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Registration of title: mind the gap!

Registration of title: mind the gap!

Dean Bickford, a partner in our Real Estate team, looks at some of the issues caused by the gap between completion and registration at the Land Registry.

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Listed buildings – An overview

Listed buildings – An overview

Lauren Walker provides an overview of listed buildings in England – What are they? How do you find out if a property is a Listed Building? What are the consequences of listing?

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New rates of SDLT for non-UK residents

New rates of SDLT for non-UK residents

With higher Stamp Duty Land Tax rates effective since 1 April 2021, could you be affected?

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Community Infrastructure Levy: As a Residential Property Home Owner Does it Matter to Me?

Community Infrastructure Levy: As a Residential Property Home Owner Does it Matter to Me?

Katie Wiesendanger investigates the impact of the Community Infrastructure Levy on residential home owners.

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Budget 2021 – Implications for Property

Budget 2021 – Implications for Property

Yesterday saw a reasonably benign budget from a property perspective and of course many of the measures are focused on continuing to support the country through the current difficulties.

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Property Alerts at the Land Registry

Property Alerts at the Land Registry

The Land Registry offers a Property Alert function that allows you to keep tabs on registered properties and notifies you once changes are made to the legal title.

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What is the latest update in the ‘cladding crisis’?

What is the latest update in the ‘cladding crisis’?

Since our article back in August 2020, there has undoubtedly been a lot of media attention on the issue of cladding and the delays associated with the EWS1 form. In this article, we discuss the new criteria being proposed by The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in respect of buildings with cladding.

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Collective Enfranchisement

Collective Enfranchisement

A step-by-step guide.

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Selling up? Don’t double your trouble

Selling up? Don’t double your trouble

Penny Garden from our corporate team explains what to watch out for if you are selling a business or house and decide to change your corporate finance adviser or estate agent.

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A seller’s guide to conveyancing

A seller’s guide to conveyancing

This quick guide is intended to give you an overview of a typical residential sale but please bear in mind that every transaction is unique and that variations may arise.

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Things to consider when making a sale of part

Things to consider when making a sale of part

Joanna Stepien, a solicitor in the Real Estate team, writes about some of the things a seller should consider when selling part (as opposed to whole) of the land they own.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Overage

The Nuts and Bolts of Overage

What is overage, and what should be considered if a property might be sold subject to overage?

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