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Tenant fraudulently sold rented property

By Residential Department | Published: April 8, 2013

A recent news story illustrates the importance of contacting a qualified, experienced, and trustworthy residential conveyancing solicitor when purchasing a property. A house in Newton Abbot, Devon, was recently sold for £90,000 on the internet, by the tenant. The 75-year-old man, who has now been jailed for six years after admitting to several counts of [...]

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Forecast shows that the north-south property price divide is likely to widen

By Residential Department | Published: June 11, 2012

A report has revealed that many buyers hoping to seek a residential conveyancing solicitor over the next year may well notice the north-south house divide widen sharply as London properties are set to continue rising in price at a faster pace than the rest of the country. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) [...]

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Families need an income of £52,000 to afford London rent prices

By Family Department | Published: March 30, 2012

A campaign led by housing charity Shelter has revealed that many families in London may be struggling to keep up with rent payments amid the results of a study which shows that families need to earn at least £52,000 a year to meet rent costs. However, the Homes for London campaign also revealed that in [...]

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Second home property sales fear over tax rules

By Residential Department | Published: April 2, 2011

Residential conveyancing solicitors may see an upsurge in second home property sales with a change in tax relief rules coming into force on April 6. In 2009, more than 260,000 properties in England and Wales were reported as being second homes, ranging from pieds-a-terre in London to Lake District log cabins and seaside homes in [...]

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Internet speed affects house purchase

By Residential Department | Published: March 29, 2011

A new aspect of how people decide on a house purchase has nothing to do with the conventional work of a residential conveyancing solicitor but everything to do with modern life and almost universal use of the internet. The UK’s largest property website, Rightmove, has decided to include relevant broadband speeds to the home description [...]

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Kensington residential conveyancing price boost

By Residential Department | Published: March 2, 2011

Kensington road has most expensive residential conveyancing in 2010 A road in Kensington, which is the London base of Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman, has been named the most expensive street in England and Wales; a fact that won’t surprise residential conveyancing solicitors and other watchers of the capital’s housing market. Victoria Road was originally known [...]

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