Owning a second home has become a popular investment choice for many, whether it’s a holiday retreat, rental income, or long-term capital growth. This form of property ownership carries specific legal implications that are essential to understand.

Buying a higher value property invariable means that you are going to be paying more Stamp Duty Land Tax. This tax, which applies to most property purchases, can significantly impact the total cost of buying a property.

Listed buildings are legally protected due to their importance, with specific guidelines and regulations in place to manage their preservation. Gaining a clear understanding of the legal and practical considerations involved in owning, managing and altering a listed building is essential in the purchasing process.

High-value properties represent a unique segment of the property market; the process of buying and selling these properties involves additional requirements to other types of property transactions. This brings its own set of special considerations and steps that, with the right support, can be navigated to ensure a smooth process.

It’s National Conveyancing Week and our Conveyancing team have each written a blog to explain their role in your property transaction. Starting with Day 1, Isobel Knapman, Administration Assistant, and Amanda Pickman, Legal Assistant, explain how their roles are your first port of call.

It’s National Conveyancing Week and our Conveyancing team have each written a blog to explain their role in your property transaction. Next up is Donna Taylor, Trainee Chartered Legal Executive, and Beth Bradshaw, Legal Assistant.

It’s National Conveyancing Week and our Conveyancing team have each written a blog to explain their role in your property transaction. Alex Meyer, Amy Paterson and Rhiannon Moore explain the ‘report on title’ in more detail.

It’s National Conveyancing Week and our Conveyancing team have each written a blog to explain their role in your property transaction. James Kerswill & Emily Nunn outline the exciting steps of exchanging and completing.

This International Women's Day, we're highlighting the journeys, challenges, and experiences of our female lawyers. Their stories show the importance of diversity, resilience, and empowerment in shaping an inclusive legal community. Amy Paterson, Associate Solicitor in our Residential Conveyancing Team, has shared her thoughts about the importance of work-life balance in the blog below.

Buying a property together is a milestone for any couple, but for unmarried partners, it comes with it’s own unique considerations. If your relationship is not legally recognised by a marriage or civil partnership then your contributions to a jointly owned property can be particularly vulnerable in the event of a separation.

We’re welcoming December and the exciting festivities it brings by introducing you to two of our fantastic clients. We’ve recently represented an enchanting elf couple, Buddy and Holly, and will be sharing with you their exciting story.

Recently, there has been a big announcement relating to a change to the Government Help to Buy (Equity Loan) Scheme's deadline

If you are a First Time Buyer looking to purchase a new build property in England and Wales, you will have almost certainly heard of the Government’s Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme.

During a conversation with a client, the inevitable question came up “So what do you do?”. Many first-time buyers are unsure what the role of the Solicitor is when it comes to buying a property. With so many tasks involved in the process it is often difficult to know who does what. The process can be (more or less) broken into stages from start to finish to let you know who deals with which part.

One of the biggest challenges facing first time buyers is saving for a deposit. With increasing rental prices and the cost of living, buyers often find it tricky to save enough funds to put down a 10% or even 5% deposit on a new property. There are a few options open to first time buyers to help them get that first step on the property ladder.

There aren’t many areas left untouched by the Coronavirus, including moving house. As with many people, our conveyancing colleagues are working at home as much as we can. We are finding that our mobile phone conveyancing app is proving invaluable in keeping our clients up to date and progressing matters swiftly. We want to progress your conveyancing transaction to the point where we are ready to exchange contracts.