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Government announces that no fault evictions will not be abolished until after court improvements.

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In August 2022 we published a blog post detailing what was known at that stage of the Government’s plans to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions under Section 21 Housing Act 1988. That post can be accessed here  and also summarises what...

Abolishing 'no fault evictions' - what we know so far.

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Following recent news coverage we have received a number of enquiries from our residential landlord clients about the proposed abolition of Section 21 (S.21) and so called ‘no fault evictions’. What is S.21? The introduction of the Housing...

Why it is worth instructing specialist will dispute solicitors

John Buckle
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Recent research about inheritance disputes has thrown up some interesting results. According to the survey:- Three in four people are likely to experience an inheritance/Will dispute in their lifetime. Inheritance disputes amongst siblings are the most...

Government reforms to make it easier for Leaseholders to buy their houses

John Buckle
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The Government has announced that it will tackle the controversial issue of people who have bought their houses with leasehold title.  Under the current law, many people face paying high ground rents, which are often increased with little or no benefit...

Ban on evictions extended by 2 months to protect renters

John Buckle
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Residential tenants have now been given further protection as the government has extended the suspension of evictions for a further two months. Where tenants do experience financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic, the government is urging...

New measures to protect commercial tenants from aggressive rent collection and closure

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The Business secretary has set out further measures to protect commercial tenants and has asked them to pay what they can during the current coronavirus pandemic. In order to stop what the government describes as tenants being put under undue pressure by...

Business Interruption insurance - Can you claim?

John Buckle
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Covid-19 is now a notifiable disease and has been officially designated a pandemic by the World Health organization. Businesses should now consider making a claim under any business interruption policy it has. Most policies require any claim to be notified...