leasehold conveyancing
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Ground Rent Was Not a Peppercorn: The £18,000 Conveyancing Lesson
A buyer believed the ground rent was a peppercorn. He later discovered a £300 annual rent, a sliding increase and serious mortgageability problems. The resulting £18,000 remedy offers important lessons for conveyancers.
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Absentee Landlord Indemnity Insurance: Protection or Papering Over the Problem?
Absentee landlord indemnity insurance can address defined financial risks, but it cannot recreate a missing freeholder. We examine lender requirements, policy limitations and vesting orders.