- The Chartered Surveyors at Nichols Surveying provide a comprehensive range of professional property services throughout London, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex, Surrey and France. This includes residential and commercial valuations and surveys.
- We are an independent private practice that prides itself on providing a high quality and fast service at an affordable price. We have surveyed and valued all types of property from house boats to castles and châteaux.
- Our surveyors all have over 10 years experience in their local markets and are very friendly, enthusiastic and approachable. They are also highly motivated, confident and dedicated to providing an impressive service.
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| Residential Division |
- Building Surveys
- Homebuyer Reports
- Valuations for all purposes
- Development Appraisals
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High Speed trains come to Kent
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A lot of the work that we are carrying out at present in Kent and East Sussex is as a result of people moving into these areas in order to take advantage of the high speed rail service between London - St Pancras, Ashford and the Kent coast. This service is due to be up and running in December 2009.
High Speed 1 (the re-named Channel Tunnel Rail Link) is the first major new railway to be built in the UK in over 100 years. It will provide a 68 mile high-speed link between St Pancras in London and the Channel Tunnel in Kent.
A new fleet of trains will be able to accelerate rapidly to 140mph and they will considerably shorten the current journey times from Kent into London.
For example, London to Ashford will be reduced from 83 minutes to 36.5 minutes.
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| Two new stations have been built at Ebbsfleet and Stratford and millions of pounds have been invested in new depot facilities at Ramsgate and Ashford to facilitate the maintenance of the new trains. |
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| Stamp Duty Land Tax when you buy property |
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Former thresholds introduced from 1 January 2010 mean that if you buy property and the purchase price is £125,000 or less you don't pay any Stamp Duty Land Tax at all.
If it's more than £125,000, you pay between one and four per cent of the whole purchase price. If you are a first time buyer you will not pay any duty up to £250,000.
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| Residential property - purchase price |
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| up to £125,000 |
0% |
| £125,001 - £250,000 |
1% |
| £250,001 - £500,000 |
3% |
| £500,001 or more |
4% |
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20/05/10 HIPs SCRAPPED
Homeowners selling their properties will no longer be required to produce a Home Information Pack (HIP) after the new coalition government announced they would be scrapped today.
HIPs, which were launched in 2007 and have since become mandatory for anyone selling a home, have been dogged by criticism. Estate agents have long complained they add red tape to the selling process, while sellers have grumbled about the £200-£400 price tag attached to the packs.
Communities secretary, Eric Pickles, laid an order before parliament today suspending HIPs, pending primary legislation for a permanent abolition.
"The expensive and unnecessary Home Information Pack has increased the cost and hassle of selling homes and is stifling a fragile housing market," he said. "This action will encourage sellers back into the market, and help the market as a whole and the economy recover."
Sellers will still be required to get an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), showing how energy efficient a property is, within 28 days of putting their home on the market, as this is a requirement under EU law. The cost of these is typically about £60.
The National Association of Estate Agents welcomed the news, saying that HIPs had "failed to benefit homebuyers and actively discouraged sellers."
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