Spratt Endicott Solicitors has appointed Guy Stephenson as Head of Rural and Residential Property, a newly created role encompassing the firm’s successful Residential Conveyancing and Agriculture & Estates practices.
Read moreBuying your first home can be a daunting experience. Getting a handle on what you’re meant to do and when, can feel like a bit of a mountain to climb, especially when you’ve never done it before. We have put together this handy guide on the conveyancing process for first time buyers so that you […]
Read moreAs the country continues to react to the ‘new normal’ and a potential further period of lockdown amid the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus, many transactions previously carried out by solicitors have needed to be amended in the face of an extended period of social distancing. We have recently seen this with a […]
Read moreIn 2019, £6.5 billion was spent by parents helping their children onto the property ladder. The Bank of Mum and Dad is now this country’s sixth largest lender. No lender of this size would proceed without careful financial and legal advice, and we can help. Although it is not new for parents to support children […]
Read moreAt Spratt Endicott Solicitors we have supported a large number of our clients through the purchase and construction of self-build homes in recent years, including many at the Graven Hill site in Bicester recently featured on Channel 4’s The Street. Many self-builders work to very tight budgets and timescales, and the unprecedented steps that the government have […]
Read moreAs the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on society for the long term becomes more apparent, it is important that we continue to offer support and guidance to our clients who are currently in the process of buying or selling a property. We have received numerous questions from clients from each stage of the process, particularly […]
Read moreAs the coronavirus crisis deepens, many people across the country face economic insecurity and this obviously leads concern regarding living arrangements. The government have acted to implement several measures including a hold on new eviction proceedings and a 3 month mortgage holiday for home owners. It is still unclear how the situation will develop but […]
Read moreSpratt Endicott Solicitors are working with Cherwell District Council on the Build! project which will see an alternative source of affordable housing become available across the Cherwell district. Build! offers people the chance to get involved in completing their new home. The homes are built up to watertight shell stage and then the purchasers come […]
Read moreIn recent news, conveyancing fraud has been making headlines. Stories of home owners and solicitors having their communications intercepted by fraudsters, and then posing as a party to the transaction, have unfortunately been on the rise. Large sums of money have been lost to these fraudulent schemes. Fraud can occur in one of many ways, […]
Read moreSections 33 to 41 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (“DA 2015”) came into force on 1 October 2015. The provisions contain, amongst other things, restrictions as to how and when a notice served under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 can be served by landlords as a means of “ending” an assured shorthold tenancy […]
Read moreOn 16 March 2016, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered the 2016 Budget. Insofar as the buy-to-let market is concerned, it has been variously described as “a kick in the teeth for” and “an outright assault on” residential landlords. In the emergency Budget delivered in July 2015, the Chancellor had already announced that […]
Read moreOn 16 March 2016, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered the 2016 Budget. Insofar as the buy-to-let market is concerned, it has been variously described as “a kick in the teeth for” and “an outright assault on” residential landlords. In the emergency Budget delivered in July 2015, the Chancellor had already announced that […]
Read moreIn his autumn statement the Chancellor announced proposals that would drastically increase the rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for people buying buy-to-let properties or second homes. The proposals were subject to consultation until 1 February 2016 and the final version of the proposals are due to be announced at the Budget on 16 […]
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