Do I Need Remortgage Conveyancing Even Though I’m Not Moving House?

With an estimated 1.5million people coming to the end of a fixed rate mortgage deal in 2024, there is a huge demand for remortgage deals. What’s more, with a subdued housing market, many homeowners are choosing to stay put and invest in home improvements, remortgaging to give them the funds they need. Whatever the reason for remortgaging […]

How Can a Conveyancing Solicitor Stop Your Sale Falling Through?

After the long and exhausting process of trying to buy or sell a home, there are few things more disheartening than your sale falling through at the last minute. It can break your whole chain and mean you lose your dream home. It can cost you thousands of pounds that you’ve been saving to finance […]

A Simple Guide to Property Conveyancing

The property conveyancing process can feel quite daunting and complicated for many people when they’re buying or selling a home. And with most people both buying and selling at the same time, it can feel twice as tough. The excitement of finding a buyer, and the thrill of finding your new home, have to be […]

Understanding Your Conveyancing Solicitor

Property conveyancing can feel quite complicated and daunting, especially if it’s your first home purchase. That’s why, here at Holdens Law in Lancaster and Kendal, we do everything we can to make things as simple and straightforward as possible. Your conveyancing solicitor will explain everything, step by step. They will make sure you always know […]

The Steps to Your Home Sale with a Local Property Solicitor

So, you’ve decided to sell your home and move on to something bigger or smaller, something more luxurious or something simpler to manage. It’s an exciting decision to make, but you need to be prepared to wait a while for those dreams to come to fruition. From the day you decide to sell your home […]

How Local Property Solicitors Can Help First-Time Buyers

Buying your first home is an exciting landmark in your life, but it can also feel incredibly intimidating. You’ll be entering an unfamiliar world, full of technical terms, and making financial decisions on a scale you’ve never dreamed of before. There’s never been a more important time to have expert, informed local property solicitors on […]

What Searches Does Your Local Property Solicitor Undertake?

For most people, buying a home is the largest purchase they will ever make. Yet most of us choose a property based on just one or two viewings of around fifteen minutes each. That’s why the searches your local property solicitor undertakes are so important. Your viewing gives you a ‘feel’ for what it would […]

Dividing Property Ownership With a Declaration of Trust

With rising property prices leaving many first time buyers needing financial help, and declining marriage rates removing traditional financial protections, property ownership is becoming more and more complex every year. This is why a declaration of trust from your local Lancaster solicitors is so important. By clearly setting out each party’s share of the property, […]

Inheritance Tax Planning with a Wills and Probate Solicitor

Rachel Reeves 2024 Budget brought significant changes to Inheritance Tax. The Government estimates that these changes will impact around 49,000 estates, with around 10,500 of those estates brought into Inheritance Tax for the first time. These changes mean that many people will need to review their existing inheritance tax planning. Many others will now have […]

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