The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 commonly known as the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard or MEES made it unlawful from 1st April 2018 to let residential or commercial properties if the property has an Energy Performance Certificate (“EPC”) rating of “F” or lower (it is estimated that approximately 20% of […]
The Government created the ‘Help to Buy’ Scheme to give first time buyers a boost as they seek to get onto the housing market. So what are the rules and how does it work? Help to Buy: Shared Ownership If you can’t quite afford the mortgage on 100% of a home, Shared Ownership offers you […]
Helping to fund a property purchase is a major financial commitment whether you are giving or lending money. Many parents may worry whether their hard-earned cash could end up in someone else’s pocket and wonder how to protect the capital; if not for themselves then for their child. Things can go wrong and there are […]
In the last decade or so, the world has seen the introduction and rapid rise of cryptocurrency and related cryptoassets. Many people are unclear as to what cryptocurrency actually is. Put simply, cryptocurrencies are digital or virtual currencies that are secured by cryptography on a computerised database ledger. A defining feature of cryptocurrencies is that […]
Mediation and collaborative Law can assist with a range of legal disputes, including divorce and separation agreements, cohabitation agreements, child arrangement disputes, grandparents’ rights and prenuptial agreements. Collaborative Law Collaborative divorce is one of the processes available to separating couples seeking to resolve any dispute they have in a non-confrontational way. It avoids the participants having […]
UK immigration rules can be complex and can change quickly and without warning. If you don’t know where to start, with your visa requirements this page may help. It provides basic guidance in some key areas that we are regularly asked about. If you would like any further information on any of these topics please […]
We’ve lost count of the number of times someone has contacted us to discuss their property and used the word “straightforward” to describe it. In reality, it is rare that property matters are without hitches but it can be easy to miss the subtle details which transform a “straightforward” transaction into something a little more […]
Explaining the jargon used by the Court in simple English Divorce law encompasses a vast number of confusing legal words and phrases that may unfortunately only add to the stress and uncertainty of the process. This is why we have compiled a glossary of the language of divorce so that you can negotiate the process […]
If you currently own a property and want to renovate it, or if you are thinking of buying a property with a view to carrying out redesign and rebuilding works, there are a number of important issues which you should consider carefully. Not evaluating the legal ramifications of any changes you make to your home […]
On 25 March 2020, the Coronavirus Act 2020 was brought into law. Of particular relevance to landlords and tenants, this gives certain protections to tenants from eviction, specifically providing a moratorium on forfeiture for non-payment of rent, extending to 30 June 2020. This was, presumably, intended to address the rental quarter usually falling due on […]
