Building Safety Act 2022: What It Means for Your Property Transaction The Building Safety Act 2022 was introduced to improve the safety of residential buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower…
Building Safety Act 2022: What It Means for Your Property Transaction The Building Safety Act 2022 was introduced to improve the safety of residential buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower…
New Labour Government: How will property law be affected?
Following the Labour Party winning the 2024 general election for the first time in fourteen years, people are wondering what this means for the property market and conveyancing. Labour has…
Conveyancing fraud occurs when fraudsters trick homebuyers into transferring the money for their new home into their bank account, and not that of their solicitor. How does conveyancing fraud happen? Fraudsters…
Living in the North-East, it is well known that we get much more for our money when buying a property than those living further south. Coupled with the rich…
Preserving the value of your leasehold property
What is a lease? It is commonly understood that a lease is a time-limited form of ownership of property. It is also commonly understood that, in order to preserve the…
What Is a Tyneside Flat? Updated: 9 July 2025 Tyneside flats are a distinctive style of property found predominantly in the North East of England, with origins dating back to the…
The UK Leasehold mess: plans for change The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove has this week (31 Jan 2023) committed to redesigning the “outdated,…
LOCKDOWN 3.0 – CAN I STILL MOVE HOUSE?
Can I move house during the third lockdown? Earlier this month the third national lockdown was announced in England. Commencing on the 5 January 2021 it is subject to review…
What to expect from the Housing Market in 2021
-It is quite clear that 2020 has been an unprecedented year! In addition to its effects on the UK’s health system, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused major disruption to…
Lockdown 2.0 – Can I still move house?
Can I move house during the second lockdown? On 31st October 2020, Boris Johnson outlined plans for England to enter a second national lockdown on Thursday 5th November 2020. It…
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