Following the Prime Minister’s speech on Sunday, 10th May; the government have now issued new guidance on moving homes during the Covid-19 crisis. “Anyone in England can now move home as long as health guidance can be followed. This applies to both renters and buyers. The law previously only allowed moving home if you had reasonable grounds […]
On Government advice for only essential staff to go to work the company has had to place most of its staff on the job retention scheme leaving a specialist team processing all current files centrally from the Dartford office for all 4 of our offices focusing on the essential files in the following order The […]
Although most lenders have agreed a three-month extension of existing mortgage offers, some lenders have already place new restrictions on new mortgages: – Nationwide will now only offer home loans to those with 25% equity or more; in other words, a deposit/equity of at least 25% will be required Barclays, Halifax, Virgin Money, The Family Building […]
In view of the restrictions currently in place, HMRC has temporarily changed the way they deal with Stamp Duty. You can read the full guidance issued by clicking the link below. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-stamp-duty
Firstly, we hope that you, your loved ones and friends are well and remain well throughout this current health crisis. If you are unwell we wish you a speedy recovery. The Government have issued further guidance and advice concerning the effect that the coronavirus outbreak will have on home moving. Throughout this crisis we have […]
Following further guidance and advice from the Government and in order to protect our clients and our staff, we are asking all clients not to attend any of our offices. We will no longer be facilitating face to face meetings until further notice. Any urgent or original documents should be sent to us by post/recorded delivery or scanned, […]
We are pleased to report that data released by the Land Registry has revealed that Cook Taylor Woodhouse were the 9th largest conveyancer on volume of transactions for value in the month of August 2019. This is very good news as it is a clear indication of our continued growth and success but also that […]
We are pleased to announce that we have once again been named Regional Conveyancing firm of the year for London and South East at the Law Firm Services National Conference and Conveyancing Awards 2019. We would like to thank all our staff for their continuous hard work and commitment.
We are pleased to have once again made the shortlist in National Customer Service Awards for conveyancers and to be recognised by our outstanding customer service to our clients by The ESTAS, the biggest award scheme in the UK residential property industry. The ESTAS Group which highlights the best firms for customer service involved in the home moving process […]
We are pleased to announce that following our success in previous years, we have again been shortlisted for the Best Regional Conveyancing Firm for London & South East Award 2019. The winners will be announced at the LFS Conference and Awards Gala Dinner at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham on the 18th September 2019 In its […]