Buying a home with someone else is a big step, whether you are doing this with a partner, a sibling, a friend, or as a parent helping a first-time buyer onto the property ladder. Often, the excitement of finding the right property means the legal details of how you...
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Transfer of Equity – A Step-by-Step Guide
If you want to change one of the registered owners of a property by adding or removing someone from the title deed, this is done through a legal process called Transfer of Equity. A transfer of equity is not the same as putting a house on the property market and...
National Conveyancing Month 2026: Behind the Scenes of Modern Conveyancing
Conveyancing is often seen as a straightforward process, a necessary series of steps that take you from offer to completion. In reality, it’s far more complex, and behind every transaction is a team of people managing deadlines, solving problems, and keeping...
National Conveyancing Month 2026 Week 2: Charity Initiatives and Supporting Our Community
March 2026 marks National Conveyancing Month, a time to recognise law firms for more than just legal expertise. It is also an opportunity to recognise the wider role law firms play in their communities. Following our week 1 article, ‘National Conveyancing Month 2026 –...
National Conveyancing Month 2026 – The Importance of The Right Legal Support
March 2026 marks National Conveyancing Month, an extension of the former National Conveyancing Week. The industry-wide initiative, supported by hundreds of property professionals across the country, is designed to inform, educate, assist, and inspire all those behind...
Bookers & Bolton Solicitors Retain CQS Accreditation into 2026
Bookers & Bolton Solicitors are proud to announce we have successfully retained our Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation, with our latest certificate awarded in December 2025, carrying us confidently into 2026. Maintaining CQS status for another year...
Buying a Leasehold Property – What are the Advantages and Disadvantages?
A recent article published by Today’s Conveyancer has highlighted that recent developments in leasehold reform could trigger long delays to the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA). In a landmark decision earlier this year, the High...
Stamp Duty Reforms Are on The Way – Here is What Hampshire Property Buyers Need to Know
Changes are on the horizon that are set to have a significant impact on the property market, with the Government anticipated to announce major reforms to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in the Autumn 2025 Budget. If you are buying and selling a property in Hampshire, these...
Rayner, Farage, and Source of Funds in a Property Purchase
Deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner resigned recently (5 September 2025) after it was revealed that she had failed to pay enough stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on her £800,000 flat in Hove. Rayner mistakenly believed that the flat was not considered...
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