Renting and repairs: My landlord won’t fix the heating, what...
If you are renting your home, it is your landlord’s responsibility to provide heating and hot water. When the heating or boiler fails through no...
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Easements, what are they and what do they mean for...
An easement is a right enjoyed by a landowner over another person’s land which binds successors in title. Usually speaking, most easements are positive, which...
Lucy Penfold
Senior Solicitor, Dispute ResolutionGuide to your rights as a student tenant
If you are renting accommodation as a student, you should fully understand your rights - and your obligations. When things go wrong in your flat...
Lucy Penfold
Senior Solicitor, Dispute ResolutionSun glimmers on the horizon for leaseholders
Change is in sight for buyers of new leasehold properties, with the passage through Parliament of a bill that will see the ending of ground...
Lewis Myatt
Solicitor, Leasehold EnfranchisementAspiring property hosts must check the small print
As the shutters lift on life, with shops and bars opening and holiday planning underway, property owners may be thinking of cashing in on the...
Lucy Penfold
Senior Solicitor, Dispute ResolutionHow long does it take to buy a property? Everything...
Buying a new home is exciting, but you may be anxious about how long the process could take from start to finish. Understanding how long...
Tulia Ristow
Associate, Residential PropertyCovid-19 and Residential Tenancies
In the initial stages of the current Covid-19 crisis, the government’s strategy has principally been to buy time in order to get the NHS in...
Simon Wood
Barrister, Dispute Resolution & Accredited MediatorPositive signs for the 2020 property market
With recent buoyancy in the property market, and various moves afoot to ensure a continued recovery, David Knapp from Hart Brown solicitors comments on the...
David Knapp
Partner, Residential PropertyWhat fixtures and fittings are included in a house sale?
When you decide to buy or sell a house, there are many things that you need to give careful consideration to in advance. Two of...
Debbie Beswick
Partner, Residential PropertyThe elderly facing hidden fees on retirement properties and homes
As the age demographic of our society has changed over the last 2 or 3 decades there has been a similar change in approach to...
