Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for conveyancers advising clients on house moves
The Law Society has released guidance which should be read with the government advice on home moving.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and residential conveyancing transactions
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Budget update – March 2020
We’ve summarised key developments in the Spring Budget impacting property practitioners.
Reminder of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard deadline – 1 April 2020
From 1 April 2020, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards will apply to all residential properties let on “relevant tenancies”
Features and opinion
Home fee
Richard Mathias looks at the current state of referral fees in the property sector. What effect have they had in practice? Why is a ban on referral fees being considered? And how can the existing system be improved?
Environmental cost
From April 2020, it will be unlawful to continue to let a residential property with an energy performance certificate rating below E. Warren Gordon provides a timely update on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
A chunk of change
Warren Gordon looks at some key changes affecting property practitioners, including the government’s plans to reform leasehold
Fault lines
Jamie Saunders looks at residential housing law in Wales and how it is diverging from England, particularly in two key areas – assured shorthold tenancies and no-fault evictions
A problem shared
David Keighley looks at how shared ownership works in practice, including the key terms of shared ownership leases, extending leases and the second-hand market
Crunch time
It’s over two years since the government first started looking into the leasehold market, but this year has seen the pace of proposals for change ramp up significantly. Clare Harman Clark rounds up the proposals, and considers what they could mean for the property market
