David Bass
About the Author
David has spent years working across legal compliance and financial planning, developing a sharp sense for which regulations actually affect everyday people and which ones are mostly noise. He writes about consumer protection, estate planning, and personal finance with the kind of clarity that comes from explaining these things to real people in real situations. His view is that legal and financial topics stay confusing not because they're inherently complicated, but because most coverage assumes you already know half of what you need to know. He writes to fix that.
Blogs by David Bass
Is it illegal to fly a drone over someone’s property? Not automatically. Yes, you usually can fly a drone over private property in the UK. No blanket law bans it.
Quick Answer: Solicitor fees for selling a house in the UK typically range from £610 to £1,500 in legal fees, plus VAT at 20% and disbursements of £200–£722. Total costs
Your lease gets shorter every year, and it’s easy to miss until a buyer or a bank flags it. Drop below 80 years and your flat gets harder to sell.
If you own your home and receive state support, you may be wondering how DWP home ownership for pensioners actually works. The short answer is that your main home does
Your property value drops 10-20% when your lease hits the final years. Most owners don’t realize until it’s too late. Here’s the reality: as your lease term shrinks, buyers pull out, lenders reject applications, and
Your fixed-term tenancy just ended, and your tenant is still there. No drama, no new paperwork, just rent arriving on schedule. A Statutory Periodic Tenancy is created by law, functioning as an automatic lease extension
Thinking about knocking down a wall, updating your layout, or adding new fixtures to your rental space? Before you start planning the makeover, there’s one thing you can’t ignore: whether you need a licence to
Are you a US property owner wondering how rental income tax works in the UK? Owning rental property across the Atlantic brings unique tax challenges. HMRC expects you to report all rental profits, even when
If you’re looking into energy efficiency, you’re probably wondering what an EPC rating C monthly cost UK households actually face. With energy prices still high and targets nudging more homes toward Band C by the