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Looking to bag a bargain at auction? How to avoid the pitfalls of the auction house
March 2018 saw auction houses reporting increased year-on-year sales within the UK residential property sector. With auction transactions appearing to be on the rise, we've outlined our top tips for...
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Tying the knot
If like a certain Prince you are fast approaching a special day, you may have spent the last few months planning the wedding venue or band, what to wear, your...
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“No homes for nurses”: Bridging the gap between social housing and the NHS
Driven by austerity, there are changes afoot in the NHS that present significant opportunities for housing associations to work more closely with the NHS in England. The vision for the...
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SDLT 3% surcharge on inherited properties
The 3% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) surcharge can now apply to additional residential properties and inherited properties can be relevant. Let us take the example of Kirstie, who is...
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Speed dating for property partners
Would you buy a house with a complete stranger? In a recent survey by HSBC 59% of 18-40 year olds said that they were at least ‘open to the idea’...
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An Expensive Obligation: reasonable endeavours as soon as reasonably practicable
In the recent High Court case of Gaia v Abbeygate [i], a developer was found not to have made reasonable endeavours to fulfil conditions of a contract as soon as...
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Maintenance is not a “meal ticket for life”
Waggott v Waggott [2018] EWCA Civ 727. In a recent case heard by the Court of Appeal, involving a multi-millionaire couple; the Court provided a clear approach for the treatment...
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Must employers consider bumping in a redundancy situation?
In Mirab v Mentor Graphics (UK) Ltd the EAT confirmed that there is no general rule that an employer is only required to consider bumping if it is raised by...
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Commercial agents and software – back to where we were
We reported previously on the High Court decision in The Software Incubator Ltd v Computer Associates UK Limited, which seemed to clarify a longstanding area of uncertainty in the Commercial...
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Changes to taxation of termination payments
Where employment has ended and a termination payment is made on or after 6 April 2018, the Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 inserts new provisions into the Income Tax (Earnings...
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Private Client Issues – April 2018
Welcome to this month's edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan's monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. ATED – Returns are now due The Annual Tax...
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Blake Morgan announced as a top firm for private clients: eprivateclient Awards 2018
Blake Morgan has been ranked, once again, as a ‘top law firm for private clients’. Announced today [9 April], the eprivateclient awards recognise the UK's leading law firms based on...
