When planning permission is granted for any development, for it to be valid the development must be commenced within a given time period. The local authority can specify a time period but in the absence of this the default time periods of three years (full planning permission) or five years (outline planning permission). Commencing the development for which permission was granted after the time period has expired has the same effect as carrying out development with no permission.
Extending the Time Limit for Planning Permission
September 7th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Legal, Property Market No Comments »
Guide to Home Repossession – Ins & Outs
July 12th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Legal, Mortgages, Property Market No Comments »
What a lender needs to do before it can repossess a property, what happens when a house gets repossessed and what to do if your home is at risk from repossession
The Future of Property Conveyancing
June 21st, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Legal, Property Conveyancing 4 Comments »
The modern conveyancing system in England & Wales was born in 1925, with the introduction of the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 1925.
Before we can look at where property conveyancing is going we must look at where we have come from.
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Making an Application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT)
June 14th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Landlords, Legal No Comments »
The leasehold valuation tribunal is part of the Residential Property Tribunal Service and is a body set up to decide cases of dispute between landlord and tenant.
Islamic Mortgages and Why They’re Not Just for Muslims
June 10th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Legal, Property Conveyancing 4 Comments »
Islamic Mortgages and not just for Muslims which may come as a suprise for some. However, an Islamic mortgage does have its differences.
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Guide to Extending a Leaseholder’s Lease
June 5th, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Landlords, Legal, Property Conveyancing 2 Comments »
In our guide to lease extensions, we look at how a leaseholder can extend their lease and what pitfalls you should look out for.
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Acquiring a Right Over Another’s Land
June 1st, 2010 HIP-Consultant.co.uk Posted in Legal, Property Conveyancing 1 Comment »
A right over a piece of land for the benefit of another piece of land, such as a right of way or a right to use services running under the land is called an “easement”. The land which benefits from an easement is called the “dominant tenement” or “dominant land” and the land which is subject to the easement is the “servient tenement” or “servient land”. There are several ways in which an easement can be created and once it exists then subject to certain exceptions, it exists for all time for the benefit of the dominant land.
