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Stamp Duty Holiday Extended!
On 03 March 2021 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget that the current Stamp Duty holiday has been extended. The extension will last until 30 June 2021 for residential properties up to £500,000 and then to 30 September 2021 for residential...
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What can you do if you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault?
If you think you have had an accident which was not your fault, it’s possible that you could be entitled to compensation. In this blog, we’ll let you know what will happen if you think you should start a claim. Firstly, after the initial telephone discussion, if we...
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Have you considered what happens to your digital assets when you die?
The Law Society is encouraging people to consider what happens to their online presence when they die, and to include their “digital assets” (emails, photos etc) in their wills. A survey commissioned by the Law Society revealed that three quarters of those surveyed do...
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Uber Drivers are Ruled as Workers
The Supreme Court has ruled that Uber, the taxi app company, must classify its drivers as workers rather than as self-employed. What does the ruling mean? The implication of the ruling is that thousands of Uber drivers will now be entitled to worker’s employment...
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No Fault Divorce
You may well be familiar with the term “no fault divorce” from hearing it referred to in American shows or films. It is yet to exist in the UK but that is set to change. Current Reasons Currently, there are five reasons (known as “facts”) that are accepted as grounds...
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Hundreds of Staff Pursue Compensation After Redundancy
Two no-win-no fee legal firms report that they have collected nearly 200 former Arcadia staff who may not have been properly consulted before being made redundant. Employers have a legal duty consult collectively with staff in locations where more than 20 redundancies...
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Divorcée wins court battle with ex over rent on marital home
A woman who was sued by her ex-husband for £600,000 in back rent after refusing to leave their matrimonial home until it was sold has won her court battle. Divorce Settlement Jayne Richardson Derhalli and Kerim Derhalli agreed a "clean break" consent order to divide...
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Should there be a change in the use of non-compete and exclusivity clauses?
Between December 2020 and February 2021, the Government is consulting on the inclusion of non-compete and exclusivity in employment contracts. The review is part of a drive to boost the country’s economy following the Covid-19 crisis. The Government cites California,...
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Family Emergencies Over Christmas
Just because we are closed for the Christmas period, it does not mean that we cannot help should an urgent family issue arise where social services are involved. We have an emergency contact number for the Christmas period, where a member of our Care Team will...
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Christmas Opening Hours
Please note our office will be closed for the Christmas period from 5.30pm on Wednesday 23rd December and will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 4th January 2021. Our last day for Completions is Friday 18th December. We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas from...
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As restrictions are lifted, we have been doing all that we can to ensure that our offices are a safe place, not only for our staff, but for you our clients. Now, more than ever, providing a quality service to you also means providing a safe place for you to meet...
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STAMP DUTY HOLIDAY ON ALL HOMES UNDER £500,000 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
In order to help revive the economy the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has today announced that he has temporarily raised the threshold for paying stamp duty from £125,000.00 to £500,000.00 on residential house purchases in England and Northern Ireland....
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Settlement Agreements
It is a sad fact of life, at the present time, that many jobs are at risk of redundancy. Many firms ask those whose role has been made redundant to sign a Settlement Agreement. This is very common. The purpose of such an agreement is to set out clearly, in one...
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Moving Home Restrictions Lifted!
As lock down is eased, the government has stated that it is now possible for estate agents to open, for house viewings to be carried out safely and for removal firms and conveyancers to restart operations. The residential property team at Silks has continued to...
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Where there’s a will, we Brits will find a way…..
Reading through recent media articles from the Daily Mail to the New York Times, the Money Observer to the Sunday Express, it seems we Brits have got the bug now that the bug has got to us. Enquiries have hugely increased in making wills and lasting powers of attorney...
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Help is at hand with employment issues
At this point in time most business owners are not thinking about the normal management issues. Most are thinking about ways to survive this period and to come out of the current situation with a sustainable business at all. We understand those worries. We do not...
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Domestic Abuse During COVID-19
For victims of domestic abuse, the consequences of Covid-19 and the government policy of directing mass self-isolation, is likely to result in a greater sense of fear and anxiety, especially if you face being isolated at home with an abuser. Domestic abuse includes...
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Child Arrangements During Lockdown Measures
It is understandable that separated parents who have a Child Arrangements Order in place from the Family Courts, are currently concerned about how to implement the terms of the Court Order safely. On March 23rd 2020, the UK government announced nationwide policies for...
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