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04Jul

Selling a Flat or Maisonette

Selling a flat or maisonette? We will try to better your alternative quotation not only on [...]

27Jun

How to extend your lease if you own a share of the freehold?

Do you need to extend your lease if you own a share of the freehold? How much does it cost to [...]

Stamp Duty Land Tax: relief for transfers involving multiple dwellings

Revenue produces draft guidance on the proposed stamp duty land tax (SDLT) multiple dwellings [...]

20May

Amendment to ground rent demand notice to long residential leaseholders

The Landlord and Tenant (Notice of Rent) (England) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3096) came into [...]

Residential Landlords may be liable for Tenants water bill

The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 is expected to come into force in October 2011. Section [...]

13May

Registering a Death

You normally need to register a person’s death within five days, and when someone you [...]

61% do not have a Will

Research recently published reveals some shocking statistics about Wills. It found that: over [...]

12Apr

Checklist: residential service charges

Legislation protects residential tenants from excessive service charges. Before entering into [...]

08Apr

5% Stamp Duty for Residential Property

  Since the introduction of SDLT, on 1 December 2003, the top rate of SDLT has been 4%. This [...]

05Apr

Steig Larsson and the Consequences of Dying Without A Will

  This is not (unfortunately) the title to his unpublished fourth novel. Stieg Larsson, the [...]