How much is my house worth?
Valuating a property was difficult years ago, but now we have the internet! It’s easy to get a rough estimate of your properties worth online. We have a list of the top 10 property...
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Do I need building indemnity insurance?
A building indemnity insurance policy protects property buyers when a problem in the legal title cannot be resolved. Under the indemnity insurance policy, the insured party is indemnified by the insurer against any specified...
Is my empty property insured? – Unoccupied Property Insurance
If your property is unoccupied, you’ll need a temporary unoccupied property insurance. You can choose from a 3, 6, 9 or 12 month insurance policy to cover your property. Will I be covered by...
Do you need a solicitor to buy a house?
The short answer is ‘No, you do not need a solicitor to buy a house’. The long answer is… When you buy a house in the UK you’ll need to go through a legal...
Can you trust online conveyancing?
Everything is going online! You can buy your groceries, tax your car and even search for a house to buy with a few clicks of the mouse. So inevitably the legal aspect of purchasing/selling...
How long does conveyancing take?
The national average timescale for conveyancing is between 9-10 weeks. Conveyancing for simple purchase transactions can take just 4-6 weeks but a more complicated transaction can take much much longer to complete. Here’s a...
Protect your home from fraud – Free Property Alert Service from the Land Registry
If you own a home or property it’s important that you protect your property from the ever increasing threat of fraudsters. In the UK, homeowners lose millions each year from Property fraud. Protect Your...
Buying/Selling Property? Beware Conveyancing Cyber Crime!
In 2015, PayPal, a pioneer in secure digital payments, said that an employee was tricked into transferring $30.8m to an overseas account… Rather ironic! But still, very frightening. If it’s possible for a company...
Can Gazeal Protect You from Gazumping?
So you’ve found the house you want to buy, you’ve made an offer and the seller has accepted the offer! You’d think that’s it, once the seller accepts your offer the house is yours…...
New Stamp Duty Rates – April 2016
From April a new stamp duty rate will be introduced, with an extra 3% charge. If you already own a property, any other property you purchase with be hit with this higher stamp duty...
