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Conveyancing Solicitors advise on the reasons why they may require Building Regulation Indemnity Insurance, and the pros and cons of such policies

The Conveyancing Putney Team looks to see Article 4 directions affect a property in Putney and in particular if the Putney Lower Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction(15 - 36 Commondale) applies.The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission: External...

FENSA stands for the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme. This is a relatively new scheme set up to ensure that all new windows comply with building regulations. The scheme enables window installers to certify that windows comply with Building Regulations without the need for a local authority...

Expedition is where you require, or you agree to the other party’s requirement for a speedy conveyancing transaction.  There are a variety of reasons for this which may include you or another party in your chain purchasing a property from a developer (they normally stipulate that...

What are the implications for you and your Conveyancing Solicitors if the home you are buying has a loft conversion?

With the abolition of HIPs, the property market has experienced another shift, with many groups announcing their support of the government's decision - but has this change been one for the better, or worse?

A popular Norwich city pub is opening its bar to businesses involved in house-buying to help people in the Golden Triangle understand conveyancing in NorwichThe ‘Unthank Arms’ in Newmarket Street, is opening its doors to an estate agent, a conveyancing solicitor, a Home Information Pack...

Hot on the heals of a report from KPMG this week a specialist fraud solicitor in  is warning that the true scale of property and mortgage fraud is yet to be known. Aziz Rahman, principal of Rahman Ravelli Solicitors in Halifax, believes that the full extent of this type of property fraud is...

In Brighton & Hove there are currently 34 conservation areas. Each conservation area will have a character statement that sets out clearly what is special about it.  These areas include : The Avenues, Benfield Barn, Brunswick Town, Carlton Hill, Cliftonville, Denmark Villas, East Cliff and...

  The Law Society’s consultation paper has discussed whether the doctrine of ‘caveat emptor’ in residential conveyancing transactions should be modified by the principle of ‘seller disclosure’. The issues here are: a) How this could improve the conveyancing...