Legal documents
17 August 2009
Applying for probate If you are an executor of someone’s will you may need a legal document called a ‘grant...
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Important exemptions
17 August 2009
Legally passing your estate without it being subject to Inheritance Tax There are some important exemptions that allow you to...
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Arranging to pay Inheritance Tax
17 August 2009
Who will handle your affairs? The ‘personal representative’ (the person nominated to handle the affairs of the deceased person) arranges...
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Inheritance Tax facts
17 August 2009
The average estate leaves £90,000 net of tax and the average amount received by each individual is £17,500. This...
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Inheritance Tax glossary
17 August 2009
Common estate planning terms Administration Dealing with the affairs and estate of a person who has died including collecting their...
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Greater protection for tenants
17 August 2009
The Housing Minister John Healey has announced a proposed change to the law to guarantee at least two months’ notice...
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New regulation of sale-and-leaseback firms
17 August 2009
Lenders welcome the decision to introduce an interim regime Firms offering sale-and-leaseback have only until the end of July to...
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Outlook for mortgage and housing markets
17 August 2009
Prediction for the number of mortgage possessions lowered Data form the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) confirms that lenders are...
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Mortgage repayments
17 August 2009
Protecting against the unexpected Once you take out any kind of mortgage, it’s very important that you make all the repayments in full,...
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Homeowners Mortgage Support scheme
17 August 2009
Underwriting a proportion of the lender’s ultimate risk of loss The government has launched a Homeowners Mortgage Support scheme (HMS). This...
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Swap rates
17 August 2009
Not the only influence on mortgage pricing The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is concerned that some recent coverage of...
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Fewer possessions expected in 2009
17 August 2009
Measures taken by the authorities have stabilised the economy The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have announced that due to...
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Lending criteria
17 August 2009
What the numbers show Estimates suggest that a higher proportion of young first-time buyers than ever before are getting help from parents to...
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Local authorities and housing associations
17 August 2009
The problems caused for lenders by imposing planning restrictions A new briefing note has just been published by the Council...
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Delivering customer satisfaction
17 August 2009
Over three quarters of new home owners would recommend their builder The vast majority of Britain’s new home buyers would...
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Lender defends the launch of its new 125 per cent mortgage
17 August 2009
Socially responsible and prudent solution to people in negative equity The Nationwide Building Society has introduced a mortgage allowing borrowers...
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Small signs of housing market recovery
17 August 2009
Increase in new buyer enquiries reported Expectations that house prices are set to rise have increased for the first time since May 2007 because of...
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The mortgage interest rate maze
17 August 2009
What will you choose? There are plenty of interest rate options available to the homebuyer when taking out or switching mortgages and this...
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Government mortgage schemes
17 August 2009
Mixed reaction to the latest statistics There has been a mixed reaction to the latest statistics monitoring take-up of the...
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Residential development
17 August 2009
Land values stabilise across most UK regions The value of residential development land has stabilised across most UK regions after...
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