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At Asher Prior Bates Solicitors in Colchester, Essex our specialist property team are often asked by landlords and tenants “what happens to the deposit when renting?” From 6 April, 2007, new Regulations made under the provisions of Housing Act 2004 required every landlord or letting agent that takes a “deposit for an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) in England and Wales” to  join a Government approved Tenancy Deposit scheme and ensure that the [...]

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The Chancellor will not extend the first time buyer £250k exemption and on 24 March 2012, it will drop back to £125k. Chancellor George Osborne revealed that this tax relief had been ineffective and had failed to increase the numbers of First Time Buyers on the property ladder. This temporary exemption meant first-time buyers were [...]

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At Colchester Solicitor Asher Prior Bates our property and litigation departments are well versed in helping clients through the trickiest of situations. One of which we sometimes come across is “squatting”. At present squatting is considered to be a Civil matter, not a Criminal one and can be distressing to deal with for both parties.  [...]

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So you have searched through your local papers, visited your estate agents, surfed the web and finally found your dream house.  Now you are wondering “What happens next?” Well at Asher Prior Bates in Colchester our friendly team of specialist property solicitors will try and make the process of buying your house run as smoothly [...]

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