A couple who own a leasehold flat are looking to renovate the place and, make some changes to an old outhouse in the garden. However, there are three other flat owners who also own a share of the freehold who may not agree with the change. What is the best way of dealing with this? Find out below. More...
Making structural changes to a flat can often be more complicated that undertaking similar work to a privately-owned home.
We were contacted by a couple who are in the process of buying a ground floor flat and want to find out if they will be able to extend the property. More...
Howells has a conveyancing department in each of our six South Wales offices. Every year we complete the sale and purchase of thousands of residential properties both here in Wales and in England. Our experienced and multi-award winning conveyancing teams place us as one of the best in the UK.
Communicating with and working on behalf of buyers and sellers, meeting deadlines, liaising with estate agents, mortgage providers and government organisations to ensure our clients complete their transactions ensures that our conveyancing departments are always kept busy.
To maintain an efficient and effective conveyancing process, we employ legal assistants who work with solicitors and licenced conveyancers to work as a team of individuals cases.
Bethan Rees and Jerry Honeyball are two legal assistants based in our Cardiff office. They very kindly took some time out to talk to us about a day in the life of a legal assistant. More...
Have you been offered to buy the freehold of your flat from the current freeholder? Do you hit the criteria required to purchase my freehold? Who do I need to speak to, to execute the sale?
Our conveyancing experts provide answers to these questions and more: More...
The latest in our series of FAQs features a couple at odds over credit card debts. One partner is concerned with the other’s spending and worries that he will not be able to remortgage his property in order to pay off his debts. But is she right to be concerned? Howells Solicitors provides the answer. More...
