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Covid-19: When Coronavirus is the Final Straw in the Family

For some, the ability to spend quality time with their children and their partner may come as a unexpected benefit of the necessary social distancing rules but for others there are massive implications that come from the government restrictions.

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The Coronavirus Act 2020: What it means for residential landlords?

The Coronavirus Act 2020 has amended how sections 8 and 21 of the Housing Act 1988, a landlord’s means of taking possession of a property let to a tenant under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy will have effect between 26 March 2020 until 30 September 2020.

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Contracts and Covid-19: Your Rights and Obligations

Covid-19 is very likely to be affecting your business in many different ways and you may be faced with difficult decisions in relation to goods and services requested by you or promised by you and termination or variation of those contracts.

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Financial Negotiations Within Divorce Proceedings and the Need for Independent Advice

We are sure that we were not the only family lawyers concerned by a recent decision of the Family Court which decided that a non-lawyer internet support company was not automatically placed in a position of potential conflict in assisting a divorcing couple to resolve their divorce and related financial matters by helping them to complete forms, negotiate financial matters and draft a consent order.

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Employment Update: New Requirements for the Statement of Terms of Employment

Currently, employers are required by section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA 1996”) to provide their employees, who will be employed for more than one month, with a written statement of the terms of their employment (a “section 1 statement”), however the requirements are soon to change.

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A Reminder for Residential Landlords

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard Regulations (MEES Regulations) came into force on 1 April 2018 with the aim of encouraging landlords of residential and commercial property to improve the energy efficiency of their properties.

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Capital Gains Tax for the Unwary

We are accustomed to reporting the disposal of residential and commercial property to HMRC as, unless an exemption applies, there will be a tax charge on the profit made on sale. This tax is called Capital Gains Tax.

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Increase to the Statutory Legacy for Spouses and Civil Partners

The Intestacy Rules are a set of rules drawn up by the government that provide where a deceased person’s estate will pass if they die without making a valid will (i.e. if they die “intestate”).

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