17 December 2018 | Admin  Is help at hand for mortgage prisoners ? If you are a mortgage prisoner trapped repaying your mortgage at a higher rate than necessary, through no fault of your own, help could be at hand. The Government has been called on to do more to help so-called "mortgage prisoners". Mortgage prisoners are homeowners who find themselves unable to remortgage, or find a lower interest rate, due to changes in legislation following the financial crisis. |
10 December 2018 | Admin Unreasonable "fleecehold" charges could be abolished A private members bill designed to ban unacceptable freehold charges on private estates has been launched in parliament. Homeowners on private estates currently face unregulated and uncapped maintenance fees where the local council does not maintain the land. This has led to allegations that developers have created a "cash cow" with charges applied to roads, lighting and communal areas. In some cases, this has left homeowners with exorbitant fees and nowhere to turn. |
6 December 2018 | Admin SureMove go live with new levels of transparency for clients All conveyancers are now required by their Regulators to display price and service data on their websites. SureMove Property Lawyers are amongst the first firms to embrace the change and add a new rich suite of information for clients to their website. |
