Private Client

The Difference Between Lasting Powers of Attorney & Deputyship

In the Deputyship Department one of the most common questions clients ask us is “What’s the difference between Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyship?” The answer is fairly straightforward – a Lasting Power of Attorney

Tracy Rowden

Property

Why you should instruct a Solicitor before finding a buyer for your home.

When you make the decision to move home but you need to sell one home to buy the next, like the majority of home movers, the process generally starts with getting your home valued by

Simon Fuller

Property

Leasehold: ‘People who buy Leasehold Properties are being misled and taken advantage of’ say the CMA

Leasehold: ‘People who buy Leasehold Properties are being misled and taken advantage of’ say the CMA An update on this article can be found here. The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) have today released the

Jo Ironside

Employment Law

Top Ten Tips for Avoiding Discrimination in Recruitment

The Equality Act 2010 outlaws discrimination in employment in relation to nine “protected characteristics”: age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief sex sexual orientation Employers must ensure

Property

Why you should not delay extending your Lease

Why you should not delay extending your Lease Essentially, a lease is a contract between two people which enables the ‘tenant’ to occupy the leased property to the exclusion of all others and to use

Property

Ground Rent

My Landlord hasn’t been collecting ground rent from me – what do I do? I regularly come across situations where tenants are very concerned that their Landlord does not collect ground rent even though it

Jo Ironside

Private Client

Challenging a Will

Challenging a Will Dealing with a loved-one’s Estate after their passing is always a difficult time. It can be more difficult when their Will provisions are unexpected or unusual. Sometimes family members have concerns about

Business & Commercial

Death of a sole shareholder director

Death of a sole shareholder director Preparation, preparation, preparation is the often-cited mantra of many successful businesses but preparing for the death of a sole shareholder director of a business is often overlooked. This can

Private Client

Can I rent my flat on Airbnb?

Can I rent my flat on Airbnb? If you have a bit of extra space or a second property, then you might have considered renting it out through Airbnb. It’s a popular platform to let

Property

Doubling Ground Rent Clauses – How to Fix Your Lease and other FAQs

Doubling Ground Rent Clauses – How to Fix Your Lease and other FAQs What is ground rent? The owner of a leasehold property is known as the ‘tenant’ who has the right to exclusively occupy

The Difference Between Lasting Powers of Attorney & Deputyship

Why you should instruct a Solicitor before finding a buyer for your home.

Leasehold: ‘People who buy Leasehold Properties are being misled and taken advantage of’ say the CMA

Top Ten Tips for Avoiding Discrimination in Recruitment

Why you should not delay extending your Lease

Ground Rent

Challenging a Will

Death of a sole shareholder director

Can I rent my flat on Airbnb?

Doubling Ground Rent Clauses – How to Fix Your Lease and other FAQs

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