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15 February 2021
Adverse possession is sometimes described as "squatter's rights". Prior to the Land Registration Act 2002, a squatter could acquire the right to be registered as proprietor of a registered estate if they had been in adverse possession of the land for a minimum of 12 years. Since the Land Registration Act 2002 came into force, it is more difficult to claim adverse possession of registered land, although the period of possession is reduced to 10 years. The minimum 12 year period of possession remains for unregistered land. Read more
22 January 2021
The recent Judgment handed down by the Supreme Court in the case of The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and Others will be welcome news to small businesses in the UK. Many businesses have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and suffered financial losses as a result. The Supreme Court ordered that insurers must make payments to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) under business interruption policies. Read more
3 October 2020
This article provides an update to private sector landlords on how the recent changes in legislation affect them. Read more
21 July 2020
As a small or medium business, you have probably come up against the significant issue of being paid late by your customers. You have probably also been forced to accept very long payment terms by larger businesses because of the imbalance of power in contract negotiations. Read more
29 June 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many summer holidays have been cancelled or postponed. Read more
28 April 2020
In this Q&A article, we have pulled together some key Landlord & Tenant Q&As. Read more
27 April 2020
In this article, Damian Pitt reviews the changes brought in by the Coronavirus Act 2020 in relation to the Civil Procedure Rules (the CPR) and related claims against “persons unknown” for trespassing. Read more
31 March 2020
A number of businesses especially in the retail and leisure industries have been forced to close as the government introduces stringent social distancing measures to curtail the spread of Covid-19. This has left a lot of businesses who rent their premises wondering how to pay the rent and commercial landlords worried that their tenants can’t afford to pay the rent. Read more
25 March 2020
The government is in the process of introducing legislation to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus on various sectors of society. Read more
21 February 2020
Steeles Law is delighted to welcome Jonothan Broadbent to its expanding Dispute Resolution team. Read more
With an extension on the #stampdutyholiday on the horizon, Property Solicitor Chrissie Hartley-Hengist reviews how to avoid costly mistakes during the conveyancing process and what you can do if your #housesale or purchase is delayed due to coronavirus. https://www.steeleslaw.co.uk/advice-for-house-hunters-qa/
Stamp duty holiday will be extended to the end of June. @thetimes reports that Rishi Sunak will use his March budget to move the deadline until the end of June, bringing it into line with the easing of lockdown restrictions. #stampdutyholiday #buyingandsellingaproperty
Rishi Sunak is preparing to extend the stamp duty holiday by three months until the end of June in an attempt to keep the property market firing as Britain emerges from lockdown https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stamp-duty-holiday-will-be-extended-to-end-of-june-gc0qfrckz?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1614153024
