Since the 1980s, many council and social housing tenants have been eligible to purchase their homes at a discount through the Government-backed Right to Buy scheme. As with any residential property purchase, the services of an experienced conveyancing solicitor are essential to ensure all legal formalities are completed and the transaction goes ahead as smoothly as possible.
The property team at Kidd & Spoor Solicitors have experienced, qualified staff who have specialist residential conveyancing knowledge which will ensure that your right to buy purchase from the Council runs smoothly. Your dedicated lawyer will help you through the unfamiliar process, keeping you regularly updated.
We offer fixed fees, so you will not be faced with any hidden charges at the end of your purchase.
To find out more, contact the team on 0191 297 0011.
A transfer of equity is when you want to change the legal ownership of a property. It is reasonably straight forward, but it is essential that you get expert legal advice when transferring equity as it can result in a notable change in circumstances for you or anyone else involved.
Our property team can assist in the transfer of equity for a whole range of reasons, including
- When a property is being gifted
- When a trust is formed
- Transfer of property between family members
Whatever the reason, our property team have a vast amount of experience to assist you with completing the process quickly, and with the least amount of stress.
Call the team today on 0191 297 0011.
The key to successful property investment is to do your homework and seek expert professional advice before investing in a property. Our property team at Kidd & Spoor Solicitors can help you with the legal aspects of property investment to help ensure you are purchasing the right property.
When purchasing a leasehold property for buy-to-let, additional costs of ground rents, service charges and building maintenance also need to be factored in when calculating the return and setting the rental rate. Mortgage lenders have stricter terms for buy-to-let properties. Our property team will ensure that your purchase is completed as efficiently as possible.
Being a landlord comes with a range of legal responsibilities relating to health and safety, and safeguarding your tenants’ deposits. With so much at stake, buy-to-let landlords need experienced property lawyers who are familiar with the different mortgage, land registry and insurance requirements for buy-to-let properties. Our qualified property staff have extensive experience of working with mortgage companies and the land registry on buy-to-let projects.
We offer fixed fees, so you will not be faced with any hidden charges at the end of your purchase.
To find out more, contact the team on 0191 297 0011.
When you live together, or cohabit, you have different legal rights than if you were married or entered into a civil partnership. Despite popular belief, there is no such thing as a “common law marriage”.
Commonly, couples who live together but aren’t married have children, jointly own their own home and have joint savings and joint bank accounts.
When you separate, you will have questions about how to untangle financial matters. This can be a very complex area of law and our specialist team will be able to provide you with clear straight forward legal advice, including how to resolve your situation using out of court options such as collaborative law http://www.cflnorth.co.uk/, http://www.resolution.org.uk/collaborative/.
Cohabitation Agreements
As cohabiting couples have different legal rights to those that are married, it is often a very good idea to have a Cohabitation Agreement drafted which can set out in clear terms details of ownership of a home, responsibility and payment of the mortgage and bills, issues with regards to savings and pensions and in the unfortunate event of a relationship ending, who can remain living in the home and for how long.
These can be difficult conversations to have which often need expert legal advice and our specialist team can give you help and guidance should you want to consider entering into a Cohabitation Agreement. Please get in touch on 0191 297 0011.
Pre-Nuptial Agreements, sometimes called Pre-Martial Agreements, are commonly used by the rich and famous.
However, people entering second marriages or people who want to protect their wealth for their children should their marriage fail, can often benefit from making a Pre-Nuptial Agreement.
Planning a wedding can be a lovely experience and you may feel very uncomfortable thinking about what might happen if your relationship does not work out. What we know is almost half of marriages end in divorce. It seems sensible to consider how you can protect your assets in the event of your marriage breaking down. Historically Pre-Nuptial Agreements were not binding and some would say they were not worth the paper they were written on. All of that changed in 2010 when a Supreme Court decided Pre-Nuptial Agreements could be binding, subject to them being fair, properly drawn up and both parties having had full financial disclosure and appropriate good legal advice.
This can be a complicated area of law and our specialist legal team are well placed to advise you on Pre-Nuptial Agreements. You can contact us on 0191 297 0011.
