New legislation designed to allow time off from work for employees who have lost a child has recently received royal assent. The new Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 provides a right to two weeks off work for an employee who has...
Landlords today face a bewildering array of regulations. Many are centred around tenant safety and might be thought matters of common sense or good practice, but any breach could lead variously to a fine, compensation claim, a Prohibition Notice requiring...
The Housing Act 2004 permits councils to enforce selective licensing schemes which aim to improve living standards for tenants in privately rented properties within designated areas. For selective licensing to be introduced, a designated area will need to...
Fraught with controversy secondary ticketing site, viagogo, seems to be finally making amends following the latest development coming from the Advertising Standards Authority (‘ASA’). What is all of the drama about? Back in March 2018, the...
Landlords today face a bewildering array of regulations. Many are centred around tenant safety and might be thought matters of common sense or good practice, but any breach could lead variously to a fine, compensation claim, a Prohibition Notice requiring...
Landlords are reminded that the deadline of 1 October 2018 is getting close for applications for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licences. Under new Government rules landlords and letting agents have to apply for an HMO licence for most properties in...
Your first meeting will be free of charge. We will tell you the regulatory information and also tell you about our background in financial services. We will go through what is called a fact find. This is a gathering exercise to establish your income,...
On Saturday 8 th September 34 representatives from Chattertons Legal Services Ltd and Chattertons Wealth Management Ltd will be embarking on a 50 mile walk to raise money for their charity of the year MIND. One team will set out from Tealby to complete the...
Traditionally when purchasing a property one of the most important things is to ensure that you have the property suitably insured from exchange of contracts as this is the point at which you become contractually bound to purchase the property and the risk...