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Have a Problem Tenant? Here’s How the Law Can Help.

You find the perfect tenant for your newly renovated 1 bed apartment in Kensington and all is going well. Until they are a few days late with the rent for a month or two. And then they lose their phone and are only contactable via email. After three months of not responding to your emails or paying any rent you receive an email…

What’s Your Legal Responsibility With Invasive Plant Species?

So you’re out there on a Saturday morning in your wellies doing a bit of gardening, tending to your Foxgloves and Forget Me Nots. And as you’re trimming back some of the Blackberry bush you notice something behind it you hadn’t seen before. What are those pretty white flowers? Is that a Japanese Knotweed? So…

Property Law: Co-Ownership Of Land

Trust. What comes to mind when you see that word? Well, trust can be a rare commodity these days. Gone are the days when “spitting on palms” and “shaking on it” was enough to go on. Usually something in writing is a better way forward. In a similar way, when it comes to the co-ownership…

Holiday on Stamp Duty Land Tax Has Been Extended

After the first Coronavirus lockdown came to an end in July 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced a holiday regarding Stamp Duty, in the hope to help the housing market recover after the pandemic. This was originally planned to last until 31st March but, to the relief of many, this has now been extended to 30th…