For a long time now, there has been a legal requirement to commission an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) before a residential property is put on the market and to give a copy of the EPC to a buyer before the Property is sold. There is no similar requirement for the letting of residential property. However,
Buyers and Sellers should not overlook VAT when drafting a sale and purchase contract of commercial property. This issue was considered by the Court of Appeal in CLP Holding Company Limited v Singh. The Court had to review the provisions of a sale contract in order to decide whether the buyer was liable to pay
DATE: TUESDAY 14TH OCT. TIME: 5.30PM REGISTRATION FOR A 6PM START VENUE: DOUBLE TREE HILTON, 2-8 HANGER LANE, EALING W5 3HN Prince Evans Solicitors LLP has joined forces with Workplace Advice Group to hold a free seminar for employers on Automatic Enrolment; specialist, Frank Dixon will talk on the complete automatic enrolment solution. Automatic enrolment
If you have made the decision to live with your partner then you may also wish to consider entering to a cohabitation agreement in order to regulate the terms of your relationship. As more and more people decide to cohabit as opposed to marry, cohabitants need to be fully aware that so called ‘common law
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and sadly all too often I come across people who have not drawn up and registered Lasting Powers of Attorney appointing their family or friends to look after their affairs should they become unable to do so when they had the chance. So what options are available if a loved
The phrase that, “It’s not over until the fat lady sings,” should perhaps be changed to, “The case is not over until the Bailiffs go in,” as far as Housing professionals are concerned following the Case of Midland Heart Ltd. -v- Adawah Midland Heart Limited obtained a possession order against the tenant in 2002 and
DATE: TUESDAY 30TH SEPT. TIME: 5.30PM REGISTRATION FOR A 6PM START VENUE: DOUBLETREE HILTON, 2-8 HANGER LANE, EALING W5 3HN Rolfe East Estate Agents, in conjunction with guests Prince Evans Solicitors LLP, present and host a free and interactive seminar for the benefit of Landlords, Property Investors – whether Residential or Commercial – and First
It is very important that leaseholders are aware that a property with a lease of less than 80 years left to run is more expensive to get the lease extended. Leaseholders of flats or apartments with a long lease have a statutory right to a new lease, in substitution of their existing one, extended by
On the 3rd September 2014 the Immigration and Security Minister announced that the new measures contained within the Immigration Act 2014 that will see landlords face fines if they rent homes to illegal immigrants without checking ‘their right to rent’. A pilot scheme will be launched in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton first as
DATE: WEDNESDAY 8th OCTOBER TIME: 3.30pm REGISTRATION – 4pm START VENUE: BRITISH LIBRARY, ST PANCRAS, LONDON This free seminar is a prime opportunity for Leasehold Managers and Officers to become fully conversant with the preparation and service of Notices – be it for service charges, rent arrears, Lease extensions or breaches. Prince Evans’ leasehold experts
“When a loved one passes away, the grief can be almost too much to bear. It is often very difficult to know what to do, or even where to start, when it comes to focussing on their estate. The legal procedure of Probate and attending to the settlement of Inheritance Tax is often overwhelming for
DATE: TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER TIME: 5.30PM REGISTRATION FOR A 6PM START VENUE: DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL, 2-8 HANGER LANE, EALING, LONDON W5 This free seminar is a prime opportunity to discover the current thinking and availability of Development Funding and to achieve an invaluable understanding of Capital Allowances. Barclays Bank PLC are joining forces with
