Is the Government announcement on Nutrient Neutrality a good thing?
1 September 2023
Has Gove bought certainty in allowing housing development to take place by introducing the late amendment to…
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The removal of Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 – will this both reduce the availability of private sector renting and create an underclass of tenants?
1 September 2023
There has been much written about the removal of section 21, but very little of it has considered why protected…
Agents warned to tread carefully on Court of Protection sales (Estate Agent Today)
1 August 2023
Agents are being strongly advised to take care when managing sales for individuals with diminished mental capacity.
When is an annexe not a dwelling?
11 June 2021
In the recent case of Mobey and another v HMRC, the taxpayers failed in their claim for multiple dwellings…
More clarity on the applicability of the mixed-use rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax
7 April 2021
The Upper Tribunal ("UT") have recently provided some more clarity on whether the residential or…
VIDEO: Update on UK residential property market
27 July 2020
Kate Penn, Associate Solicitor in the Residential Property Team and Alistair Lockhart, Commercial…
Summer Statement 2020 – Stamp Duty Land Tax changes
8 July 2020
As part of a number of measures to alleviate the impact of coronavirus on the economy, the Chancellor has…
COVID-19: Residential Property and Conveyancing
31 March 2020
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak Wilsons is working hard to provide the most up to date advice to our clients on all…
The Coronavirus Bill - what it means for landlords and tenants (part 1)
25 March 2020
The Coronavirus Bill will be enacted imminently. It is a comprehensive and far-reaching piece of emergency…
Helping your children on to the property ladder
18 February 2020
The bank of Mum and Dad is becoming increasingly popular and we are seeing this on a regular basis. It can be…
Taxman clamps down on Inheritance Tax property dodges (The Times 12 October 2019)
12 October 2019
Rupert Wilkinson has been featured in The Times commenting on HMRC's on inheritance tax property…
Some thoughts on the intention to abolish section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 - part 2
20 September 2019
The Consultation Survey
The consultation on the abolition of section 21 allows for an online survey to be…
Renting out your property – what you need to do
11 September 2019
Peter Bourke and Alexandra Sollohub take a brief look at the current provisions that have to be complied with…
Draft Finance Bill 2020 published on 11 July 2019
12 July 2019
These measures have been announced previously, but the key points of interest are:
Principal private residence…
How to protect against property fraud
20 June 2019
Fraud relating to property, where a property is sold or mortgaged without the registered owner's consent, is on…
The fate of “fake freeholds”?
12 June 2019
The Government announced yesterday (11 June 2019) that the Competition and Marketing Authority (CMA) is…
Recent changes to property tax
11 June 2019
The taxation of UK property has changed significantly over the last few years. The government's objective has…
Tenant Fees Act 2019 comes into force
29 May 2019
Following on from our recent article on the new Form 6A (which must be used from 1 June 2019) please also be…
Between exchange and completion – a note for buyers
24 April 2019
Many buyers, and sellers, believe that the stressful and lengthy part of a property transaction is the lead up…
