Japanese Knotweed – knot a laughing matter

The mere mention of Japanese Knotweed is enough to strike fear into the hearts of property owners throughout the UK. First brought to these shores…

Is now a good time to buy or sell a house in Sheffield?

Is now a good time to buy a house given the fact that nationally house price growth is slowing, and mortgage rates have risen? After…

Adverse Possession – Couple Win Legal Title to Disputed Garden Plots

Even if you do not hold legal title to a plot of land, you may well be entitled to have it transferred into your name…

Commercial Landlords Hit Hard in Gym Clubs’ COVID-19 Restructuring

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the restructuring of numerous businesses and that can mean commercial landlords having to take severe financial haircuts. That was certainly…

Rent-Free Occupation for Life – The Law Will Enforce a Binding Promise

If you make a promise to someone who relies on it to their detriment, then it must be kept. The County Court powerfully made that…

One Good Reason Why Professional Conveyancing is Always Required

One good reason why professional conveyancing is always required is that lurking in the title deeds of a great many properties are clauses that may…

Inheritance Tax and the Crucial Importance of Domicile – Guideline Ruling

For Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes, ascertaining where an individual was domiciled when they died is of critical importance. As a tax tribunal ruling showed, the…

Undue Influence – Vulnerable Mother ‘Coerced’ into Making Will

Making a valid will requires an exercise of independent decision-making, free from the undue influence of others. The High Court powerfully made that point in…

A Diagnosis of Dementia Does Not Necessarily Equate to a Loss of Capacity

Occasional episodes of forgetfulness, or even a formal diagnosis of dementia, do not necessarily mean that a person lacks the mental capacity required to make…