Losing a close family member or friend can be one of life's most difficult experiences. Understanding English probate property sales can be a challenge too, unless you understand the principles. We wrote this article to help you understand how probate affects you in … [Read more...]
How Leasehold Reform Could Affect the Value of Your Property
The UK Government's proposed reforms to leasehold ownership, are among the most significant changes to England's property market in decades. We share our thoughts, as professional valuers, regarding how we believe this leasehold reform could affect the value of … [Read more...]
How To Value Your Chattels in England
Knowing how to value your chattels in England correctly is important. It can even be critical if you need the information for insurance, or planning how to distribute your estate after you pass on. Your personal movable possessions could include furniture, jewellery, … [Read more...]
Determining the Value of Property Fairly
Determining the value of property fairly, is an essential step in distributing the assets in a deceased estate. A building and the land on which it stands, is likely to be the most valuable possession the deceased left behind. We share the factors determining how much a … [Read more...]
Valuing All The Chattels In An Estate
Valuing all the chattels in an estate can become a mission-critical exercise for a deceased-estate executor. Or an individual drafting their will for that matter. You see, when someone dies in England, everything they own becomes part of their estate for inheritance … [Read more...]
Property Law and Ownership in England
Two laws form the backbone of property law and ownership in England. They are the Law of Property Act 1925, and the Land Registration Act of 2002. We provide an overview of these two pieces of legislation, and then proceed to discuss the broader aspects of English … [Read more...]
The Digital Assets Bill Before Parliament
The Digital Assets Bill before Parliament is still stuck at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. Although we hope the draft will eventually become law, as we all need more legal clarity on these matters. The preamble to the bill reads 'to make provision … [Read more...]
Managing Property in a Deceased Estate
Managing and dealing with probate property valuation in a deceased estate is the often complex task of the executor. or the administrator. This complexity is not surprising, given that ‘property’, in the broader sense, includes everything the deceased owned when they … [Read more...]
Property and The Matter of Probate
Property means different things to different people in the popular vernacular. However under English probate law, the term refers to the things we possess. That ownership follows us to the grave, so to speak. This brings us around to property and the matter of … [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...]
