Mortgage stress tests are an important thing to consider when you’re thinking of borrowing money to buy a home. Factors such as economic conditions, your age, loan-to-value ratios, and income type all influence your borrowing options – making expert advice more valuable than ever.
Your pets are part of your family, so you need to care for them in your Will. We look at ways you can provide for animals after your death.
Professional Estate Planning Services Throughout Essex and South Suffolk Based in Braintree, Cunningtons Solicitors provides expert estate planning and probate services in Essex and South Suffolk, through it’s network of local branches across East Anglia. We are now offering our services around Colchester, Ipswich, Harwich, Manningtree, Hadleigh, Tiptree and other local areas. Our comprehensive services […]
Moving in with a loved one is an exciting time and the last thing on your mind is likely to be the seemingly unromantic notion of making a plan for what should happen to your finances, property and children while you live together or if you split up or die. ‘However, if you plan to […]
Levels of Stamp Duty for property purchases are going to rise steeply from April 1st – and it’s no laughing matter. If you want to avoid being caught out, you can read more about it here.
Property chains can be a nightmare, as you depend on the decisions of so many strangers before you can move into your home. Is it possible to subvert the chain by waiting in between moves? We have a look at the options.
Starting a New Year with a Legal Health Check means you can ensure that your Will is up-to-date, you have the right LPAs set up, and your family is in good hands if the worst comes to the worst.
Resource list: our buying and selling property articles, with information on conveyancing service, freehold vs leasehold, the responsibilities of owning property, local conveyancing solicitor branches, property auctions and so much more. It is kept updated, so you can keep an eye on the subject.
Let’s face it – the raising of the need for a “prenup” or prenuptial agreement within a loving relationship can be difficult to contemplate. An engagement and the planning of a wedding is an exciting time however it may be that some uncomfortable conversations are necessary relating to the parties’ assets acquired before their relationship. […]
Dealing with sellers’ non-disclosure: Introducing our fixed-fee property misrepresentation assessment You’ve just moved into your new home, excited to begin a new chapter in your life. But as you settle in, you discover issues the seller conveniently ‘forgot’ to mention. Suddenly, your perfect new home feels more like a house of cards. Sound familiar? The […]
Moving house is the most expensive thing that most of us ever do, and with all those costs flying around it’s important to try to keep up with the numbers. We take a deep dive into the true costs of buying your home.
There are many things neighbours can do that make you think of them as ‘problem neighbours’; we look at when you may have a valid misrepresentation claim against your property seller.