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Buying a new home: Looking at 30-year and 40-year mortgage terms
03 Oct, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
As those coming to the end of their comparatively generous fixed-term plans or some who are looking to buy their first property will know, the propert...
Read moreUswitch: A mortgage expert answers the most frequently asked remortgage legal questions
29 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
Study from Uswitch on the remortgaging subject.
Read moreRight to light: the important check in a new home purchase
26 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer
In simple terms, the right to light is a legal requirement for a homeowner to be able to access daylight that passes over someone else’s land.
Read moreBack to school: What do parents learn about location?
22 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Some parents will find a school that they deem perfect for their child’s education, but recognize that they are not within the requisite catchment are...
Read moreRAAC: What is the impact on buying properties?
19 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer
t has been a worrying week, as the extent of the problems with RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) have come to light, with more problems li...
Read moreTracker mortgages are the most popular product with young buyers, say Uswitch
15 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
As part of their mortgage statistics report, the experts at Uswitch.com, the UK’s top comparison website for home services switching, surveyed over 2,...
Read moreRemortgages: What are your options?
12 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
There are quite a few reasons why people decide to remortgage their property, rather than, say, take out a standard loan or look into the possibilitie...
Read morewhat is the difference between exchange of contracts and completion
08 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Exchange of contracts is when a property transaction becomes legally binding. Completion is when the transaction is finalised and the new owner gets t...
Read moreFitting fixtures and fixing fittings on the Contents form
05 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
The form, as its name suggests, is simply a list of all the things that are going to remain in place or left behind by the seller upon completion of t...
Read moreChancel be a fine thing: is Repair Liability still a risk?
01 Sep, 2023/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, News
Most British villages and towns have at least one church within their parish boundaries. In medieval times and beyond, there was operating a tithe sys...
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