In this week’s episode of ‘The Property Pod,’ I interview Laura, Private Client Partner here at Attwells. We discuss everything you need to know about Probate. 

So tell me a bit about the Private Client department and what you do? 0:14 seconds 

Do you think people need to wait for Probate to be done first before they put their property on the market? 0:47 seconds 

What is involved in a Probate application? 1 minute, 22 seconds

How long does the Probate process take? 2 minutes, 20 seconds

What are an Executor’s duties? 3 minutes, 11 seconds 

What are an administrator’s duties? 3 minutes, 57 seconds 

Do people need to use a solicitor for Probate? 4 minutes, 24 seconds 

When is the Will read? 5 minutes, 22 seconds 

What happens to any debts? 6 minutes, 1 second

What happens to any assets and items left in the Will? 6 minutes, 26 seconds 

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In this week’s episode of ‘The Property Pod,’ I interview Tom, Director of Bloomfield Grey Estate Agents. We discuss everything you need to know about moving into a luxury home.

Tell me a bit about Bloomfield Grey Estate Agents 0:17 seconds

Are you seeing any changes in what people want in a property after Covid? 0:33 seconds

Are you seeing any locations that are more popular since Covid for luxury homes? 2 minutes, 11 seconds

What additional costs are involved in buying a luxury home? 3:38 minutes

Do you think there are any additional things you should think about when buying a luxury home? 4 minutes, 6 seconds

What are the pros and cons of buying a listed building? 4 minutes, 52 seconds

If building work or refurbishments are required, when do you recommend starting to plan those, and are you able to negotiate with the seller to help aid those plans? 6 minutes, 49 seconds

Which security measures do you think people should consider adding to their luxury homes? 7 minutes, 55 seconds

Do you give advice on the sale of land? 9 minutes, 2 seconds

Does obtaining planning permission increase the value of a property? 9 minutes, 25 seconds

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In this week’s episode of ‘The Property Pod’ I interview Gemma and Emma from Gemstone Mortgages. We discuss everything you need to know about getting a mortgage.

Tell us a bit about Gemstone Mortgages 0:13 seconds 

What factors do you think are important in determining what you can borrow as a second time buyer? 0:49 seconds 

What does a second time buyer need to be able to qualify for a higher mortgage? 1 minute, 56 seconds 

What do you think is the best type of mortgage for second time buyers to get? 2 minutes, 41 seconds 

If you're buying a freehold or a leasehold property which type of mortgage is best for a second time buyer? 4 minutes, 1 second 

Do you think that Covid-19 and Brexit have had an impact on mortgage rates? 4 minutes, 46 seconds 

What are the pros and cons for a second time buyer buying a new build property? 6 minutes, 49 seconds 

Can people buy a second property with a residential mortgage? 7 minutes, 44 seconds 

Can a second time buyer apply for more than one mortgage at a time? 8 minutes, 32 seconds 

What options are available to repay your mortgage early and what options are the best? 9 minutes, 4 seconds 

Why is payment protection and life insurance important for second time buyers? 11 minutes, 12 seconds

Should second time buyers write a will as a consequence of this? 11 minutes, 54 seconds 

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Property Pod, today I am joined by Michael from Fine and Country and we discuss accountancy for small to medium sized businesses.

So tell us a bit about Fine and Country and what you do? 0:21 seconds

From your perspective what do you think is going to happen to the Property Market in 2022? 0:43 seconds

What advice would you give to first time buyers who are looking to move this year? 1 minute 39 seconds

How do you think interest rates and inflation will affect the market? 2 minutes, 55 seconds

Do you think house prices will fall in 2022? 3 minutes, 37 seconds

What features do you think people are looking for in a home now? 3 minutes, 53 seconds

Do you think green features add value to a property? 6 minutes, 24 seconds

How important is parking for urban properties that are being sold? 7 minutes, 7 seconds

Are you seeing more people that are happy to commute into London after COVID? 7 minutes, 31 seconds

Have you seen an increase in people buying homes outside of London? 8 minutes, 47 seconds

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Property Pod, today I am joined by Ben from Scrutton Bland and we discuss accountancy for small to medium sized businesses. 

Tell us a bit about Scrutton Bland and what you do? 0:21 seconds 

How can you help small to medium sized businesses? 00:53 seconds 

Will the structure of a business affect the way tax returns should be done? 1 mins, 32 seconds 

How much of a businesses income will go towards taxes? 2 mins, 16 seconds

Can people working from home, expense a percentage of their mortgage and utilities? 3 minutes, 31 seconds 

Do subcontractors need to keep account of files and file a tax return? 4 minutes, 22 seconds 

How can purchasing equipment or assets reduce the payable tax? 5 minutes, 34 seconds 

In your experience, do you think its better to hire an accountant monthly or yearly, what do you think is better? 6 minutes, 45 seconds 

How can small businesses their cash flow? 8 minutes, 14 seconds 

How do you think small businesses should prepare for the new tax year ahead? 9 minutes, 3 seconds 

Is there any upcoming legislation that business owners need to be aware of? 9 minutes, 50 seconds 

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Property Pod. Today I am joined by Andrew, partner and senior valuer from Nicholas Estates. In this episode we discuss cladding.

So tell me a bit about Nicholas Estate Agents 0:23 seconds

What is cladding and why is it in the news at the moment? 0:58 seconds

What do you think are the typical problems associated with cladding? 1 minute, 59 seconds 

What type of cladding is banned and who is responsible for it to be replaced? 2 minutes, 51 seconds

What sort of certification are lenders looking for? 3 minutes, 42 seconds

Can people sell their flats with cladding? 4 minutes, 55 seconds

Do you think cladding makes your flat harder to sell? 5 minutes, 30 seconds

Do people need to get a survey for cladding? 7 minutes, 54 seconds

Do you think there's a certain type of cladding that is best to get? 8 minutes, 41 seconds

And how do you think the new cladding laws could affect leaseholders? 9 minutes, 55 seconds

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Property Pod, today I am joined by our very own Jo, Head of Marketing here at Attwells Solicitors. In this episode, we talk about our new website and the digital revolution. 

So tell me a bit about Attwells? 18 seconds 

And what was the main idea behind creating a new website? 35 seconds

How do you envision the website evolving in the future? 1 minute, 7 seconds 

What do you think the legal sector could do to improve consumer experience? 2 minutes, 30 seconds 

What three things should a consumer consider before purchasing a service? 6 minutes, 58 seconds 

Why is communication so important? 9 minutes, 31 seconds 

Do you think virtual law firms are the future? 11 minutes, 35 seconds 

How do you think that Covid-19 has changed the legal sector? 13 minutes, 47 seconds 

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Property Pod, today I am joined by Ross from Hizzy Property. In this episode, we talk about how to sell your home properly. 

So tell us a bit about Hizzy Property. 0:22 seconds 

What is the first thing people should do once they know they want to sell their house? 01 minute, 42 seconds

Are there any extra costs that you think people forget about? 3 minutes

How long do you think it typically takes to sell a home? 3 minutes, 55 seconds 

What time of year do you think is best to sell a home 4 minutes, 50 seconds 

Do you think its worth making home improvements before you sell your house? 5 minutes, 50 seconds 

Do you think that sellers need an energy performance certificate or any other documentation? 06 minutes, 57 seconds 

In your experience, what makes a property harder to sell? 9 minutes, 3 seconds 

What are some things to look out for when you're trying to sell your home? 10 minutes, 7 seconds 

Does the seller need to be present at the house viewing? 11 minutes, 16 seconds 

Do the sellers need to pay stamp duty? 12 minutes, 02 seconds 

Once the seller has accepted an offer on their home, does that make the offer legally binding? 12 minutes, 47 seconds 

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Property Pod, today I am joined by Nick from Attwells Solicitors. In today's episode, we talk about life at the firm and a career in the legal world. 

So why did you set up the firm, at inspired you to do it? 0:25 seconds

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Property Pod, today I am joined by Mark from Utility Warehouse. In today's episode, we talk about how to organise your utilities.

So tell us a bit about Utility Warehouse 0:23 seconds 

For the moving process, at what point do you think first-time buyers should start to think about their utilities? 1 minute, 44 seconds 

If you move to a property that has an oil tank can you switch to gas and how is that done? 2 minutes, 42 seconds 

What do you need to consider if your property isn't connected to mains drainage? 5 minutes, 06 seconds 

Would a payment meter affect the sale of a property and can it be replaced with a regular meter? 07 minutes, 01 second

What do you think people can do to make their property more energy efficient? 08 minutes, 06 seconds 

What can people do to make their homes environmentally friendly? 12 minutes

What are the pros and cons of using a bigger or smaller service provider? 14 minutes, 01 second 

As a property developer yourself, have you noticed any trends due to Covid-19 and the pandemic? 16 minutes, 05 seconds 

If someone was looking to renovate a property, do you think there's anything they should look out for in terms of utilities? 19 minutes, 27 seconds 

We hope you enjoy the episode and please do subscribe and share on social media and we'll see you next week!