Residential property

New Year’s resolutions for homeowners

New Year’s resolutions for homeowners

Thinking about remortgaging, transferring a property to joint names, moving home, extending your lease, taking up right to buy and right to acquire, staircasing or equity release next year? Solicitor Martin Whitehorn highlights a few key considerations for 7 of the New Year’s resolutions that homeowners may be making for 2023.

How to prevent your house being stolen from you by fraudsters

How to prevent your house being stolen from you by fraudsters

Celia Perry, specialist property solicitor at Julie West Solicitors, explains how a clergyman became a victim of fraud and the steps you can take to protect your property using Land Registry’s free property alert service.