In 2014, our team of residential conveyancers here at Howells helped to complete the first help-to-buy purchase in Wales. This was an extremely proud moment for our Swansea branch and the entire business, we have gone on to work on a number of Help-to-Buy conveyancing cases since, in fact by the time Help-to-Buy reached its 100th case Howells had dealt in over 30% of cases. More...
Two months since the UK voted to leave the EU, we’ve sat down with our Managing Director, Mark Hobbs, to discuss the changes we have seen in this short period, and what it means for the average Brit. More...
Howells Solicitors is delighted to announce that we have won ‘Conveyancing Firm of the Year – Wales’ at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2016. More...
Our fantastic conveyancing teams have been recognised for their outstanding service once again, resulting in us being shortlisted in the ‘Conveyancing Firm of the Year – Wales’ category in the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2016. More...
In his recent Budget speech, George Osborne confirmed that his proposed changes to the Stamp Duty Land Tax will come into effect at the beginning of April as set out in his Autumn Statement. People purchasing a second home or additional property will after this date pay an additional 3% Stamp Duty Land Tax.
There was speculation that there might be exemptions made for individuals or groups with certain circumstances or that the date might be extended, but this has not been the case - apart from one exception. More...