Section 21 – change is afoot

With the election less that a fortnight away Grant Saw take a look at the two main parties’ approaches to ‘no fault’ evictions. If, as the polls predict, the Labour Party win a majority their manifesto sets out the approach they will take to regulate private...

Private Client solicitors achieve STEP accreditations

            We are pleased to announce that two solicitors in the firm’s Private Client department have had success with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) qualifications. Angela Shaw has completed the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates and is now a...

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 receives Royal Assent

Update from Tyrone Grant, Head of Leasehold Enfranchisement On Friday 24 May 2024, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act received Royal Assent as one of several Bills pushed through before Parliament went into recess ahead of the upcoming general election. Here are...

Open your mind and safeguard your future

Article written by Charlotte Warren, Private Client Solicitor There are few certainties in life, but as Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, two things we can be sure about are “death and taxes”.  However, planning for our ultimate demise, or our decline along the way,...

What is a nuptial agreement?

Article written by Atifha Aftab, Family Solicitor A “nuptial agreement” refers to both pre-nuptial agreements (also known as pre-marital agreements or ante-nuptial agreements) and post-nuptial agreements (also known as post-marital agreements) and their...