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How long is your lease?
July 16, 2021Is it time to extend your lease and protect your asset? If you own a flat or a leasehold property, whether as your primary residence or perhaps an investment property, many fail to realise that their lease is on...
What are statutory books?
February 12, 2021Ben Ironmonger, company and commercial solicitor at Scott Bailey LLP, considers the importance of keeping properly maintained statutory books. Whatever industry your business is in, if you run a private limited ...
Eviction ban extended, but there is some help for landlords
January 18, 2021The latest COVID eviction rules (the memorably named “Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021”) came into force last week extending the suspension of evictions for resid...
COVID-19: Business support schemes and grants
January 5, 2021Following the news on 4 January 2021 of the latest lockdown restrictions, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced a further package of grants to help retail, hospitality and leisure businesses stay afloat. Th...
Employment Law: Settlement Agreements
December 22, 2020This article gives a brief introduction to settlement agreements, what they are for, how they are formed, and some of the key terms. Reports generally seem to suggest that a considerable number of UK employers p...
Selling your care home: legal issues to consider
December 3, 2020As financial pressures mount on the care home industry, whether due to local authority funding, COVID-19, or a range of other issues, there are a number of actions care home operators may be considering to keep ...
What are directors’ duties?
October 30, 2020In this back to basics article, we take a brief look at directors’ duties. Whilst directors of companies have always had certain duties placed upon them, the Companies Act 2006 set out seven key duties owed by a...
UK COVID-19: Government extends protections for commercial tenants
September 18, 2020After much speculation, on 15 September 2020 the UK Government further extended protections to business tenants in England. Current COVID-19 protections for commercial tenants Currently, commercial tenants benef...
Planning reform 2020: simplifying use classes
August 6, 2020Whilst news outlets widely reported on Government plans to help ‘extend homes upwards and revitalise town centres’, by broadening the permitted developments rights to demolish and rebuild unused buildings, a...
