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 at…
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Private Roads
My solicitor has advised me that the development site that I am trying to buy is situated on a private road. What implications does this have for my development?More often…
Judicial Review
I am entering into a contract conditional on a satisfactory planning consent being granted. My solicitor tells me that it is important to allow for a “judicial review” period. Is…
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…
Stamp Duty Holiday – The End is Nigh
The Stamp Duty Land Tax Relief for first time buyers buying a property between £125,001 and £250,000 comes to an end on 24th March 2012. First time buyers buying a…
Tenant Deposit Schemes
In April 2007 the law changed in respect of how tenant’s deposits are held In respect of most new tenancies granted after 6 April 2007, Landlords should be aware that…
Rights of Light Seminar – 4 June 2008
On 4 June Ashworths held the latest in their series of developer orientated seminars. The seminar was presented by Andrew Frances, a leading Barrister specialising in Rights of Light claims.…
Every Cloud…..
Over recent weeks you cannot have escaped stories in the press predicting doom and gloom for the property market. There is no doubt that over recent months there has been…
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…
A Market Review – 2007
2007 has been a difficult year for UK property. Whilst there is no sign of the threatened property “crash”, there is no escaping the fact that the market for both…