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Understanding Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks when buying or selling property through a Private Limited Company

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Although the UK regulatory bodies, including Companies House, have tightened their compliance requirements, solicitors are under obligation to comply with AML regulations and required to undertake their own AML checks to prevent financial crimes. This...

Factory vs. Service Conveyancers: How to Choose the Right Firm

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In the modern-day consumerist world, it is often easy to draw comparisons between material goods such as what phone or car to buy. Or the comparison of attending your favourite restaurant over a pub lunch. This is because to the average consumer with...

Purchasing a property - are all Conveyancers really the same and what is the purchase process really like?

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The conveyancing process can be daunting for anyone who is unfamiliar with buying and selling property in England and Wales. The transfer of the legal title to a property is known as a ‘conveyance’. There are various stages to a...

How to Ensure That Your Property Sale or Purchase Runs as Smoothly as Possible: Some Hints and Tips

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Buying or selling a property is one of life’s biggest decisions. But what happens between having your offer accepted and getting the keys? That’s where conveyancing comes in. You may have heard the term ‘Conveyancing’ a lot, but...

A Conveyancer's Guide to Cladding Compliance and Leaseholder Protection - Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022

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An issue that the haunts the dreams of Conveyancers and Leaseholders alike. Highrise cladding was brought to the attention of the UK public in light of the tragic circumstances of the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017. The outpour of emotion following the...

Shared Ownership Properties

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Shared Ownership properties have returned to the forefront of the property market in recent years with the increase in property value in England and Wales. How Shared Ownership works It is a government scheme that is generally aimed and subsequently...