Archive for the ‘Legislation’ Category

The Red Tape of getting your Home Repossessed

We keep being asked for more information about the repossession procedure.
In response I have added a brief blog post dealing with the process.
This is a light hearted summary of the process.  I have tried to keep it light hearted but please be reassured we do take repossession very seriously.  If you are looking re avoid [...]

September 1, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Legislation  Comments Closed

Buy My House Before the next Recession

Apparently the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Member Martin Weale has indicated that we may well be slipping into a second recession, or for the double dip predicted previously by other experts.
Some say that the aftermath of the recession has hit may people in the UK harder than the original ‘recession’.  Considering the [...]

August 24, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Legislation, Problems with selling  Comments Closed

Selling your house – throw that Hip away!

The new coalition Government has abolished the requirement for home owners to commission the preparation of a Home Improvement Plan (Hip) prior to selling their house.  The Government has decided that these do not help the housing market and are of little benefit to either sellers or buyers.
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is still required [...]

May 21, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Legislation  Comments Closed

Sell your house fast to avoid repossession – don’t let pride cost you your home.

I recently spoke to a man who was being repossessed in 7 days time. He asked us to buy his house.   He really had tried every option available to him to stop this happening.  He had begged and pleaded with the lender but to no avail.  The bank had an opportunity to snatch back a house worth [...]

May 5, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Legislation, Sell house quickly  Comments Closed

New Licensing Regulations for HMOs

The Government has stated that it will allow Councils to determine themselves whether or not to relax the rules on which houses need to be licensed in order to be converted to houses of multiple occupation.  Previously Councils were required to consult the Secretary of State if they wished to set out their own criteria.  [...]

January 29, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Legislation, Private rented  Comments Closed