News, Updates & Case Studies
Care home fee assessments, what happens to your assets?
Before you move into a care home, an assessment is carried out to help determine how much you will have to contribute to your care home fees. This is called a “care home assessment” or a “means test”.
Landlord and Tenant Rights and the impact of COVID-19
The government’s temporary ban on evictions which was due to expire on 31st March has been extended to 31st May. The new legislation, included in the Coronavirus Act, was put in place to assist residential and commercial tenants who found themselves in financial...
Case Study: Client won case after developing mesothelioma after working his whole life in the building industry.
The Claimant had developed mesothelioma and spent his whole working life in the building industry.
The Importance of LPAs – Making Sure you have the right legal protection
Housebuilders Countryside and Taylor Wimpey have been told they must remove contract terms by the UK competition watchdog, or they will face legal action.
Countryside and Taylor Wimpey told to remove leasehold terms
Housebuilders Countryside and Taylor Wimpey have been told they must remove contract terms by the UK competition watchdog, or they will face legal action.
Leasehold Reforms 2021.
On the 7th of January 2021, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had announced wide-ranging reforms to leasehold ownership in the UK.
Virtual London coffee morning with HASAG Asbestos Disease Support together with Meso UK.
Please join Mesothelioma UK and Team HASAG for a virtual London coffee morning via zoom. Joining will be patients and loved ones, healthcare professionals, solicitors, and members from Team HASAG and Mesothelioma UK.
Interview with Lisa Moore – Larcomes Solicitors
In honour of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day which was celebrated on 8th March this year, we thought it would be fitting to talk to Lisa Moore, Solicitor and Director of Larcomes Legal Limited
Larcomes Family Law Department – Specialist Family Lawyers
We speak to Sandra Phillips, head of our Family Law department who is also a qualified family mediator and a member of Resolution.
Six Week Stamp Duty Holiday Extension Considered
Whilst this has not yet been confirmed, the limited extension would increase the scheme to mid-May with the Chancellor said to have largely rejected calls for anything longer than that.