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If you live with a partner but you’re not legally married. Here are four things you might like to consider to ensure you are protected.
If you’ve been thinking about buying a leasehold property but have been put off because of the ground rent charges, you no longer need to let that stop you from going ahead with your purchase. From 30th June, ground rent cannot be charged on new residential leases.
Here at PGM we have an expert conveyancing team so you can rest assured that your transaction will be in safe hands. We understand that what you want is simply to be in your new home, and it is our job to make that happen as swiftly and as smoothly as possible.
The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in Wales on 1 September 2019. It came into force in England on 1 June 2019.
Building land is at a premium. Developers are, therefore, turning to sites which have been previously used for other purposes. Some of these have a legacy infestation of the dreaded Japanese Knotweed.
Japanese Knotweed is a blight on many areas of the country. It is highly invasive and spreads via a complex root system which travels long distances underground.
Japanese Knotweed has again been in the news recently. As usual it is not good news.
The effect of Japanese knotweed on property has been well documented over recent years with images of the plant growing through concrete foundations and destabilised buildings.
From April 1 the Welsh Assembly Government introduced its own Land Transaction Tax (LTT) replacing Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). This means that England, Scotland and Wales each have their own separate regime for taxing the acquisition of land.
Recently we have dealt with a number of clients who have purchased the freehold title to their property. The problem with leasehold properties is that every year the cost of the freehold will increase and as the term of the lease diminishes even further, the price will escalate quite dramatically.