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  Section 21 Notices – some Keypoints By Jonathan Gilbert Purchasing a property to provide some extra rental income can seem like a fantastic idea and most of the time it is. However, when a tenant stops paying rent  a landlord can very quickly be in a very difficult position – if there is a  Continue Reading »

When it comes to property laws and understanding the rights you have if you own a residential property can sometimes be difficult to work out, particularly with the amount of material available and some of the jargon terms used. Although we know most of you would love to understand the laws and legislations that come  Continue Reading »

We can confirm that the weight of the sweet jar is…………………2.27kg  / 5.004lbs. The closest guess we received was……………………..2.34kg which is extremely close and we will be contacting the winner very shortly. Well done and thank you to everyone at the conference that guessed the weight of the sweet jar and participated in our competition.  Continue Reading »

Last week was International Women’s Day and a worrying statistic was discussed.  Each year, around 120,000 victims, mostly women are stalked, but due to current laws, there are only 53,000 cases of stalking that are recorded as crimes and only 1 in 50 of these leads to a jailed offender. Prime Minister, David Cameron met  Continue Reading »

The UK has announced plans to reform the family law justice system. Advisors have been recommended to avoid the problems that have been indentified in equivalent laws in Australia. The current system has been criticised for being “rigid” by David Norgrove, chairman of the Family Justice Review, he pointed out that children waiting on  a  Continue Reading »

A friend recently mentioned how shocked she was to read that even in 2010, if you are simply co-habiting with your partner, and are not married or in a civil partnership, you have lesser rights in law than a married or civil partnership couple. She also showed surprise that the term “common law husband or  Continue Reading »

Do you remember the “man from Del Monte, who said ’Yes’!” ? Well the real Mr Del Monte, or at least the man who owned Del Monte, the fruit and drink company, Mr Imerman, said ‘No‘ to his wife obtaining financial information about him which she was going to use in her claim against him in their  Continue Reading »

A couple running a bed and breakfast hotel in Cornwall, Peter and Hazelmary Bull have been found to have acted unlawfully by refusing to allow a gay couple Martyn Hall and Steven Preddy , to share a room at their hotel in Cornwall in 2008. The case was brought under the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation)  Continue Reading »

3 simple tips to help prevent disputes (and save money!) 1. Make a Will Although this seems obvious, most people want to make a will. However, other immediate priorities seem to take precedence. Thinking about your property, affairs and family situations provides certainty to your wishes and perhaps helps to avoid potential disputes later. 2.  Continue Reading »

Since then the case of Granatino v Radmacher has been heard by the Supreme Court (the highest court in England & Wales) which found in favour of Ms Radmacher and held that the Court of Appeal was correct in allowing a pre-nuptial agreement to be enforced. When looking at whether a pre-nuptial agreement should be  Continue Reading »