Our library of legal insights and articles explores many of the key issues clients and professionals face in today’s legal landscape. Please browse the blogs and dip into anything you think may help you understand your rights, stay compliant, and resolve your legal matters with confidence.
- Awaab’s Law Stage 1 from 27/10/2025: deadlines, triage, and landlord response times
- Renters (Reform) Bill—where are we now? A plain-English timeline and what to watch next
- Damp & mould under Awaab’s Law: investigation standards, interim measures, and decanting
- Tenancy types: what a move toward periodic tenancies could mean for landlords & agents
- Making a will after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis: Capacity, timing, and safeguards
- Choosing executors and trustees when a testator has Alzheimer’s
- Record-keeping for compliance: what landlords must document to prove timely action
- Using EPA Part III (statutory nuisance) when repairs stall: tenant step-by-step
- UK-focused primer on where Section 21 stands now and how to plan for what’s next
- Strengthened Section 8 grounds: arrears, ASB, and sale/occupation – what’s changing?
- Tenant guide: how to report hazards to trigger Awaab’s Law timelines (with template letter)
- Section 21 abolition proposals: likely timelines, transition arrangements, and risk planning
- The “golden rule”: Solicitor steps to protect wills where capacity may be in doubt
- Awaab’s Law vs EPA: choosing the right route — or using both in parallel
- Notice periods under a reformed regime: comparing today’s rules with proposals
- Testamentary capacity explained: Banks v Goodfellow and modern assessments
- Evidence that wins disrepair/EPA cases: photos, humidity logs, GP notes, and expert reports
- How to evidence capacity on the day: attendance notes, video, and medical letters
- Evidence landlords will need for possession in a post-Section 21 world
- Pets, deposits, and rent-related reforms: knock-on effects for possession risk
- Communication duties to residents: updates, access requests, and lawful data sharing
- Court reform & redress schemes: will they speed up or slow down possession?
- Pre-action expectations: what compliance could look like before issuing proceedings
- Defending EPA claims: access refusal, misuse/condensation arguments, and betterment
- Costs, remedies & timelines: what courts can order in EPA/disrepair claims
- Managing disrepair counterclaims during possession: tactics that still work
- Fixed-term to periodic transitions: renewing, re-pricing, and service-of-notice logistics
- Housing Ombudsman vs court routes: when to escalate and how to run both tracks
- Possession hearings explained: what landlords should expect on the day and how to prepare
- ASB cases after reform: evidential thresholds, neighbours’ statements, and safeguarding
- Portfolio risk audit: stress-testing arrears exposure and exit strategies if Section 21 goes
- Temporary accommodation during major repairs: when should a landlord offer a decant?
- Section 8 notice mistakes that still derail possession claims
- High-risk homes: prioritising vulnerable residents and medically evidenced hazards
- Heads of terms for commercial leases: which points matter before you instruct solicitors
- Homes Unfit for Habitation Claims: How Tenants Can Build a Stronger Case from Day 1
- Disrepair Compensation Explained: What Tenants May Recover for Inconvenience, Damage, and Health Impact
- Guarantors in Residential Tenancies: When a Guarantee Works and When It Can Be Challenged
- Condensation Or Disrepair? How Courts And Experts Separate Lifestyle Issues From Landlord Liability
- Rent Arrears Protocols: How To Chase, Document And Negotiate Before Court Action
- Dilapidations Explained: How to Reduce End-of-Lease Surprises and Dispute Costs
- Service Charges in Commercial Property: What Occupiers Should Question Before Signing
- Settlement Agreements in Civil Disputes: When Early Resolution Saves Time, Cost, and Stress
- Mirror Wills for Spouses: When They Work Well and When Separate Wills Are Safer
- Assigning a commercial lease: what outgoing tenants need to check before committing
- Statutory demands for businesses and individuals: when to use them and when to avoid them
- Life Interest Trusts in Wills: When They May Help Blended Families or Vulnerable Beneficiaries
- Executor Disputes: What Happens When Family Members Disagree Over the Estate
- Small Claims or Fast Track? Choosing the Right Court Route for a Civil Dispute
- Making a Will With Early Dementia Concerns: How to Plan Before Capacity Becomes Disputed
- Rent Repayment Orders Explained: When Tenants Can Claim and What Landlords Should Do First
- Debt Recovery Before Court: When a Letter Before Action Is Enough and When It Is Not
- Section 21 Has Gone: What London Landlords And Tenants Need To Know Now
- Damp, Mould and Awaab’s Law: Your Repair Rights as a London Tenant in 2026
- The End of Upwards-Only Rent Reviews: What It Means for London Commercial Leases
- Inheritance Tax Changed in April: Should You Review Your Will?
- Planning Ahead After a Dementia Diagnosis: Wills, LPAs and Protecting Your Wishes
- The July 2026 deadline for legacy Section 21 notices: what London landlords must do now
- Missed the May 2026 tenancy statement deadline? How to avoid landlord fines this month
- Housing disrepair claims in London: how the end of Section 21 empowers tenants this summer
- How the Renters’ Rights Act changes tenant evictions for North London landlords
- Are HMCTS probate delays finally improving in summer 2026? What families need to know
- Why OPG delays mean you must register a Lasting Power of Attorney immediately after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis
- County Court delays in 2026: how to speed up your civil litigation claim in North London
- Housing disrepair claims under the new Renters’ Rights Act: a guide for tenants
- Court fees rise this month: what to check before starting a civil claim
- Property Chamber fees are changing: what leaseholders and landlords should budget for
- Probate fees increase in July: what executors should prepare before applying
- What the new £2.5 million relief cap means for family businesses and farms
- Navigating Probate Registry delays in 2026 and why applications get stopped
- Student landlords after the Ground 4A transitional deadline: what happens next?
- Challenging a rent increase under the new tenancy rules: what landlords and tenants should know
- Court fees changed in July 2026: how much could a civil or debt claim now cost?
- Extending a lease or buying the freehold: what the July 2026 valuation proposals could mean
- Can you recover an unpaid business debt from a director who signed a personal guarantee?
- What can you do if an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney is misusing someone’s money?
- The £250 Ground Rent Cap Consultation Closes in August: What London Leaseholders and Freeholders Should Know
- What Happens to Unpaid Rent After a Tenant Has Moved Out?
- Boundary and Neighbour Disputes in North London: How to Resolve One Before It Reaches Court
- How to Enforce a County Court Judgment When the Debtor Still Refuses to Pay
- HHSRS Reform: What the Cut From 29 Hazards to 21 Means for Disrepair Claims and Landlord Enforcement
- Renewing a Business Lease Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
- Intestacy Rules Explained: Who Inherits If There Is No Valid Will?
- What Happens to Your Business if You or a Co-Owner Loses Mental Capacity
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