If you are a landlord, there is a chance you may have heard of or directly dealt with a Section 8 notice. Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 is one of the options for serving notice to end an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. The notice has to be in...
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The death of a loved one, whether they are a friend or a relative, will obviously be an emotional time for everybody. Therefore it can come as a shock to discover that the Last Will and Testament of the deceased does not reflect what was expected...
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We all enter into contracts for goods and/or services at various points in our lives. The purchase or sale of vehicles, building works or commercial contracts between companies are just a few examples. When something goes wrong in these...
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Due to the age of this post, the law may not still be relevant and as such the information out of date. Please refer to this page and this blog for more up-to-date information. They say that an Englishman (or woman’s) home is his...
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Barrow & another v Kazim & others (2018) EWCA Civ 2414 This case highlighted the importance of checking who can be validly served a section 21 notice in accordance with the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988) in relation to an assured shorthold...
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The Times recently reported on a dispute between two neighbours which perfectly illustrates how out of hand minor disagreements can become. On face value, the story seems barely believable – two pensioners were ordered to pay over £20,000 in...
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Terminate. It is such an aggressive word, evoking images of Arnie shooting good and bad guys (depending on which movie you watch) and a muscled Linda Hamilton doing an impressive number of pull-ups. Termination is also a legal term applied to...
Read more...Peter Ames - Commercial Litigator Bennett Griffin are delighted to announce that Peter Ames has joined their ranks from a prestigious London firm. Peter will join the commercial litigation team, giving Bennett Griffin one of the largest...
Read more...The changes to the Law when it comes to renting residential properties have been thick and fast in the last couple of years and together with the changes to the legal requirements for businesses to consumers, all Letting and Managing Agents need to...
Read more...Mr Robinson came to see me last July after his partner of some 30 years passed away. They had been living together as husband and wife but were not married. They shared all their household expenses, took holidays together and were a very close...
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