Basement Developments Are on the Rise The number of basement and other subterranean residential developments have risen dramatically in recent years, with homeowners looking to maximise their home’s potential – whether they be modest suburban projects or mega-basements in central London mansions – digging down is certainly on the up. Unlocking extra space clearly [...]
In The Loop 2017 Newsletter – Free Edition The free New Year’s edition of In The Loop is full of relevant advice and up to date legal news for 2017. What you can find in this edition: A Morrison's employee was found guilty of violent conduct. Is the Energy Performance Certificate just more red [...]
Legal Advice for Preparing for Separation and Divorce When a relationship becomes impossible, whether it is your decision, your partner’s or a joint realisation, the prospect of family change is a daunting one. There is now a bewildering array of information available and a variety of services to choose from. We are experts and can [...]
Energy Performance Certificates Increasingly Important Lisa Sollors, from Stone Rowe Brewer’s Teddington office, looks into the increasing importance of your home’s Energy Performance Certificate rating when moving. Now that Winter is almost upon us and the nights are drawing in, many of us will be bracing ourselves for higher heating bills and perhaps wondering if [...]
Morrisons Liable For Employee's Violent Conduct At Work The Supreme Court has ruled that a man violently attacked by a Morrisons employee was able to sue Morrisons for his injuries. Morrisons were deemed to be ‘vicariously liable’ for their employees actions. In a workplace context, vicarious liability means when an employer is liable for the [...]
EU Citizens Living In The UK Post Brexit The recent EU referendum result has led to a great deal of uncertainty in many areas of the law, and family is no exception. Although the exact ramifications are yet to emerge, it is likely the prospect of withdrawal from the European Union will have a [...]
Leaseholds Could Plummet in Value Potentially one and a half million leaseholders in England and Wales are facing an increased risk of their property plummeting in value, or even becoming unmortgageable, as a number of lenders have recently increased their minimum unexpired lease term requirements to 85 years. In the last six months of 2015, [...]
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Can You Leave Anything When Moving House? Theodore Jenner, from Stone Rowe Brewer’s Teddington office, looks into some typical moving day conundrums and explains where we stand legally if a seller has refused to clear out their shed on completion day! When buying a residential property the contract between a buyer and seller will contain [...]
Lease Extensions and Freehold Enfranchisement Reform In its decision in Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Ltd v Wisbey [2016] UKUT 203 the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has recently considered the scope of a landlord's ability to recover its costs for dealing with granting a new lease under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA [...]