Building Regulations
What are the Building Regulations? The Building Regulations set minimum standards for the design and construction and alterations to...
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Joanne Bowmer
- Oct 4
- 5 min
Exchange & Completion
Exchange of Contracts and Completion Exchange of Contracts is the moment when the seller and buyer become irrevocably and legally bound...
Joanne Bowmer
- Sep 2
- 2 min
Odd Laws No 8
No Selfies With Buddha in Sri Lanka When you take a selfie with Buddha, you are turning your back on him. Tsk, tsk. This sign of...
Joanne Bowmer
- Aug 1
- 5 min
Surveys
Let the buyer beware - ‘Caveat Emptor’ It is very important for a buyer to have a house or flat professionally surveyed before...
Joanne Bowmer
- Jul 5
- 7 min
Gifted Deposits
What is a ‘Gifted Deposit’? The first type of ‘gifted deposit’ (which we will call a ‘Seller’s gifted deposit’) is where the seller gives...
Joanne Bowmer
- Jun 9
- 4 min
Property Searches
What are ‘Searches’? Before you become bound to buy the property on exchange of contracts your conveyancer will make a number of property...
Joanne Bowmer
- May 29
- 2 min
Odd Laws No 7
It's Illegal to Wear High Heels to the Acropolis When packing for a trip to Greece, make sure you have the right shoes. The country...
Joanne Bowmer
- May 3
- 6 min
Buying a property with solar panels
We cannot advise on the decision whether to fit panels to an existing property but the comments may help you. If you are thinking of...
Joanne Bowmer
- Apr 7
- 1 min
Odd Laws No 6 - An Easter Special
Until 2018, it was illegal to sell alcohol on Good Friday in Ireland. The only way you could get around the ban was to have a drink on...
Joanne Bowmer
- Apr 3
- 5 min
Japanese Knotweed
What are ‘Invasive Plant Species’ Japanese knotweed, Giant hogweed, Himalayan balsam, Rhododendrons, and New Zealand pygmyweed are all...
Joanne Bowmer
- Mar 20
- 5 min
EV Charging Points
Buying a property with an EV charging point If you are buying a property that has an electric vehicle (EV) charging point on it there are...
Joanne Bowmer
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Proudly supporting National Conveyancing Week
We are proud to be associated with a brand-new initiative to improve the experience of home movers and professionals involved in the home...
Joanne Bowmer
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Odd Laws No 5 - A valentines special
A French Law A French law passed during World War I allows women to marry deceased men. It was likely introduced to allow fiancées and...
Joanne Bowmer
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Asbestos in houses
Asbestos in Pre-2000’s properties Asbestos can often be found in pre-2000 properties but use of it was banned after that date. The...
Joanne Bowmer
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Moving Home, Money Matters
As we head into the New Year, we may have new hopes for the year ahead. A new home is often at the top of people's wish lists. Working...
Joanne Bowmer
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
Christmas Opening Hours
We are now closed until 9th January 2023. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Joanne Bowmer
- Dec 14, 2022
- 1 min
Odd Laws No 4
Time for some more random laws. A festive take this time. Salmon Act of 1986 – it is illegal to handle a salmon “under suspicious...
Joanne Bowmer
- Nov 3, 2022
- 8 min
Avoiding Cybercrime
Cybercrime & conveyancing Conveyancing clients and conveyancers have been targeted increasingly by sophisticated fraudsters over the last...
Joanne Bowmer
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Odd Laws No 3
Members of Parliament Cannot Wear Any Armour Inside Parliament Quarters A Statute forbidding Bearing of Armour (1313) Act is still in...
Joanne Bowmer
- Sep 14, 2022
- 1 min
Odd Laws No 2
As I continue my train journey to London today it got me looking up odd train bylaws. This is by far the oddest. "If you like your snails...
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