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Conveyancing can often feel like a confusing and overwhelming process, especially with so many misconceptions. In this blog, Marie Pym, addresses some of the most common misunderstandings about conveyancing. 1. Conveyancers...
Buying or selling a property is one of the most significant financial transactions you will make. The process can be complex, requiring careful legal handling to ensure everything runs smoothly....
A Magistrate recently received a formal reprimand for texting her daughter during a hearing, despite pleading mitigating circumstances. Another Magistrate received a misconduct warning for swearing in court and telling a witness to leave....
A Declaration of Trust, also known as a Trust Deed (Deed of Trust), specifies how joint owners hold a property. It sets out the financial arrangements between two or more...
Choose harmony over hostility We are excited to introduce a new service that allows separating couples to resolve matters together with the help of a single lawyer. This new approach...
If you’ve been following Companies House on social media, you’ve probably noticed an increase in mentions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA). Ignoring these seemingly boring posts...
Divorce Firstly, depending on if you applied for the Conditional Order (irrespective of who or both of you applied for the divorce), or not. If you did, you can apply...
There were rumors in the Autumn Statement that the Chancellor would review Inheritance Tax, however despite widespread anticipation, this remains unchanged. Inheritance Tax is payable on a person’s worldwide estate...
The Government has set up a public consultation to seek views on limiting the level of ground rent that leaseholders can be required to pay in England and Wales. This...
Provided a Pre-Nuptial Agreement satisfies a number of different criteria, then current case law confirms that its terms should be upheld. Pre-Nuptial Agreements are not though set in stone, and...
If you’re starting the process of searching for a firm to write your Will, you will be familiar with Wills being advertised very cheaply. Many of these Will writing companies...
Christmas Parties & Events With Halloween and October behind us, the festive period is now looming large and it is that time of year where many businesses will be throwing...
There is every possibility that even if you have never fallen victim to a bad payer in the past, your business may find itself with a client who will not...
In this blog we look at the sale of the entire share capital of a limited company. Selling a company can be stressful for both the Seller and the Buyer....
The UK government’s help to buy scheme was a scheme that ran from 2013 allowing buyers purchasing new build properties to have an interest free loan of up to 20%...
The Government’s Recent Announcement on Inheritance Tax – Could It Be Abolished? The next UK general election is expected to take place in January 2025. In light of this,...
How a Grandparent Can Spend Time With Their Grandchildren With the ever-increasing costs in childcare and the ongoing cost of living crisis, grandparents are anecdotally being relied on more and...
Back to School, Back to Term Time Arrangements? I can hear anyone who is involved in Summer holiday childcare asking when are they going back to school? Especially with the...
It has been just over two years since the start of the Moratorium on commercial landlord remedies which effected CRAR (commercial rent arrears recovery) and forfeiture of lease. This has...
The latest report by the Home Builders Federation last month shows a continuing fall in the grant of planning permissions across England. Recent developments in Government policy, including scrapping the...
The position as is understood generally is that a landlord who has leased possession of a property to a tenant, would not be under a duty to inspect that property...
Prohibited Steps Order vs Specific Issue Order As the school summer holidays approach, many separated parents will be looking forward to taking their children away on holiday. There will be...
What is it and why might it be needed? You may have heard of going through ‘Probate’ or having to get a ‘Grant’ to deal with a person’s assets when...
Termination of a contract can be a complex issue, and it is important to understand the implications of different types of termination. In this article, we will explore some of...
We in the commercial real estate team have come across several situations where tenants have without the landlord’s consent allowed in occupiers of the property. This created difficulties when the...
A Change in Employer Responsibilities The Government has placed its support behind the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, which has had its first reading in the House...
The biggest change in leasehold property for many years was enacted last year when ground rents on new leases were abolished except in a few circumstances. Whilst this was a...
On 12th January 2023, Lisa Marie Presley died at the age of 54. She was the daughter of Elvis Presley and his ex-wife Priscilla Presley. Priscilla has since issued a...
Considerations for Directors Within the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006), there are provisions under which certain transactions or arrangements between a director (or directors) and the company, require the approval...
Make Sure You Take Legal Advice Early Every business will experience problems with recovering debt from late or non-payers at some point during its trading life. This can be time...
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