The growing importance of pre-nuptial agreements

Article written by Atifha Aftab, Family Solicitor Pre-nuptial agreements are growing in popularity. They are now recognised as a practical way to protect assets and avoid financial confusion if a marriage doesn’t work out rather than a sign of mistrust, making them a...

Introduction of Right to Manage Reforms

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced that the Right to Manage (RTM) measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 will come into force on 3 March 2025. RTM is the right for lessees of flats in a qualifying building to take...

Leasehold Reform – removal of the 2 year ownership requirement

The 2 year ownership requirement in relation to leasehold enfranchisement will be removed on 31 January 2025. This means that to qualify for a statutory lease extension of a flat or a house, or to qualify to acquire the freehold of a leasehold house, the lessee will...

Nick Gregory: 01/10/44-22/01/25

We were sorry to learn of the death on 22 January 2025 of Nick Gregory, a former partner in the firm. Nick joined the firm in 1968 after training with a large city practice. He had wide-ranging experience of litigation and matrimonial law matters, leaving the...

Time is Running Out for ‘No Fault’ Section 21 Repossessions

Since the Renters’ Rights Bill (“the Bill”) has cleared its third reading in the House of Commons, and in the first of a series of articles analysing what the coming Act will mean for landlords and tenants, our Property Litigation Team look at the transitional...

Update on Leasehold Reform

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA 2024) was passed last summer to make a number of reforms, but most of these are still to be implemented. The Minister of State for Housing and Planning provided an update in November 2024 regarding leasehold reforms....