{"id":26710,"date":"2013-08-31T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/when-leasehold-property-takes-a-grip-on-your-finances\/"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:10:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T03:10:37","slug":"when-leasehold-property-takes-a-grip-on-your-finances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/when-leasehold-property-takes-a-grip-on-your-finances\/","title":{"rendered":"When leasehold property takes a grip on your finances"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBuying a leasehold home or flat can mean paying too much for routine work, or a battle with your managing agentA studio flat in Hastings, East Sussex, seemed the perfect investment for her two children when Sue Sammes was left a small inheritance seven years ago, but she’d unwittingly entered the murky \u2013 and expensive \u2013 world of leasehold property.For the first 18 months, Sammes, 50, was delighted with her purchase, which was a studio in a house converted into three flats, worth between \u00a359,000 and \u00a380,000 each. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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