Legal Blog

HAVE YOU MADE A WILL? It is very important to have a Will in place. A Will is a legal document that deals with the distribution of your estate after your death. Your estate includes all assets that you own at the date of your death. This could be anything...

The Budget has not eased Inheritance Tax The Inheritance Tax threshold is currently at £325,000 for an individual or, potentially, £650,00 for a married couple/civil partners. The value of a net estate above this threshold is taxed at 40 %....

RENTERS’ RIGHTS ACT The Renters' Rights Bill received Royal Assent on  27 October 2025 , becoming the Renters' Rights Act and 1st May 2026 is now  confirmed as the commencement date for the new Act. Not all provisions of the Act...

Via launches life-saving Naloxone Direct to Door service to counter the effects of a drug overdose and save more lives – Naloxone Direct to Door. Naloxone is a medication that quickly and safely reverses the effects of an overdose...

Breaking Free from the AST Trap – Welcome News for Leaseholders The Renters Reform Bill received Royal Assent in October 2025. Whilst this Bill primarily focusses on protections for tenants (by abolishing ‘no fault’ evictions), it will...

Safeguard your assets quick - Government fees are going up! Lasting Powers of Attorney are an important step to protecting your assets and the registration fees are increasing from £82 to £92 on 17 th November 2025. There were 1,490,584...

A recent newspaper report revealed that neighbours are bickering like never before in disputes about boundaries. When the Courts get involved this can be extremely expensive with an uncertain outcome for all parties One theory is that during the pandemic...

NASTY SURPRISES We have recently seen a report from a house buyer who completed his purchase of a property in January 2025. It then came to light that a development of some 90 dwellings was proposed for a field on the edge of the village within a few...

  Speed Awareness When a speeding offence has been captured by camera, a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP or s172 notice) with a request to identify the driver will be sent to the registered keeper of the vehicle. Dealing with this NIP...

What is a suspended sentence? A suspended sentence is a custodial sentence that does not need to be served immediately. The sentence cannot be for more than 2 years, or less than 2 weeks. The period of the suspension (operational period) cannot be more...