Lifting the lid on tricky toilet problems
Customer toilet facilities have been causing a stink for take-aways and travel operators in recent weeks. First, it was take-away outlets with tables who found...
Blogs
”Missing Landlords” For long leaseholders
What happens when you own a long lease of a flat but the landlord is “missing”? How can you buy the freehold or extend your...
Emily Fitzpatrick
Partner, Head of Leasehold EnfranchisementWhen talking the talk may mean walking the walk….
Negotiating contracts looks set to be tougher in future, with the news that clauses that require any changes to be made in writing and agreed...
Gregory Barton
Solicitor, Commercial & CorporateJustice for All? Compensation for claimants
“In a civil court case the claimant who succeeds against a defendant will receive, where appropriate, an award of compensation and the loser will pay...
Isabel Hodgson
Legal Executive, Trusts & EstatesThe devilish detail on inheritance tax
By inheritance specialist Emily Wiggins with Hart Brown Solicitors When Chancellor George Osborne announced significant changes to inheritance tax (IHT) in last summer’s Budget speech,...
Emily Wiggins
Consultant, Trusts & EstatesHedonic Regression – an even worse deal for leaseholders
On 11th May 2016 the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UTLC) handed down its 80 page decision in Sloane Stanley Estate v. Munday (2016). The decision...
Emily Fitzpatrick
Partner, Head of Leasehold EnfranchisementWhen is the best time to sell your home?
When you come to sell your home, it's important to have an expert on board to make sure the whole process runs smoothly and that...
David Knapp
Partner, Residential PropertyWhy it’s important to get a lawyer involved early when...
Breakdowns in a relationship between a previously happy couple can be testing, stressful and upsetting. No matter the reason for the break up, someone will...
Vanessa McMurtrie
Partner, FamilyGuests Enter at their Own Risk!
Perhaps the traditional “welcome mat” at your front door should be replaced with a mat stating “guests enter at their own risk”. Why you may...
Emily Phelan
Paralegal, Dispute ResolutionHow companies get caught in the slave trade
The recent conviction of a UK business owner for a human trafficking offence has been a wake-up call to big businesses to carefully monitor their...
