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Help to Buy Equity Loan

Looking for a great value Help to Buy Conveyancing Solicitors Quote? Let our experienced Help to Buy property solicitors complete all the legals for your Help to Buy purchase. Get a Help to Buy Conveyancing Quote* *Fixed Fee – No Sale No Fee – On...

27/05/2019

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Memorandum of Sale

The Memorandum of Sale - also known as a Notification of Sale - can be viewed as a welcome step and rite of passage marking when a seller has accepted your offer as a buyer and is the point when all interested parties initially communicate this and their contact details. It is normally drawn up by...

17/05/2019

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Form 17 Income Tax declaration of beneficial interest in joint property and income

The Form 17 Income Tax Declaration Form is used by married and civil partnership couples who want to declare unequal shares in a jointly owned property held as tenants in common. Under the Income Tax Act 2007 Section 836 it states: Jointly held property (1)This section applies if...

16/05/2019

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Staircasing Process

Do you need help staircasing? We have a specialist team who handle staircasing for both shared ownership and Help to Buy and offer great value staircasing shared ownership solicitors fees. Call us now to get a fixed fee quote for: Staircasing RICS valuer...

15/05/2019

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Staircasing Mortgage

As and when you decide to staircase your shared ownership home, you'll need to pay for your increased ownership percentage by using either a staircasing mortgage - the subject of this article - or by cash from savings, gifts or perhaps another source such as the proceeds of a probate sale....

14/05/2019

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Steel Frame House

A steel frame house is classified as being of non-standard construction (or non-traditional construction) much like concrete houses are (click to find out more) and if you are looking to buy - or sell - one, you need to be aware that this has implications for mortgages, insurance and even your home...

14/05/2019

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Memorandum of Staircasing

A Memorandum of Staircasing is a document which your housing association issues to you and confirms the amount you need to pay to staircase to the increased percentage ownership you've chosen and needs to by signed by you and returned to your housing association. The memorandum of...

09/05/2019

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What is a Discounted Variable Mortgage?

Discounted variable mortgages - or discount mortgages - are a particular type of variable rate mortgage, i.e. where the interest charged can vary month by month and is calculated as a set discount from the lender's standard variable rate (SVR). They clearly differ from fixed rate...

07/05/2019

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Easement - What are easement rights?

An Easement gives the dominant owner the right or rights to cross or otherwise use someone else's land. Two of the most common easement rights are a right to light and a right of way . The parameters of an easement fall under the following: What is the physical...

06/05/2019

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Property Covenants: Restrictive Covenants

Restrictive covenants or property covenants, regarding land and property law, pass enforceable rights and obligations from one landowner to another on sale or from a landowner to a tenant in the same way. As a general rule, covenants normally restrict or forbid some behaviour - for...

06/05/2019

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Timber Frame Houses

Timber frame houses are far less common than brick houses in the UK - although they are more numerous in Scotland - and, like concrete houses and steel frame houses are classified as being of non-standard construction (or non-traditional construction). As with homes made from...

06/05/2019

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First Time Buyers Rescue the Housing Sector from Brexit Doldrums: April 2019

There's no doubt that the housing market in England & Wales is 'in the wars' but is there a shining white knight in the shape of the first time buyer? We can't hide from reporting the sad - and continuing - facts of sales volumes in the country being parlous and on life-support in...

02/05/2019

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