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Property Transactions

This section of the site contains a number of pages that are particularly relevant to conveyancing and other aspects of property transactions.

Pressures Faced by Conveyancers

Article contributed by Sarah Dwight of Sarah Dwight Solicitors    A recent survey has shown that there has been a widespread decline in the mental health of conveyancers over the last two years, and when we look back at what has happened in the market over that...

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Reform of SDLT

Article contributed by Ian Quayle   Reform of SDLT 22.9.22   The government has cut Stamp Duty Land Tax for those purchasing a residential property in England by doubling the level at which people begin paying this tax from £125,000 to £250,000. The change is...

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Estate Rentcharges

THE PROBLEM WITH ESTATE RENTCHARGES  Problems are being encountered by residential conveyancers acting for buyers of freehold property subject to estate rentcharges, and the purpose of this article is to clarify some of those problems. This includes clients purchasing...

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