Ground Rent – what are the new rules?
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 will come into force this year having received…
September 12, 2022 By Kate Westlake
Meet the Team – Keith Wright
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
September 7, 2022 By Keith Wright
The Highways Statement – public access to private land
What is a Highways Statement and how does it work? Over the pandemic and multiple…
August 17, 2022 By James Snell
The importance of deposits when selling land
If you are selling land and exchange contracts with a buyer with completion on a…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Rent review time – points for a tenant to consider
Rent reviews provide a means for a periodical adjustment of the rent, which ensures that…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Dealing with trespassers on commercial property or rural land
Trespassers, or ‘Squatters’ as they are commonly known as, can present a major problem for…
August 17, 2022 By Ben Jones
Historic Charlestown shipyard sold to new owners
The historic Charlestown harbour outside St Austell, which has been the site of filming for…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
SDLT – reliefs for the purchase of residential properties by a company
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rate for the purchase of a residential property by…
August 17, 2022 By Ben Wheeler
The Industrial Provident Society is dead, long live the Co-operative Society/Community Benefit Society
On 1 August 2014, the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 came into force.…
August 17, 2022 By Keith Wright
How to stop fraudsters selling your property
Property fraud is on the increase, particularly for empty properties. Dan Partridge from our commercial…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Electronic signatures accepted by the Land Registry – what does this mean?
The Land Registry has this week confirmed that it will start accepting electronic signatures on…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Binding contracts relating to land – the essentials
A land contract being a contract for the sale of land, or of an interest…
July 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown