Recent content by Edgar 2

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    Personal injury compensation

    If the defendant offers a settlement figure but you choose to go to court what is the process if the judge offers the same or lesser amount ?
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    Business rates

    Do you still have to pay business rates if the shop has ceased trading but was still empty until the whole building was sold . The shop was attached to a residential property which has now been sold .
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    Planning permission

    Since the change of the categories from A class etc is planning approval necessary for change of use from A2 licenced betting office to a wine bar which both seem to be the category Sui generis now ? Thanks
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    Leasehold property

    Hi I am in the process of buying a leasehold flat and on the estate agents particulars it said 150 year lease comm 2006 So 132 years left But on the actual lease details it says 125 year lease comm 2008 so only 109 years left What is your opinion on this as it’s now 23 years less than I was...
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    Commercial Lease

    Is it different if it’s a shorter lease ? I read something about under 7 years
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    Commercial Lease

    The solicitor
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    Commercial Lease

    Yeh the quote from solicitor mentioned SDLT but I thought that only applied when you were buying a property
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    Commercial Lease

    I am renting out my shop to a new tenant who wants a 15 year lease and has agreed to pay £775 pm rent It would be a full insuring and repairing lease Would this have to be lodged with land registry and would stamp duty have to be paid and if so how much There is no mortgage on the property
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    Property purchase if I already have another property

    Purchase another property
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    Property purchase if I already have another property

    I have a share in a rental property , my share is worth about 25k what would be the stamp duty rate on any future purchase ?
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    Stamp duty

    can a party be removed from buy to let property deeds (which are currently in 3 family members names) and is there a cost or stamp duty involved ? The party doesn’t want to be a named owner
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    Shop lease

    Is it possible to draw up a lease without using a solicitor?
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    Advice re shop lease

    What happens if it has been contracted out of the landlord and tenant act ? Does that mean that you have to sign a new lease ? There has been mention of a lease by reference , referring back to the original lease . Does this have to be for a set number of years as it was originally 15 year lease...
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    Advice re shop lease

    Hi When a shop lease comes to the end of its term does it continue as a rolling contract or should a new lease be signed ? Thanks
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    Ssp

    So do all employers have to abide by these rules or can they have their own conditions aswell?