Upcoming changes to Organ Donation in England : How does it effect you?
Currently in England if you wish to be considered to donate your organs upon your death you need to be signed up to the Organ Donation Register, this is known
Should I agree when my tenant asks me to surrender their lease and grant a new lease to someone else?
Increasingly, commercial property tenants are trying to bypass the provisions for transferring their lease by offering to surrender (ie give up) their lease and simultaneously announcing that they have found
Is divorce reform being pushed too far?
The president of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, recently caused a stir when she publicly criticised the Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill that has now made it through the House of
London Legal Walk – Help us help others!
**ONLY 33 DAYS TO GO** We are delighted to announce that on 17th June we are taking part in this year’s London Legal Walk The London Legal Walk is a
No deal? Brexit and Family Law in the UK
As the uncertainty surrounding Brexit shows no sign of abating, so too does the uncertainty surrounding the impact of Brexit upon Family Law. While the countries within the United Kingdom
Good Divorce Week
26 November 2018 to 30 November marks Resolution’s Good Divorce Week. Resolution is an organisation committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes and we are proud that our family
My tenant is proposing a CVA. What are my options?
“A net 1,123 stores disappeared from Britain’s top 500 high streets in the first six months of the year, according to the accountancy firm PwC.” With growing uncertainty in the
Will I have to spend a lot of money making my commercial properties “energy efficient” and bringing them up to scratch?
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations”) are intended to improve the energy efficiency of residential and commercial privately rented properties. For commercial property,
ALL CHANGE FOR LEASEHOLDERS:
The Law Commission consults on radical changes to Lease extensions and Freehold purchase YOUR CHANCE TO COMMENT Leaseholders can comment on the Law Commission’s radical proposals on how Leaseholders extend
STAMP DUTY LAND TAX – FIRST TIME BUYERS’ RELIEF EXTENDED FOR SHARED OWNERSHIP
No doubt you will have seen one of the headlines from the Chancellor’s budget on 29 October 2018 is that first time buyers’ relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”)
Statutory prohibition on second successions to secure tenancies held to be lawful (London Borough of Haringey v Simawi)
24/10/2018 Local Government analysis: In this case, the High Court was called upon to consider whether the statutory prohibition on second successions to secure tenancies amounted to unlawful discrimination in
Government to extend civil partnerships to everyone
Theresa May has confirmed that every couple in England and Wales will be able to choose between civil partnership and marriage when they formalise their relationship. The news follows the