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When it comes to the methods of funding a purchase, the vast majority of people purchase with a combination of a mortgage and cash deposit or cash only. The big question is where does that…

The main leaseholder protection granted by the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is that it helps to protect leaseholders to an extent from bearing the financial burden of remedying historic building safety defects in relevant…

The Limitation Act 1980 plays a crucial role in the field of clinical negligence and personal injury law.  Negligence, in law, is an act or failure to act, that does not meet the level of…

Getting it right when it comes to making your Will is paramount. However, mistakes are all too often made when a Will is drafted. Any which way you look at it, Wills are risky and…

Last year, we covered the Government white paper outlining the long-planned reforms to the private rental sector. In May 2023, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities formally introduced the Renters (Reform) Bill (the…

Female same sex couples having children using fertility treatment historically came across legal hurdles to both parties being recognised as legal parents. Whoever gave birth to the child would be the child’s “legal mother”, but…

Following on from last week’s National Surrogacy Week, we take a look back in the highly anticipated Surrogacy report. In March 2023 we eagerly received the Surrogacy Report from the Law Commission. This report set…

National surrogacy week was founded in 2019 and runs from the 1st August – 7th August each year.  National Surrogacy Week’s aim is to raise awareness and educate the public about the surrogacy process. Surrogacy…

When someone dies without making a Will, they are said to have died intestate. Their estate therefore passes in accordance with the intestacy rules which set out who should inherit the deceased’s estate in these…

“Guaranteed Rent” or “Rent to Rent” agreements are a seemingly attractive offer: all of the money of letting out to tenants, but none of the hassle, risk, or uncertainty. The way that most of these…