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For the majority of people, a house is the most expensive thing they will buy. Not only will they invest significant sums in a deposit but also enter into long term debt. And that is ignoring the emotional attachment and stress created by the whole process. ...
Unbundling In the context of legal services, the term 'unbundling' is used to describe provision of discrete acts of legal assistance under a limited retainer, rather than a traditional full retainer where a solicitor typically deals with all...
New laws now ban Landlords and Letting Agents from making some charges and cap the amount of other charges. The Government has been striving for some time to put tenants in the private sector on a better footing with the aim of ensuring landlords...
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018: What Landlords Need to Know New legislation aimed at ensuring rental properties are healthy and safe adds to the bewildering array of regulations already faced by residential landlords. Responsible...
With new technologies, come new ways to deal with legal issues. Disputes and complaints are being dealt with by online resolution services, draft wills can be downloaded on the internet and strides are being made to introduce electronic signatures in...
When looking at a claim against a professional for negligent work, otherwise known as " professional negligence " does the amount of the fees charged by that professional make a difference to what standard of service you should have expected? The...
The Impact of Brexit on UK Insolvency Legislation and Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings With 2019 fast approaching, one of the growing uncertainties of Brexit is the impact it will have on Insolvency Practitioners during pre-insolvency proceedings, as...
If you involve yourself in mortgage fraud and end up without your ill-gotten gains, can you really complain? Well the answer in the case of Stoffel & Co v Grondona is yes! The Court of Appeal was asked to consider a case where a client who made...
The Supreme Court will shortly be considering a long-running dispute about the rights of a client to sue his former solicitors. The court will hear the appeal of defunct claimant firm Raleys Solicitors against the ruling of the Court of Appeal in 2017. ...
Landlords today face a bewildering array of regulations. Many are centred around tenant safety and might be thought matters of commons sense or good practice, but any breach could lead variously to a fine, compensation claim, a Prohibition Notice requiring...
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 recent case of Barton v Wright Hassall [2018] UKSC 12 raised two interesting issues, namely could ineffective service of proceedings be validated under the Court rules and are litigants in person to be given extra leeway if they make a mistake, as they...
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 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 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 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 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...
There has been a recent spate of cases revolving around fraudsters acquiring properties by using false ID documents and then selling them on to unsuspected buyers. They then disappear with the money before the fraud is discovered. So what can the true owner...
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...
We always hear our kids say this when they cannot comprehend the unfairness of a situation. This sometimes happens in Professional Negligence cases and a good example is the case of BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland [2017] which was decided by the Court of...
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...
Let us suppose that you are a landlord of a commercial property which is empty whilst you decide what you want to do with it. Rather than letting it stand empty, you decide to grant a short tenancy and you find a tenant. A rent is agreed but to...
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...
(An Amendment to the Professional Negligence Pre Action Protocol) An amendment to ‘The Pre-Action Protocol for Professional Negligence came into force recently. The amendment to the protocol was made following a pilot to establish a scheme of...
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 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 Court of Appeal has recently confirmed the ruling of the High Court that a barrister and their instructing solicitors were not negligent in giving advice to a client to settle her claim for compensation during a trial following a road traffic accident. ...
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 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 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 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...
Businesses and private individuals all rely on the expertise of investment advisors to make sure they maximise their financial assets and minimise tax liabilities. However, investment advisors may rely on the professional expertise of a network of...
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 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 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 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...
Funding any type of litigation can be a problem. If you are seeking justice for a Professional Negligence claim, you may be daunted by the fact the other party is likely to be insured and have deep pockets with which to defend any claim you bring....
Most claims have to be commenced within set time limits otherwise they become statute barred pursuant to the Limitation Act. For instance, breach of contract claims will need to be bought within 6 years of the date of the breach of contract. Professional...
For a residential landlord a good tenant is one who pays the rent (in full and on time) and looks after the property. And if they do that the landlord will probably want them to stay for a long time. The longer the landlord and tenant relationship continues...
This may have been the cry in the past but pursuing a Professional Negligence claim today is much more of a considered approach. As with many types of claim, there are Pre Action Protocols to follow which encourage parties to be more open with their...
Professional negligence claims can be complex and therefor the legal cost of pursuing them can be high. Chattertons offer a range of funding options and all these should be considered carefully at the beginning of any case: Standard Hourly Rate: This is...
Legal issues can be complicated, daunting isolating and overwhelming, that is why you instruct a legal advisor to help you with whatever issue you may be facing, from conveyancing or wills through to employment disputes and litigation. Chattertons are a full...
Professionals such as accountants and tax advisers are meant to provide trustworthy financial and taxation information and advice to a company and/or individual. Although a full review of any case is required to assess a potential claim, here are some...
Few would chose to become embroiled in a Civil Court case. These are cases to resolve disputes in such diverse areas as boundaries, landlord and tenant, professional negligence, challenging wills, contractual and consumer disputes. But surely, if you have...
Solicitors have an absolute duty to act in the best interest of their Clients. This is a cornerstone for the Legal Profession. Part of this duty is to ensure that you do not act where there is a conflict between your own or your clients’ interests. In...
From 1 April 2018 Regulations under The Energy Act 2011 (EA 2011) will make it unlawful for a private Landlord to rent out a domestic property that does not have a minimum energy rating of E. This will apply to all new tenancies and renewals after that date....
Most people who take out a pension feel they have acted sensibly and secured their future financial security. Working for many years to save sufficient for a happy retirement. Unfortunately some are in for a shock when they get closer to retirement and find...
You always hope that whatever property you buy will be worth what you paid for it but what if the valuation you relied on was wrong? If a surveyor is negligent when producing a property report, what loss can be recovered? The general rule is that a...
The Ministry of Justice has published the final version of the new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims. This comes into force on 1 October 2017. Who will this impact? The PAP applies to any business (including sole traders and public bodies) claiming...
According to statistics released by the Department of Communities and Local Government, during the quarter January to March 2017 28,430 households in England made homelessness applications to local authorities and of those applications 29% were due to a...
