May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
If you pay a deposit to the conveyancer when buying property, make sure that you earn interest on it. It may not amount to much (unless there are long delays in transfer and/or we are talking big numbers here) but it is as they say a lot better than nothing. We share...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
A valid Fidelity Fund Certificate (FFC) is a necessity for any estate agency. Without it, no agent can claim commission, and now a new High Court decision suggests that the agency’s contracts generally could be at risk of invalidity. The case involved an intern agent...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Expats have until now enjoyed a tax exemption in respect of foreign remuneration earned, provided they meet requirements as to time periods worked overseas. The exemption will however be partially removed with new legislation recently passed. We look at current...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
You accidentally pay a large amount of money to the wrong person. Or perhaps you overpay the right person. That sort of mistake happens all too often in these days of banking apps and online payments, and the question is – what can you do if the recipient point...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Buying property in security estates and other community schemes comes with a range of benefits, but it’s important to be aware of all the rules and regulations you are agreeing to – our courts will almost always hold you to them! For example, Home Owners...
Apr 1, 2019 | Newsletter |
Access to Justice can be a costly and complicated affair, leading government to provide an alternative to our mainstream courts. The idea is to help you resolve disputes in a “speedy, affordable and simple manner” using our Small Claims Court system. Who can use the...
Mar 29, 2019 | Newsletter |
Disputes with neighbours take many forms, and they can quickly escalate into costly and expensive litigation. So nipping them in the bud will always be first prize, and when it comes to fights over construction activity – whether it be a whole new building or...
Mar 29, 2019 | Newsletter |
We all know that causing someone else loss either negligently or intentionally lays us open to being sued for damages. What is less well known – and in this case ignorance is extremely dangerous – is that animal owners can be held liable for loss or damage caused by...
Feb 27, 2019 | Newsletter |
What happens when a trust’s trustees fall out and go to war with each other? If a polite request to the minority trustee to resign bears no fruit, can the majority forcibly remove him or her? And if so, must they have good reason to do so? First question of course is...
Feb 27, 2019 | Newsletter |
We live our lives beset by so many laws and regulations that even the most law-abiding of citizens will sooner or later be accused of some petty offence or other and then faced with the question “Do I fight this in court or do I just pay the fine and get on with it?”...
