Jubilee Celebrations
Get your kids to enter our Jubilee Postage Stamp Design competition and join our Jubilee Celebrations, download the below resources to find out more…
Posted 21st April 2022
Buying a newly built home
Once you have found that special place that you love; maybe its ideal for work / has that outside space you have been craving/ has room for a home office. Then the real fun begins!
Posted 25th September 2017
Buying a new home off plan
It is common practice for developers to offer some or even all of the units on a development for sale long before construction work has finished. It can significantly reduce their borrowing costs but how does it affect you as a buyer?
Posted 25th September 2017
Things to consider when buying a contract reassignment
I wrote an article a couple of years ago about off plan re- assignments and the interest generated since has prompted me to update that article and add some of the points that have come to light on transactions since.
Posted 25th September 2017
The Law Society propose ‘single test’ to diminish stamp duty fears
Clear instructions to your solicitor/conveyancer on any property purchase is crucial and even more so now following the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SLDT) changes which come into force from 1 April 2016.
Posted 4th February 2016
Mum, Dad, will you help me with my deposit please?
Buying your first property can be an exciting time, but it is also a huge investment. Most buyers will have saved hard for years on end just to fund their deposit
Posted 12th January 2016
Buying an off plan re-sale apartment
Mark Jones, Director and Head of our Conveyancing department considers the risk to the unwary buyer.
Posted 13th November 2015
Success for Solicitor who achieves Associate Membership of ACTAPS
We are very pleased to announce that Justin Roberts, Litigation Solicitor at Gedye & Sons has been accepted as an Associate Member of The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).
Posted 23rd July 2014
Gedye & Sons support “Will to Remember” Scheme
Alzheimer’s Society newest scheme ‘Will to Remember’ launched on Tuesday 27th May 2014 in the North West (Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire) in partnership with Solicitors for the Elderly.
Posted 3rd June 2014
Purchasing off plan re-sales presents challenges
Mark Jones as Head of our conveyancing department considers the potential risks of this increasingly popular phenomena.
Posted 19th May 2014
FATCA legislation in operation by autumn 2014
Trusts, Trustees, Financial Institutions and Solicitors need to consider the new legislation. In this article Richard Roberts, Mark Jones and Sarah Murphy look at what it means and who it affects.
Posted 19th May 2014
Blackwell House “Art Fund” evening
Gedye and Sons in association with Art Fund Cumbria are delighted to announce a reception and drinks evening at Blackwell House on Thursday 5th June 2014 from 5.30pm.
Posted 19th May 2014