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Month: January 2019

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), seek specialist relief advice

30th January 2019

SDLT replaced Stamp Duty in 2003. Instead of being a tax on documents, SDLT is a tax on land transactions and broadly covers the purchase or transfer of land in England. Once considered a relatively straightforward property tax, the introduction of the higher rate brought with it layers of complexity. The higher rate 3% on …

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Equity Release

22nd January 2019

For homeowners, equity release lending is becoming more popular than ever for those who want to extract some wealth from their property. But what is it and why are more people choosing to go down this route? Equity release is a way of accessing the money which is secured in your property. It is available …

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Basement, air space and sub soil leases can be acquired as part of a collective enfranchisement claim

17th January 2019

Chapter I of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) entitles qualifying tenants of flats, through a nominee purchaser, to collectively enfranchise their building by purchasing the freehold. This entitlement includes acquisition of the interest of a tenant under any lease of common parts of the building, where the acquisition of …

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New Year’s Resolutions

14th January 2019

Many of our New Year resolutions may have already fallen by the wayside, but one well worth keeping is to make a Will if you have not already done so, or to review your existing Will. Recent research indicates that only around one third of UK adults has made a Will. Dying without a valid …

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