Renting Part 3: Negotiating the tenancy agreement
Once a suitable rental property has been found comes what should be the straightforward part, sorting out the tenancy agreement. Yet that is not always the case and we are hearing that some property search agents are convincing letting agents to take disabled tenants on by offering six months’ rent upfront and/or the solicitor as […]
Renting Part 2: Thinking outside the box
One of PLG’s greatest strengths is our ability to secure creative rental property solutions in record time for clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries. We do this by thinking outside the box in a dynamic way, enabling us to find answers to even the most difficult of situations. We discussed in last week’s blog about […]
Renting Part 1: Why speed is of the essence when finding a rental property
Finding the right disability property that suits the exact needs of the client can be a challenge at the best of times, but particularly so when there is so little stock on the market. Even where there is a property we feel might be suitable, arranging viewings can be hard work with so many estate […]
Boost for housing market as stamp duty holiday introduced
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has introduced a stamp duty holiday for property buyers in England and Northern Ireland. No stamp duty will be payable on the first £500,000 of the purchase price of a property from midnight last night until 31 March 2021. While previous stamp duty tax breaks have been primarily aimed at […]
Nationwide: first annual decline in house prices in eight years
Average UK property prices fell by 0.1 per cent in June, the first fall in annual house price growth since December 2012, according to the latest survey from Nationwide building society. However, before home owners panic and home buyers celebrate, context is extremely important, given the extent of the shock to the economy as a […]