Having previously worked as a wedding photographer for 14 years, a change in family circumstances gave me a taste for family law, particularly in divorce, child custody and especially parental alienation.
I am now doing an LLM in Legal Practise with the aim to work within the legal industry, specialising in family law.
A new scheme launched this week that will give law firms the opportunity to develop their approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) with 12 months of free support from firms recognised as leaders in
The National Accident Helpline Group PLC (the “Group”) has today released its Pre-close Trading Update and Revised Banking Facility document. Despite the results being significantly impacted by the pandemic, NAHL has responded well, with the
Pan-industry guidance has been released to professionals in the property industry to provide them with information “to enable them to complete moves while maintaining safety as social distancing measures are eased”. Developed collaboratively from organisations
Over the last 12 months Land Registry has paid out £5.3m in compensation for inaccuracies in its register and compensation for fraud. Representing only 0.00008% of the title value of property in its register, the
A review into the Capital Gains (CGT) regime has been requested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, causing worry in the property industry. In his letter to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS),
Barratt Developments PLC (the ‘Group’) last week issued their trading update for the year ended 30 June 2020 ahead of publication of its annual results on 2 September 2020. The Group reported that following a
Figures by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has added further confirmation that the housing market is enjoying a short-term bounce, even before the stamp duty announcement by chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday. In
Mike Harlow, the Deputy Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Land Registrar, in his blog has announced that following the many questions received from customers regarding electronic signatures, as “printing, posting and scanning can be a
The Welsh Government has been urged to open up the housing market by matching the recent changes to stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland, by the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry. The
As part of a £3bn plan to cut emissions, Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out a £2bn grant scheme in England to fund energy-saving home improvements. The scheme will see hundreds of thousands of home owners
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has charted the latest phase in the delivery of it’s priorities from its three year strategy in its annual report. The strategy outlines the progress the LSB has had with
A team has been named that will advise the Solicitors Regulation Authority to “help deliver our work in a way that meets the public interest and is responsive to changes in the legal services market.”
A man who set up fraudulent payments worth £2.9m to HMRC instead and then transferred the money to himself has been jailed for more than 4 years. Simon Olver spent the stolen money on deposits
Having held his post as chief executive for the National Association of Estate Agents for the past 7 years, Mark Hayward has announced that he is to retire at the end of the year. Prior
Yomdel has reported in their latest sentiment tracker that their enquiry levels remain high at 64% above average, as estate agents scramble to meet demand as vendor, buyer and landlord enquiries remain at record levels.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and The Property Ombudsman have set up a group that will write a new estate agency Code of Practice which should be ready by the end of the year.
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has published a consultation on their annual review of Licence and Practice Fee Arrangements. The consultation paper notes the reduction in Practice Fee three times since 2016 that has
The revised accounts code that expressly allows regulated practices to deal more easily with aged balances up to £50 and to use third-party managed accounts (TPMAs) has now been approved by the Legal Services Board
The chief executive of the National Accident Helpline (NAHL) reported drops of between 75% and 90% in the levels seen before the UK went into lockdown in March, but is reporting an increase to 50%
The Counsel for Legal Conveyancers (CLC) are encouraging staff in their practices to consider professional learning courses provided for by the Legal Ombudsman. The courses, that are focused on first-tier complaints handling and best practices,
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