You’ve more than likely seen the marketing phrases “all under one roof” and “agency fees and solicitors included” but you have probably also seen “free legals” or “cheap conveyancing fees” – what would you go for?
Well, what a strange year for the housing market! From stamp duty holidays, bidding wars and agents working to capacity it has undoubtably been a year to remember. As we look forward to the rest of 2021, what does it mean if you are thinking of moving home?
When property is owned by more than one person, the owners can either hold it as ‘joint tenants’ or ‘tenants in common’. These terms distinguish how the value of the property is shared and also dictate what will happen to that value, should one co-owner die. Joint Tenants If owned as joint tenants, the…