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 [...]
SRB Supports Crossroads Care During Carers' Week Natalie Nesbitt from our Private Client Department visited Crossroads Care Richmond and Twickenham for a special afternoon put together by Crossroads as part of Carers Week 2016. Natalie gave a presentation regarding Wills, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection and was able to give some members a [...]
Get Moving Along The A316 – Richmond Rugby Sponsorship Stone Rowe Brewer unveiled a new sign along the A316 this weekend as part of our ongoing sponsorship of local Champions – Richmond – the world's second-oldest rugby club. We have been proud supporters of the club for several years and look forward to another exciting [...]
Moving Home – Genuinely Helping Our Clients I often think it is helpful for Solicitors to have practical experience of issues on which they are providing clients with advice. For example, it is always helpful when Conveyancing Solicitors move house because they are reminded of the challenges and anxieties that clients face when undertaking the [...]
Finding Family Solutions in Mediation Family Mediation is less stressful, quicker and more cost effective than a long drawn out of Court application. Mediation is confidential and puts you in control of the time frame, agenda and outcome. The Mediator helps you find solutions that work for you and your family. Mediation works because we [...]
Family Justice Council: Help Sorting Out Divorce Finances The Family Justice Council has launched a new financial guide to help people going through a divorce without a lawyer. The guide, which can be downloaded here, is specifically aimed at non-legal readers and its primary purpose is to provide a road map through what is often [...]
Can you Take your Child Out Of School To Go On Holiday? The media attention that surrounded the High Court case brought by Jon Platt, an Isle of Wight father, who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter on holiday during term time, shows that the topic is one that affects a lot [...]
Sharp Intestate Rise Highlights Why Making A Will Is Essential The topic of a BBC Radio 5 talk show earlier today focussed on the worrying number of people who continue to die without a Will – in fact the number has doubled over the past five years. According to Citizens Advice figures, they had 1,522 queries [...]
Living With Dementia: Dementia Awareness Week Throughout the month of May, the BBC have been broadcasting a series of programmes focusing on dementia – broadcasting inspirational stories and offering help and advice on an illness that affects 800,000 people across the UK. Angela Rippon also explores the Truth About Dementia, investigating the disease that took her mother's life and [...]