With the country’s housing crisis innovative options are emerging for increasing the supply of housing. At first glance acquiring a historic long lease of a property which restricts the property’s use to commercial use only, may appear to...
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Have you checked the number of years left on your Lease? Do you own a flat that you either reside in or rent out? You may have owned your flat for some considerable time and not given much thought to the unexpired term of the lease, or perhaps...
Read more...We are looking to recruit a full time assistant in our residential property team. The residential property team is an exciting, expanding team based at our central Worthing offices. We are looking to recruit an Assistant who will provide...
Read more...We are delighted to announce that Bennett Griffin LLP is now a member of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). Formed in 2007 and now with over 200 member organisations, ALEP is a not-for-profit association that...
Read more...If you own a Leasehold property, it is likely that you will need to consider extending your Lease at some point. You may be struggling to re-mortgage or sell your Leasehold property because of the remaining term of your existing Lease....
Read more...Congratulations if you have found a property that you wish to purchase and have had your offer accepted. The first step is to instruct a Solicitor, but what happens after that… First Stages Once Solicitors are instructed, the Estate Agents...
Read more...As mentioned in our previous article, the changes for renting residential properties are coming thick and fast. The latest change that is due to be implemented as of the 1st February 2016 is in relation to the “right to rent” under the...
Read more...The changes to the Law when it comes to renting residential properties have been thick and fast in the last couple of years and together with the changes to the legal requirements for businesses to consumers, all Letting and Managing Agents need to...
Read more...Friday 16th October saw the latest meeting of the Sussex Property Alliance take place in the beautiful surroundings of South Lodge Hotel near Horsham. We were pleased to have as our speakers for the day, Andrew Holmes from Hamilton Bond and Tessa...
Read more...For any business, moving location is a disruption and distraction from its normal commercial activities. Spending time talking to your lawyer and surveyor at an early stage in the negotiations can help smooth the way to a less stressful and...
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