The announcement by Rishi Sunak last week of the new stamp duty thresholds has had clients whose completions are set to take place after the announcement rubbing their hands and planning how they are going to spend this unexpected windfall. There has been talk of “hot tubs” and post “Covid” luxury holidays being funded from…
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected our work, home, social, and personal lives more than ever before in human history. Aside from the virus itself, this pandemic is stoking fear of financial insecurity and uncertainty to millions of individuals and families around the globe. Divorced and separated families are no exception from the wake of…
When purchasing a property with a spouse or partner, it is common for the ownership of that property to be held as Joint Tenants as this effectively recognises that this is a joint commitment. But what does this mean? The legal implications of purchasing a property as Joint Tenants are as follows:- you hold equal…
We have sadly seen a dramatic increase in domestic abuse cases across the UK since the Government placed the country in lockdown. This has been due to the fact social distancing has made it even more difficult for victims to get enough time away from their abuser to ask for help. Refuge has reported a…
By now I am sure your families and you have developed a new if slightly surreal daily routine of working from home and homeschooling (also known as riot police training) the kids. Some parts of Europe have eased their lockdown restrictions and though in the UK the government have announced another 3 weeks of lockdown…
The stark reality is that despite all the steps the Government are taking, unfortunately a number of companies will find themselves under severe difficulty and pressure over the forthcoming months. The Government has acknowledged this and put several emergency measures in place. The measures that have been announced will allow firms to continue trading, in…
Following Boris Johnson’s announcement on 23rd March 2020, the country has been placed into a police enforced lockdown which has introduced a new raft of restrictive measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In such unprecedented times, this has undoubtedly raised questions as to exactly what we can and cannot do. The guidelines state…
Furlough Leave, a phrase which you have possibly never heard of but has an increased significance to both employers and employees. So, what do we know about it so far? Apart from the announcement by the Chancellor, at the minute very little is known about how the new “Coronavirus Retention Scheme” or “Furlough Leave”, as…
The world-wide COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak has everyone thinking about what might happen if the disease spreads more fully and rapidly across the general population. Despite best efforts to contain the outbreak, people in lots of countries around the world have contracted Coronavirus. That highlights the need for people to plan for whatever could possibly happen….
For many people, their buy-to-let property provides an important source of income which they rely upon to service their borrowing, top-up their pension income, or just use as ancillary income. The vast majority of people within the buy-to-let sector are not large scale portfolio Commercial Landlords. To that end, several clients have asked about how…
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