Legal Blog

Stamp Duty Holiday Deadline 31 March 2025 At mosshaselhurst, our Conveyancing team is working hard to complete as many sales and purchases as possible prior to the end of the stamp duty holiday on 31 March 2025. Experts are predicting that it is unlikely...

Safeguard your assets! There are around 6 million Lasting Powers of Attorney registered with the Office of the Public Guardian in England and Wales. Despite this, the benefits of these important planning measures are not that well known. There will be...

RENTERS’ RIGHTS BILL 2025 The Renters’ Rights Bill is expected to become law this Summer. One of the changes will be an end to Assured Shorthold Tenancies, this being the most common type of legal agreement for tenants. Instead landlords and...

Is your bicycle road legal? What are the primary ‘rules of the road’ for cyclists? If you ride any bike on a public road in the UK then you must ensure that your bike is road legal. Brakes; It is an offence to ride a bicycle on a public...

1 MONTH LEFT 1 month left to avoid stamp duty hike and recent interest rate changes In our most recent blog, we highlighted that the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2023 is due to revert back to previous levels on 1st April 2025. The...

Protecting your assets Do you own a property together? Is it your main asset? Do care fees, bankruptcy and/or the re-marriage of your surviving spouse concern you in terms of how this could affect your assets? Property Protection Trusts can help. These...

Considering a Recruitment Freeze? Wage bills are likely to rise significantly from April 2025 due to the increases in employers’ National Insurance Contributions and the minimum wage rates. This may result in employers considering a recruitment...

Checking that your vehicle is safe to drive At this time of year, for most drivers it’s dark when you drive to work and it’s dark when you drive back home. Dark and Inclement weather, at any time of the year, (but especially during the...

UK housing market ‘starts new year with a bang’, says Rightmove Rightmove have reported that a record number of new Sellers have come on to the housing market since Boxing Day. The number of new properties coming to market was 11% higher than...

Statutory Payment Rates for 2025/26 The Government has set out increases to the statutory payment rates for 2025/26 as follows:- the standard weekly rates of Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared...