Clearing a hoarder’s house yourself can put your health at risk. You need to take this fact seriously from the start. Many neglected homes contain hidden dangers that can harm you. You could face dust, mould, pests, and contaminated waste. You may also find sharp … [Read more...]
Chattels and Capital Gains – An Update
A chattel gets its name from an ancient legal term for a movable thing we can possess, that has a tangible form. It could, for example be as large as a motor car, or as small as a tiny ear ring. This post is an update on chattels and capital gains tax, because some … [Read more...]
Capital Gains Tax on Chattels Sold
Capital Gains Tax on Chattels Sold We recommend checking the capital gains tax on chattels, and any commissions applying, before you agree to sell personal possessions. Avery Associates can provide you with a valuation certificate, whereafter what you do next is over … [Read more...]
Property Chattels and Fixtures in Probate
Executors of deceased estates may find themselves dealing with fixed property chattels and fixtures attached thereto. They may have to sell the assets and ask a sitting tenant to vacate. Although the deceased person could also have been a tenant themselves, and lived in … [Read more...]
Neural Mechanisms Affect Hoarding Decisions
A report in the August 2024 addition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, delivered breaking news regarding compulsive hoarding. A team of researchers confirmed which brain regions can cause the condition. If neural mechanisms affect hoarding, then this … [Read more...]
Personal Property And Chattels In Law
The law sometimes has special names for things to avoid confusion between them. Personal property and chattels often boil down to the same thing, although this is not always the case. However, when solicitors speak of ‘chattels’ they should all be on the same … [Read more...]
Hoarding Squalor and House Clearances
A hoarding house clearance is not something to tackle lightly. This is because the behaviour is the outer sign of a deep-seated obsession. Therefore we need to understand the dynamics of hoarding squalor and house clearances first, before embarking on the project so … [Read more...]
The Mind of a Hoarder – What Makes Them Tick?
Just what makes people hoard in London, or Oxford, or Manchester, or any other place that takes your fancy? They all have an affinity to accumulate things until they fill a room, or an entire house for that matter. We enter the mind of a hoarder in this review. We may … [Read more...]
RICS House Probate Valuation Easily Explained
There are so many explanations for RICS probate property valuation in UK, it is not difficult to become confused. You may even wonder if some lawyer is trying to tangle you up in knots, although that should not be the case. We prepared this simple guide for Avery … [Read more...]
Cleaning a Hoarder’s Home
If you have a friend or family member who is also a hoarder, then the time may come when their home needs a good clean. This may follow moving them to a place of safety, or after someone else helped them tidy up. Cleaning a hoarder’s home is not for the faint-hearted, … [Read more...]
