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Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying Property in Spain

Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying Property in Spain

Buying property in Spain is a dream for many, whether for retirement, as a vacation home, or as an investment. However, the process can be fraught with challenges if not approached carefully. To avoid costly mistakes, it’s vital to understand the unique aspects of the Spanish property market, legal requirements, and potential pitfalls. This article outlines the key issues to be aware of and how to...

Breaking Free from Leasehold: By Mike Somekh, The Freehold Collective

Breaking Free from Leasehold: By Mike Somekh, The Freehold Collective

Across the UK, millions of leaseholders live in homes they don’t truly own. As a result of ancient property laws, they don’t own the bricks, the roof, or indeed the land - they merely have the right to occupy the property for a fixed number of years. And with no ownership comes no control. Leaseholders are finding they have little to no say over the most basic and important aspects of their homes....

Build to Rent and Community Benefits

Build to Rent and Community Benefits

The concept of Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional iteration, BTR suburban communities, is a relatively new property type. BTR, together with private market housing and affordable housing, falls within the C3 Use Class. But developers and operators of this innovative form of property development are now asking the question, should it be bound by the same limitations as traditional...

What to do if one tenant leaves your property

What to do if one tenant leaves your property

When you have more than one tenant in your property – whether that’s a couple, two or more friends, or an HMO house share – there’s always the possibility that one of them might leave. A couple may split up, friends might fall out or their financial or other personal circumstances could change during the tenancy, meaning the property is simply no longer suitable or affordable.  While some...