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1. I have been registered as an owner of a residential property in the past but I did not live there. If I purchase a property to live in will...

We take the security of our clients seriously, so when we are advised of risks by other responsible parties such as banks and mortgage lenders, we try to pass the...

A growing number of couples in the UK are choosing to buy property together without getting married or entering a civil partnership. This can be a good way to get...

Stamp duty land tax will be scrapped for first time buyers on properties worth £300,000 or less in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Additionally, those buying a first property worth...

When selling your home, you undoubtedly would prefer the sale to go ahead as smoothly and speedily as possible – especially if you need the funds unlocked by the sale...

Buying your first home is normally the biggest financial investment you will have made up to that point. It is therefore understandable to be concerned about getting it right and...

A criminal conspiracy exists when two or more people agree to commit almost any unlawful act, and then take some action towards its completion. The action taken need not itself...

Significant changes to the law around police bail came into force across England & Wales on Monday 3rd April 2017 and nowhere more important have these changes affected the investigation...

Renting out a property can offer a good return on investment, but there are a number of details you need to get right to protect your investment and make the...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented a number of defendants in Operation Bivan, an investigation led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit in collaboration with Lincolnshire Police. The organised crime group were...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented one of fourteen defendants from Middlesbrough, Darlington and West Yorkshire charged with 17 counts on the Indictment including conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin throughout 2014. A...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented one of eleven members of a Lincolnshire Family prosecuted for the exploitation of 18 victims in the United Kingdom’s biggest modern slavery case.  The case concluded in...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented fourteen year old Lucas Markham, who together with his thirteen year old girlfriend Kim Edwards, murdered Kim’s mother and sister in cold blood at their home address....

Conspiracy Solicitors represented a number of defendants in this operation, alleging large scale drugs supply in late 2015 and the early part of 2016. The police operation investigated and prosecuted...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented one of four defendants in a large scale HMRC Tax fraud trial, securing the only acquittal following trial in the crown Court at Southwark. The case was...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented Milly Caller, a 22 year old female, cleared in the Crown Court of helping her best friend commit suicide. Miss Caller was charged with encouraging or assisting...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented one of six defendants in a large scale fraud conspiracy spanning a three year period involving a number of different companies based both in the South of...

Conspiracy Solicitors secured the acquittal of one of eight defendants who faced trial in 2016 in Teesside Crown Court in relation to an alleged £70,000 counterfeit cheque scam. Other defendants...

Conspiacy Solicitors represented one of five co-defendants in a large scale Human Trafficking and Money Laundering investigation alleged to have taken place between 2007 and 2013. Operation “A” was an...

Conspiracy Solicitors represented one of three co-defendants in relation to Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs and Money Laundering at trial in Newcastle Crown Court in late 2016. On Monday...

The majority of UK flats are offered on a leasehold basis, as are an increasing number of new build houses. Recently, there has been growing concern about a range of...

Conveyancing is an essential process when buying or selling property in the United Kingdom. Conveyancing is a necessary step, as it involves the legal transfer of ownership of a property,...

Conveyancing fraud is now believed to be the most common type of cybercrime in the legal sector and can result in unwary homebuyers losing tens of thousands of pounds. It...

Fake Memorandum of Sale Email This morning we have become aware of an email sent from an email address “Ddcespedes1396@eagle[dot]fgcu[dot]edu” which apparently is set to display as “Bird & Co....

Buying land can be an attractive investment, especially where there is the possibility to develop property on the site or otherwise improve it to increase its value. However, to ensure...

The majority of flats in the UK are sold on a leasehold basis, meaning you are not buying the property, but rather the right to occupy it for a fixed...

When remortgaging a property you own, there are various checks and searches that need to be carried out, as well as other important legal and financial details that need to...

Conveyancing is the name for the legal process of buying and selling property, including leasehold property, as well as carrying out the necessary checks and transactions involved in remortgaging or...

Changes to tax relief for UK landlords being phased in between 2017 and 2020 mean that many buy to let rental properties may no longer be able to generate a...

Many flats in the UK are sold on a leasehold basis, as are a number of other properties. If you are thinking about buying a leasehold property, it is important...