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Property expert Louisa Fletcher and Andrew Montlake, also known as “Monty”, returned with the third instalment of their podcast The Property Show. The weekly podcast focused on property rights for cohabiting couples, new rights for renters with pets, negative interest rates and what to consider when buying a property with your other half. The show was as informative as ever, with Monty and Louisa also sharing when couples could be liable for stamp duty further on down the line.
Unfortunately, after a plethora of delays, including legal issues, the transaction fell through.
They were then put under more stress to find a buyer as the mortgage on their new property was due to expire.
Oliver said: “With the transaction falling through and the housing market looking increasingly uncertain due to COVID-19 and the associated delays, we started to get quite worried that we weren’t going to be able to sell in time and that we’d miss out on our new home.
“It would have meant having to start the mortgage process all over again and potentially losing our ideal plot.”
Property UK: The SDLT holiday is due to end on March 31 (Image: GETTY)
Reliable Property Group was founded in early 2018 and covers everything from surveying to conveyancing and mortgages.
The group’s ethos is “reliable by name, reliable by nature” which has seen them garner a strong relationship base.
Mr Harriot said buyers must get a survey or risk spending the money they will save on any stamp duty exemption.
“It’s so important you don’t fall in the trap of being gazumped.”
Being gazumped is when someone makes a higher offer on a house than someone whose offer has already been accepted by the seller and therefore acquires the property.