are called permitted development. The Planning…
Property news roundup: Why do so many home sales fall through?
A ‘fall through index’ for March suggests that over a quarter of home sales fail to complete, a 63 per cent increase compared with March 2013. Donna Houguez, Market Analyst…