Over a third (36%) of people have not made any provisions for later life, including saving for retirement, putting into a pension, writing a will or creating an LPA 97% of people are leaving health and welfare decisions to chance … Read More
Land Registry has outlined that they are aiming for all property to be registered. They have stated that currently over 85% of land in England and Wales is registered. There are apparent benefits to registration. Firstly it makes it easier … Read More
The firm has made a number of exciting new promotions. Lisa Morrison and Philippa Pipe have been promoted to Senior Associates, and Beata Nowakowska-Mrozek has been promoted to Associate. Congratulations to all!
National Statistics has provided figures for UK house price changes as of July 2018. Please see link below. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-house-price-index-summary-july-2018
Land Registry has just launched a new digital local land charges register with the aim of making the home buying process faster, more efficient and cheaper. It means that search results will be instantly available. At the moment it has launched … Read More
If you are curious about property prices in your area, or want to know how your house compares with others in the vicinity, Land Registry’s ‘Price Paid Data’ is a good way to obtain an indication. It is very easy … Read More
If you have property boundary questions, a good place to start is the government portal which gives you an overview of making a boundary agreement with a neighbour, applying to record an exact boundary or correcting a boundary mistake on … Read More
Further to my article of 21 February about the importance of employment status, and the highly talked about Pimlico Plumbers case, a decision has been reached by the Supreme Court. They have dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of … Read More
With spring finally upon us, people are naturally spending more time in their gardens. There are some garden laws in place that could surprise you. Below are two interesting articles on these rules and regulations. Just be cautious of them! … Read More
As members of IPF (Investment Property Forum) Clare Regan and Lisa Morrison attended the recent seminar in Snow Hill Birmingham on the Nature of Property Cycles – Past, Present and Future. Robin Goodchild, Senior Adviser of Global Research & Strategy … Read More
If you are looking for the latest statistics on matters like the labour market, inflation, house price index – the Office for National Statistics has released a timetable which you can follow. View the timetable below. www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/changestoonsreleasetimetable
Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to obtain money by fraudulent means. There have been cases of fraudsters impersonating firms of solicitors with bogus emails. If you receive an email which appears to be from Whatley Weston & … Read More