Mortgage fraud is an ever-increasing crime in the UK. Every year, around four mortgages in every one thousand are found to be fraudulent. This costs the housing market vast amounts of money yearly. As a criminal act, mortgage fraud varies in scale and severity. It...
The terms freehold, leasehold and commonhold are used to describe the legal tenure, or basis of ownership of a property, whether it is a building or a piece of land. If you go house hunting, you may notice that for one property you have the...
The current Land Registry is a department of the government which involves itself, primarily, with records of property ownership throughout England and Wales. In Scotland, the equivalent is known as the Registers of Scotland. The current Land Registry officially referred to as Her Majesty’s Land...
Purchasing a house is likely the most significant financial decision you will ever make. Along with the price of the property, there is a vast range of costs associated with the purchase of a house - both before and after completion. We will show you...
Purchasing a house can be one of life’s milestones. Nevertheless, it can also be an extremely stressful event, not to mention time-consuming as well. Naturally, you may be inclined to cut corners or skip specific processes to save a few quid. However, you could end...
Buying a house can be one of the most stressful things you can do; while juggling your usual life duties with your conveyancing solicitors, estate agents and buyers. Add to this having to deal with mind-blowing amounts of money and navigating the complex and glacially...
