Residential Property

  • Accessing Your Own Land

    Prior to the introduction of revised procedures (set out in regulations under section 68 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 , which came into effect in July 2002), people who had to cross common land in order to reach their homes were sometimes...

  • Buying Abroad - Considerations

    After another cold, wet summer and with dull economic prospects at home, you might be thinking of buying a property abroad or even making a permanent move to foreign climes. If so, as well as it being essential to take independent and high quality legal...

  • Buying a House and Consumer Protection

    With the appointment of an Ombudsman for Estate Agents (OEA), the laying down in statute of the duties of estate agents and the passing of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (CEARA), a property purchaser might reasonably conclude that...

  • Can you buy the freehold of your property

    Can you buy the freehold of your property?

  • Can you buy the freehold of your property

    Can you buy the freehold of your property?

  • Current Laws on Electrical Work

    Since 1st January 2005, all electrical work carried out in dwellings has had to comply with  Part P of the Building Regulations and be carried out by a person who is competent to do the work. All work which involves adding a new circuit to a...

  • Equity Release

      A number of elderly people who own property are finding it increasingly hard to fund their life style on limited income particularly if their pensions are low. They may require capital for home improvements, medical treatment and/or long term care or...

  • Fact Sheet - Disclosure to Mortgage Lenders of Incentives for Buyers

    This fact sheet provides guidance for those involved in the development of residential properties whether new builds or conversions of existing properties . On 1 September 2008, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)  introduced new procedures in...

  • How Do We Set Up a Commonhold?

    Commonholds are a relatively new way of holding property and will be attractive to some flat owners who wish to take the ownership and management of the freehold of their block of flats out of a management company. They may also become increasingly common in...

  • Lease Extension

      Do I have the right to extend to my lease?   You have the right to extend your lease at a peppercorn ground rent for 90 years, provided you have owned the flat for two years and the original term of the lease was greater than 21 years. Also...

  • Lease Extension

    Why is it the right time to extend your lease or purchase the freehold of your property? Leaseholders should take advantage of the current 'credit crunch' and consequent low property prices to extend the lease or buy the freehold of their...

  • Lease enfranchisement - Can you buy the freehold of your property?

    Can you buy the freehold of your property?

  • Leaseholders' Right to Manage

    Since 2003 qualifying leaseholders have had the right to take over the management of their block of flats from their landlord, under provisions made under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 . Leaseholders who take advantage of this right have more...

  • Legal Services and advice for Individuals

    Our teams of expert Solicitors and lawyers at  Wellers will provide you, your family and friends with legal advice and assistance on a wide range of situations and circumstances which affect most of us at some time in our lives....

  • Mortgage Exit Administration Charges - Consumer Redress

    When you ask for a redemption statement from your mortgage lender, it can come as an unpleasant surprise to see an additional charge termed ‘mortgage exit administration fee’ (MEAF), which, while it will be shown in the mortgage offer letter, is...

  • Phone Masts - The Law and Practice

    Although a very recent technological development, the mobile phone is considered a necessity by many people in the UK. However, despite their popularity, the communication masts on which the networks depend have been regarded, since their inception, as...

  • Residential Conveyancing

      Buying or selling a home   Remortgages Transfer of Equity Lease Enfranchisement Lease Extensions Shared Ownership Schemes Equity Release Schemes   ...

  • Selling Your House and Land: Tax Tips

    Most people buy and sell the property they live in without any thoughts about tax (other than, perhaps, Stamp Duty Land Tax). However, there are some circumstances in which selling the property you live in can cause tax problems. Some of the main ones are: ...

  • Selling Your Property at Auction

    In recent years, increased mobility and growing rates of home ownership have meant that ever-larger numbers of people nowadays inherit properties from relatives who lived many miles away. Similarly, many buy-to-let properties have been purchased in areas...

  • Shared Ownership

    Shared Ownership was first introduced in the early 1980's. The aim of this scheme is to assist individuals who are in housing need but have insufficent means to purchase a property outright. In broad terms the expression "shared ownership"...

  • Shared Ownership

    Shared Ownership was first introduced in the early 1980's. The aim of this scheme is to assist individuals who are in housing need but have insufficent means to purchase a property outright. In broad terms the expression "shared ownership"...

  • Shared Ownership

    Shared Ownership was first introduced in the early 1980's. The aim of this scheme is to assist individuals who are in housing need but have insufficent means to purchase a property outright. In broad terms the expression "shared ownership"...

  • Tenants' Right to Buy

    The right of secure tenants to buy their homes was established under the Housing Act 1980 . The original rules have subsequently been amended, however, mainly owing to a growing number of abuses of the system. These mainly involved property speculators who...

  • The Duties of Mortgage Lenders

    The instability in the financial markets recently means lenders are taking a tougher stance on lending and repossessions are rising. When mortgage arrears are serious and/or there is a breach of the mortgage covenants, the lender will usually seek an order...

  • Timeshares - Good or Bad?

    Although there are millions of contented timeshare owners throughout the world, the timeshare industry has certainly had a chequered history. On the one hand there is the promise of golden weeks in the sun or on the slopes at a fraction of the cost of buying...
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