The Court of Appeal found that a notice which sought to be a break clause failed because it did not contain the wording specified in the lease.

A list of your online accounts for e-mail, banking, investments and social media should be provided to your loved ones to assist with administration on your death.

Landlords and Tenants of residential properties have been aware of the need to protect Tenants' deposits within authorised schemes since 2007.

This month HMRC published the draft Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014.

The Land Registry recognise that home owners who do not live in their properties are more likely to be targeted for property fraud than an owner occupier.

These new proposals are intended to replace the provisions of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 so far as it covers business to consumer transactions.

When a couple divorce or separate, you may agree that a jointly owned property will be transferred into the sole name of one of you.

I would anticipate that in due course the increase in SDLT at £2m will be priced into the market. In the short term there is likely to be a dampening of demand.

It is estimated that 70% of people have not made a Will, inadvertently putting their families at financial risk.

In the recent case of Avocet Industrial Estates LLP v Merol Ltd [2011] the High Court found that a tenant had not complied with the terms of a break clause and therefore was liable to remain as tenant until the end of the term.

Standard residential and commercial property contracts will contain provisions dealing with what happens if either party fails to complete.

Where an employer commits a fundamental, breach of contract, an employee has the right to resign and claim constructive dismissal.

In November 2011, a report was published called The Family Justice Review.

With effect from 6 April 2014 certain self-employed subcontractors will have to be paid subject to deduction of tax and national insurance contributions.

The breakdown of a relationship is one of the most emotional and stressful times you may experience in life.

Indemnity policies are commonly used in conveyancing transactions to overcome legal issues which could otherwise stall, delay or even kill a transaction completely.

From 6th May, a prospective Claimant will need to participate in mandatory early conciliation through Acas before they can submit a claim to the ET.

It is true of most businesses that the people who they employ are at once their single biggest asset and single biggest liability.

On 12 March 2012 the Government announced the introduction of the New Buy Scheme which assists buyers who have a deposit of at least 5% to purchase a newbuild property.

e law surrounding the divorce process is complicated and it is important to obtain legal advice at a very early stage.