Firstly, sorry for the silence on the blog and Instagram page. The property market is so busy at the moment due to the stamp duty holiday and the first stage discount ending in June. You may have seen in the news that the Queens Speech contained the governments pledge to abolish ground rents in futureContinue reading “Leasehold changes”
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Hydrogen Homes…the future?
The UK’s fire homes with household appliances fuelled entirely be hydrogen are to be built in Gateshead, funded in part by the Governments Hy4Heat innovation programme. These new homes provide us with a glimpse of future homes, with no carbon emissions. 2 semi-detached homes will open in 2021 in Low Thornley, Gateshead. The properties includeContinue reading “Hydrogen Homes…the future?”
Landlord updates
A summary of a few things Landlord related in the news recently… Cladding– as you may have seen the Government have pledged to pay for all unsafe cladding to be replaced on high rise blocks over 18m A low interest loan scheme will be offered to Tenants in lower height blocks. More detail to followContinue reading “Landlord updates”
Landlords-what’s the latest?
I haven’t written a blog post for some time and so I hope you’ve all been keeping up to date on my Instagram page @ukpropertylaw There have been a few recent comments surveys and I’m sure you’ll have seen that the housing market is extremely busy and property lawyers and conveyancers are struggling to manageContinue reading “Landlords-what’s the latest?”
Cladding
Since the Grenfell disaster Mortgage Lenders can no longer rely on Building Regulations sign off to confirm that a block of flats is actually safe. Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding was used on Grenfell tower and is commonly used on private and social sector buildings. It has of course been established since the disaster that thisContinue reading “Cladding”
Welsh property market
Sorry for the lack of blog posts this month. Hopefully you have been keeping up with my Instagram @ukpropertylaw where there are lots of smaller updates on legal issues, jargon, and new laws. Just a very quick post about the Welsh lockdown for 2 weeks announced today. I have already been asked -can I stillContinue reading “Welsh property market”
Affordable Homes
Earlier this week the government announced the prospectus for the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme. The plans to build 180,000 new homes were confirmed in the budget in March. The announcement also contains plans on the new right to Shared Ownership scheme and the new Shared Ownership model. The plans will include around 50% for discountedContinue reading “Affordable Homes”
Green Homes Grant
Details of the new Green Homes Grant have now been released. Vouchers up to £5,000 (and up to £10,000 for the poorest households) will be available from the end of September. Householders in England can claim a voucher and use it to pay for environmentally friendly improvements. The Government will provide a voucher that coversContinue reading “Green Homes Grant”
Back to Work
Back to work, start of a new month, and had a lovely time on my staycation in the UK with family. Hope you all had a great bank holiday weekend. I’ll keep this short and add more content on my instagram page soon, I’ve got a few suggestions for new content that I hope youContinue reading “Back to Work”
Out of office
Sorry been quiet recently with no new blog content. I’m officially now on holiday for a few weeks. We will be enjoying a staycation in England on the south coast. Hope you all have a great few weeks and watch out for new content soon.
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