23 December 2011 | David Marsden
The Government has this week published a note containing further details of its new 'Build Now, Pay Later' scheme. Click here to read it.
The note provides an overview of what Build Now, Pay Later is,...
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16 December 2011 | Faiza Ahmad
The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 came into force on 10 November 2011.
Under these Regulations, a tenant will have the right to ask their landlord to allow a competitor electricity...
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9 December 2011 | Richard John
There could be some further good news for potential homebuyers from an unexpected source.
Following on from the Government’s recent introduction of a new-build indemnity scheme to help purchasers...
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5 December 2011 | Richard John
There was good and bad news for homebuyers in the Chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement.
The introduction of a new-build indemnity scheme, aimed at increasing the supply of affordable mortgage finance...
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5 October 2011 | Richard John
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has recently published a sustainability and residential property information paper for its 100,000 qualified members, which looks at the need to consider...
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23 June 2011 | Richard John
Back in April, I wrote that the Chancellor had announced the launch of a new FirstBuy loan scheme, designed to help first-time buyers get a foot on the property ladder. Full details of the scheme are here.
Through...
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15 April 2011 | David Power |
The Government has launched a consultation on ending the requirement to obtain planning permission for a change of use from a commercial property to a residential property.
The consultation paper, Relaxation...
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13 April 2011 | Fiona Baker
There have been some interesting changes which affect the property sector in the past year, most particularly for buyers of newly constructed properties, and not merely those announced in the recent Budget.
Buyers...
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11 March 2011 | Chetna Buhecha
From the 6th April 2011 the new 5 per cent rate of stamp duty will apply to acquisitions of residential property in cases where the purchase price exceeds £1m.
There are some exclusions to this and...
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