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Transferring residential property - adding or removing a registered co-owner (Transfer of Equity)
Whether you are transferring a residential property into your sole name or looking to add another person as a co-owner, these relatively...
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General Election: What next for residential property under Labour?
In what turned out to be an historic landslide victory, Labour was complimented by commentators for being cautious not to overpromise. ...
05/07/24
Bank of Mum and Dad – key legal and tax issues helping family get started on the housing ladder
The BOMAD (Bank of Mum and Dad) is the UK’s 9th biggest lender, with thousands of young adults needing help from a family source to even...
26/07/23
The Land Registry’s new ‘Safe Harbour’ standard for digital identity
By Hayley Bruce, associate and practice development lawyer at Irwin Mitchell This month the Land Registry has published a new practice...
24/03/21
SDLT deadline: Approaching the cliff edge
By Hayley Bruce, associate and practice development lawyer at Irwin Mitchell In July 2020 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the...
05/02/21
Reduction in IHT Take as a Result of Tax Changes
During the 2010 general election campaign, David Cameron's Conservative Party promised an increase in inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs to...
19/08/20
Floods not forgotten
By Helen Hutchison, Residential Property partner The floods in November 2019 seem forever ago. The world has changed so much in 2020, but...
01/05/20
Five ways the residential property market is improving
Bleak headlines concerning the residential property market are abundant, but at Irwin Mitchell we focus on the positives. Here are five...
01/05/20
Property pet problems
The Government will change the model tenancy agreement to remove the blanket restriction on pets, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has...
08/01/20
Property Ombudsman update code of practice
The Property Ombudsman have recently updated their code of practice for residential estate agents and within the changes is an emphasis...
12/08/19
Tales of toxic leaseholds continue to dominate headlines
The tale of toxic leaseholds hit the headlines again this week in an article in the Daily Mail. This time the focus is on a young couple...
26/06/19
Beyond the novelty factor: inspecting converted properties
From the outside the bungalow looks nothing extraordinary. The small train tracks which wind around the front paving could be a miniature...
09/04/19
The UK property market…it’s not all about Brexit
Nationwide claims a ‘soft’ March as price growth remains under 1% and it is easy to say that’s it’s all down to the Brexit uncertainty....
29/03/19
Some ground rules on ground rent
For first-time buyers, knowledge is key. A recent BBC article quoted one first-time buyers as saying “If I could go back in time I...
19/03/19