Published: 21 Nov 2018
Category: Residential Conveyancing News
A typical house purchase will take approximately 6–10 weeks. Your Conveyancer’s job is to give you all the information you need to assist with the legal process. We will communicate with the other parties’ Conveyancer. As well as your lender, mortgage broker and estate agent on your behalf. We’ll keep everyone involved, updated. You may […]
Published: 20 Dec 2017
Category: Residential Conveyancing News
The higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax The higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable on purchases of a property, if at the time of purchasing, you already own one residential property. The higher rate begins at 3% and increases in accordance with the property value. If you are purchasing a […]
Published: 13 Nov 2017
Category: Residential Conveyancing News
What are rentcharges? In the UK a rentcharge is an annual sum paid by the owners of a freehold property to the owner of the rentcharge (the rentcharge owner), who needs have no other interest in the property. Rentcharges are not to be confused with Ground Rents, which mostly apply to leasehold properties. Rentcharges have […]
Published: 23 Oct 2017
Category: Residential Conveyancing News
Gazumping; A nightmare for Buyers and Sellers Have you been involved in a property transaction where somebody withdraws at the last moment or the buyer accepts a higher offer when the conveyancing process has already begun? There is nothing more frustrating as often both time and expense will have been wasted. The house of your […]
Published: 8 Jun 2017
Category: Civil Litigation
Physical boundaries are not always legal boundaries Often with property transactions purchasers assume the boundaries shown on plans attached to the Deeds or Registered Title show the actual boundaries that they can see in front of them. However it is often not that straightforward. The legal boundary isn’t a visible line on the ground. Assumptions […]
Published: 27 May 2016
Category: Residential Conveyancing News
What do I need to do to buy a house? We’ve put together a simple step-by-step guide to show you the key stages of buying a property.
The WSP offices will be closed from 5pm today, re-opening at 9am on Tuesday 23rd April.Wishing all clients and friends of the firm a Happy Easter and enjoyable long weekend!
Part 4 of the ‘Starting a Business’ series Once you’ve sought to regulate your relationships with your business partners, you need to think about doing the same with your customers. It is commercially prudent to have a clear set of terms upon which you are prepared to do business and on which you can rely. […]
Clients can now instruct a Family Solicitor on a Pay As You Go basis for children disputes WSP’s Family Department understand that it is not financially possible for all clients who seek our advice to instruct us on a full representation basis. Often, those clients are in the midst of an ongoing dispute with an […]
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