Legal Issues and Opinions affecting people from across the UK
Buy to let. If you have rented out property in the last 14 years, you can recover agents charges in many cases, following a recent High Court ruling. Agents are not allowed to charge commission where a tenant continues to occupy the property after a lease expires, or where a tenant buys. If you feel that you fall into this category, please email us and we shall be happy to look at your case and advise you free of charge.
Pre-nuptial agreement A strong Court of Appeal has decided that a pre-nuptial agreement will be relevant factor in a divorce settlements, it is is carefully drafted with proper safeguards, to avoid the stress and expense of a fully contested financial divorce battle. (Radmacher CA 13 July 2009) We can draft an agreement for you £200 plus VAT including all advice. If you wish to go ahead please contact Rodney by phone on 020 7381 8111 or email [email protected]
Pre-nuptial agreement A strong Court of Appeal has decided that a pre-nuptial agreement will be relevant factor in a divorce settlements, it is is carefully drafted with proper safeguards, to avoid the stress and expense of a fully contested financial divorce battle. (Radmacher CA 13 July 2009) We can draft an agreement for you £200 plus VAT including all advice. If you wish to go ahead please contact Rodney by phone on 020 7381 8111 or email [email protected]
From The Times February 16, 2009 Thousands of drivers with photo licence face fines of up to £1,000 Ben Webster, Transport Correspondent More than 40,000 drivers risk fines of up to £1,000 because they have failed to renew their photocard driving licences. Many will not have realised that photocards expire after ten years, unlike the old green paper licences, which were valid until the driver was 70. Drivers risk prosecution if stopped by police and may also find that their insurers refuse to pay out on claims they make. The problem…
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 makes it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of age when advertising to fill a vacancy, or when dismissing staff or making them redundant.
An accident at the workplace can be bad enough but the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) can use its teeth if you try to hide the facts. A company manager was sent to prison recently, not for the accident at work but for misleading the Executive, and covering up the facts. HSE has announced that over the next six months it will be targeting scrap yards and waste metal recycling plants.
An accident at the workplace can be bad enough but the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) can use its teeth if you try to hide the facts. A company manager was sent to prison recently, not for the accident at work but for misleading the Executive, and covering up the facts. HSE has announced that over the next six months it will be targeting scrap yards and waste metal recycling plants.
Review your banking arrangements and read the small print. Often there is a verbal agreement with the bank manager, to draw down funds or on the length of an overdraft, which can suddenly disappear overnight (as the bank manager might have done). Get it in writing. A sudden reduction or withdrawal of funds can be catastrophic. Resist any attempt to change the interest rate e.g. an amount over LIBOR (the London Inter Bank Offer Rate) rather than base rate.
