Restrictive covenants are binding conditions that are written into a property’s deeds or contract by a seller to determine what a homeowner can or cannot do with their house or land under particular circumstances. Newly built…
We love to follow fashion and all the latest trends. So, the launch of a new Property Trends Report, providing cross-market trend analysis for the residential property market pipeline across the Residential estate agency, conveyancing…
Responsible tenants in England with well-behaved pets will be able to secure leases more easily through a new standard tenancy agreement the government has recently announced. Under the new Model Tenancy Agreement, announced by Housing Minister…
In the words on the brilliant headline writers at The Sun: “Goodbye Grumpy… hello Sleepy. The world sighed with relief as ‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump in the White House,” earlier this week. ‘Sleepy’ might…
Occasionally building works and development on a boundary between properties in different ownership create an open invitation to numerous and much-reported arguments and disputes. Party walls are shared walls separating buildings such as semi-detached and…
This article in Property Reporter caught our eye at the start of last month: Why you shouldn’t let the pandemic stop you moving home. Zah Azeem, Partner at Scrivener Tibbatts says: “The rules are constantly changing, so it’s…
As if life wasn’t hard enough for private landlords facing the immediate impossibility of not being able to evict non-paying tenants the Home Office has now launched a new process requiring landlords to check their tenant’s right…
An interesting bylined article in Property Investor Today has started a discussion here at Scrivener Tibbatts about what the property trends will be in 2021. In early December, research has indicated we might expect a surge in Build…
A package to build more homes, announced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak, has been welcomed by the housebuilding industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is receiving almost £10bn of funding in the next…
Home buyers in Wimbledon paid tens of millions of pounds in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) last year, as the property industry calls for an extension of the current holiday on the tax. From 8…