70+ years
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70+ years
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Category: Property Matters

How to approach a lease extension

If your home is leasehold, you could soon find it cheaper and easier to extend the term of your lease. This will usually make your property more valuable and, depending on how many years your lease has left, it can also make it easier to remortgage and more marketable when you come to sell. As

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Common issues associated with leasehold properties

Recently, there has been widespread coverage of some of the problems associated with leasehold properties. These have ranged from escalating ground rents to exorbitant service charges. There’s also the thorny subject of exterior cladding. If you have concerns about selling your leasehold property, it is a good idea to talk to your solicitor early on

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Key steps in the house purchase process

So you’ve made an offer on a place and it has been accepted. Now it’s time to get the ball rolling on legally transferring the ownership to you. Enza Sole of our conveyancing team sets out the house purchase process… Purchase PackThe purchase pack is the initial documentation, containing terms and conditions and the client

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The different types of property indemnity policies explained

If you’re selling a property, you may find the buyer’s solicitors and the mortgage lenders insist on an indemnity policy being in place before the sale can go ahead. If you’re buying a property, your conveyancing solicitor may advise that a policy should be purchased before you proceed. In this article, property specialist Eve Wilson

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