Residential Property

The Conveyancing system is full of legal jargon (even the word Conveyancing doesn’t come up often in day-to-day life for most of us). We wanted to write a series of blogs to help our clients understand some of the key...

With rising house prices, Ellis-Fermor & Negus have been helping many individuals invest in properties as buy-to-let landlords. The Derbyshire region, with its award-winning towns and spectacular surroundings, is attracting many who want to make their home here. Giles Tyas...

The Proposed Line The first phase of the proposed High Speed Rail is underway and maps northward from London to Birmingham. The second phase will link London and Birmingham to Manchester, the East Midlands and Leeds. The construction of HS2...

We are pleased to officially welcome Deborah Bowler as the newest addition to our residential conveyancing department. Deborah joined us in July 2018 and will be based at our Beeston Office as of 24th September. Residential Conveyancing Changes Autumn 2018...

We are pleased to announce that residential conveyancing specialist, Kim Favill, will be joining our Belper office on 4 January 2017. Kim comes to us from PBS Solicitors in Belper (previously Pyms), but before that worked with Nelsons and Flint...

From 1 February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check that new tenants have the right to be in the UK before they rent out their property (the “right to rent” scheme). The Immigration Act 2014 prohibits...

Buying a property with an existing tenant in place is often an attractive investment. Rental income is available immediately after purchase, and there is no need to incur additional expense finding a tenant. During the course of the purchase, there...

Choosing a conveyancer or solicitor when buying or selling your home is difficult.  We know that some are good, and some are not so good, but the question is how to know which is which? To help in this, the...

High quality conveyancing… Don’t take our word for it – we are the only solicitors between Ripley and Derby that the Law Society has awarded Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation. …at a good price To receive a costs estimate or to...

One of the hottest current legal topics is the conduct of property management companies in relation to the level of charges imposed on leaseholders of flats. Unfortunately some property companies have been setting unreasonable charges but not delivering the promised...