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Known globally as one of the most expensive places to live in Britain, Knightsbridge in London has a great deal more to offer than the simply expensive property. Types of Property in London Knightsbridge It possesses a range of properties worth of historical note such as the following examples: Apsley

Now, here’s a statistic you might find startling. According to reports, of the 80% of homebuyers who didn’t get a survey, around 20% ended up facing hefty bills of more than £12,000 to repair faults that could have been spotted by qualified surveyors. Yet it seems that still more than

Buying a house is more than likely the most expensive purchase you will ever make. Whether you are buying the property outright, or using a mortgage, home buying is a huge commitment of both time and money. Buying a house should not be a gamble. The Advantages of a Building

The house you’re going to buy may look sound to you, but there may be more than meets the eye. What may have been shown to you as an attractive building can actually be concealing all sorts of issues needing specialist attention. A building surveyor has the expertise and experience

Buying a home is one of the largest investments you will ever make, but when you buy a leasehold, you are only buying the building, not the land the building is built on. However, when you purchase a leasehold property, you will be buying the right to live in that

Property surveying is a complicated technical field with so much misunderstood jargon that it is easy to get the wrong end of the stick unless you are a Chartered Surveyor yourself. This is why there are so many misconceptions about building surveys amongst the general public. We explore several of

Subsidence is a word that every homeowner (and buyer) dreads, but what exactly does it mean for the property, and what should you do if you come across it? Get a Building Survey for your Wimbledon London property to check for Subsidence Our panel of surveyors have experience in identifying

It often happens that some problems with the building are flagged from a survey which the buyer is completely unaware of even being there. Ranging from structural issues, damp, timber and roof defects to mortgage companies even refusing because of the invasive garden species Japanese knotweed. So a bad survey

Thinking of making the plunge into flat ownership, whether to use it as a home or as a buy-to-let investment? Flats, which include apartments and maisonettes, are usually sold as leaseholds – and the length of the remaining lease has a big impact on the value of the property. So

Do you own a leasehold property, typically a flat or maisonette? The number of years left to run on the lease is a key component of the property’s market value, and there may come a time when a lease extension would make sense. So, what can you do? Many leaseholders

If the number of years on the lease equates to 90 or under, the leaseholder can obtain a lease extension. Under the provisions of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (the Act) residential leaseholders have a statutory right to extend their lease. However, this is often a

If you’re in the process of purchasing your next home, you know how long and hard your trek can be. If your offer price has been accepted, when solicitors are instructed, there’s such a lot that can go wrong before contracts are exchanged – gazumping being one example. The number