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• 24 November 2020

  Changes to the UK Trust Register

• 24 November 2020

  CGT Review

• 24 November 2020

  Wealth Tax Evidence Papers

• 20 November 2020

  DIY construction management: acceptable to funders?

• 19 November 2020 Simon Rylatt

  Wealthy Families are 'judged' more than ever before

• 16 November 2020 Jane Reyersbach

  Don't let rights of light cast a shadow over your development

• 12 November 2020 Charlie Hewlett and Hugo Brown

  How do I start a business: Phase 1 - The Set Up

• 12 November 2020 Charlie Hewlett and Hugo Brown

  How to start a business: Phase 2 - Getting going

• 10 November 2020 Kyra Motley

  Number of HNW Gulf nationals living in the UK reaches five-year high

• 09 November 2020 Adam Chamberlain

  Value of UK’s Top 15 senior living providers jumps 62% to reach £4bn...

• 08 November 2020 Gabriela Davey

  Senior Living FAQs: Office-to-residential permitted development rights

• 08 November 2020 Sophie Henwood

  Senior Living FAQs: We have had an offer accepted on a site, what do we do next?

• 06 November 2020 Adam Chamberlain

  Government action needed to encourage investment in Senior Living accommodation post COVID-19

• 05 November 2020 Sophie Henwood

  Senior Living FAQs: Outsourcing management

• 05 November 2020 Eleanor Sepanski

  HNWs increasingly making £1m+ charitable gifts in Wills

• 02 November 2020 Alexandra Hirst

  Joy v Joy-Morancho & Others - a closer look at trusts on divorce

• 22 October 2020 Simon Gorham

  The impact of Covid-19 on senior executives’ contracts

• 22 October 2020 Katie O'Callaghan

  An expert's guide to...Family Law and Divorce, with Katie O'Callaghan

• 15 October 2020 Geoffrey Todd

  The pitfalls of US/UK tax planning – the US Living Trust

• 12 October 2020 Simon Williams

  42 football pitches worth of retail space lost in the past year but is evictions ban masking true impact of Covid?

• 09 October 2020 Lucy Harry

  When adding height, don’t forget about Rights to Light!

• 02 October 2020 Geoffrey Todd

  Historic Home County pays more inheritance tax than all of Scotland

• 02 October 2020 Emily Brand

  Threat of No Deal Brexit is causing divorce settlements to be lowered

• 30 September 2020 Simon Gorham

  Executives push for better exit deals post COVID

• 28 September 2020 Kellie Jones and Nikki Yates

  Commercial Property Rent Arrears - What can a landlord do?

• 25 September 2020 Simon Fitzpatrick and Adam Speake

  Authorised Push Payment Scams - Cracking the Code

• 25 September 2020 Katie O'Callaghan and Harriet Errington

  How divorcing couples can cut costs and speed up a financial settlement?

• 23 September 2020 Mark Lindley

  Remote witnessing of Wills—pros and cons from a disputes’ perspective

• 21 September 2020 Kellie Jones and Nikki Yates

  The stay on residential possession proceedings has been lifted - what happens next?

• 18 September 2020 Fred Clark and Alex Martinelli

  How To Avoid Acquiring Fake Art

• 17 September 2020 Simon Williams

  UK listed property companies collected 67% of the £1.1 billion they were due in rent

• 16 September 2020 Hayden Bailey

  Everything you need to know about Children’s Trusts

• 11 September 2020 Dennis Ko

  What lies in store for Intu’s tenants if shopping centres are forced to close?

• 07 September 2020 Katie O'Callaghan

  Back to school, but not as we know it

• 03 September 2020 Rebecca Foden

  Sky News: Art exports have fallen by three quarters since lockdown closed galleries and auction houses

• 26 August 2020 Emily Brand and Katie O'Callaghan

  ‘Unnecessary’ delay in no fault divorces

• 26 August 2020 Alexandra Hirst

  Doing it! Podcast - The Legal and Financial Reality of Marriage and Divorce with Alexandra Hirst

• 24 August 2020 Emily Brand

  Amount of time taken for “paper-based” divorce jumps to over 15 months

• 24 August 2020 Simon Fitzpatrick and Fred Clark

  Art exports have fallen 74% as lockdown closed galleries and auction houses

• 18 August 2020 Katie O'Callaghan

  The Boodle Hatfield Podcast - Economic Abuse: regaining financial independence

• 17 August 2020 Katie O'Callaghan

  Economic Abuse: regaining financial independence

• 17 August 2020 John Wevill and Navpreet Atwal

  Cash advances could give contractors a much-needed lifeline

• 17 August 2020 Simon Williams

  Retail to residential conversions set to rise

• 12 August 2020 Adam Chamberlain and

  Quick Guide to: Insolvency law shake up to save businesses

• 11 August 2020 Navpreet Atwal and John Wevill

  Building Safety Bill

• 11 August 2020 Simon Williams and Kate Symons

  A new planning use class

• 07 August 2020 Alice Jenkins

  Septic tanks: new general binding rules

• 06 August 2020 Fred Clark

  Boodle Hatfield advises on one of the first loans from Government’s Coronavirus Future Fund

• 04 August 2020 Sophie Henwood

  How can commercial landlords adapt their properties to meet the demand for cycling facilities, such as bicycle storage?

• 03 August 2020 Rosie Adcock

  Dill in the Supreme Court: What happens when a listed building is not a building?

• 03 August 2020 Adam Chamberlain and

  Quick guide to Looming end of LIBOR

• 27 July 2020 Geoffrey Todd

  Families moving in together in lockdown risk triggering inheritance tax bills

• 27 July 2020 Emma Haley and Geoffrey Todd and Natasha Hassall and Hayden Bailey

  Making a Will during the Covid-19 pandemic

• 23 July 2020 Simon Kerrigan and Graham Winkley

  Law Commission proposals to transform the future of home ownership

• 20 July 2020 Geoffrey Todd

  Government needs to reintroduce indexation relief if it raises CGT rates

• 17 July 2020 Mark Lindley

  Inheritance disputes rise as families go to war over estates

• 10 July 2020 Simon Gorham

  Are you flexi furlough ready? 10 issues for employers to consider

• 10 July 2020 Andrew Wilmot-Smith

  The Office Post-COVID: Death or Evolution?

• 10 July 2020 Adam Chamberlain

  Government incentives needed now for senior living investment

• 10 July 2020 Simon Williams

  Will coronavirus mark a shift towards turnover rents?

• 08 July 2020 Sara Maccallum

  Chancellor's Summer Statement 2020 – SDLT Update

• 06 July 2020

  Excluded property trusts

• 06 July 2020

  Henkes v HMRC [2020] UKFTT 159 (TC) - a recent domicile case

• 06 July 2020

  TRS updating facility

• 06 July 2020

  GDPR: Trustees & PRs

• 06 July 2020

  COVID-19 Tax Update

• 06 July 2020 Mark Lindley

  Court battles over inheritance hit all-time high as claimants seek a bigger share of estates

• 03 July 2020 Adam Chamberlain and and Rajeev Joshi

  Quick Guide to Debt obligation forbearance for 2020

• 30 June 2020 Rosie Adcock

  Dill in the Supreme Court: Greater clarity for owners of listed assets

• 26 June 2020 Harriet Errington and Katie O'Callaghan and Kellie Jones

  Lawyers at Boodle Hatfield share their journey from trainee to partnership

• 24 June 2020 Simon Gorham

  What’s Next? Changes to the furlough scheme and practical considerations for returning to work

• 05 June 2020 Adam Chamberlain

  Will domestic tourists compensate for steep drop in number of overseas visitors due to COVID-19?

• 03 June 2020 Edward Allan and Alexandra Hirst

  How can divorcing parties speed up property sales during COVID-19?

• 02 June 2020 Kellie Jones

  We paid a 10% deposit to buy a new-build flat but now we're worried about house prices and our finances, will we lose the money if we pull out?

• 29 May 2020 Hilary Wilkinson

  Big business faces restrictions on dividends and bonus payments

• 28 May 2020 Adam Chamberlain

  How can we make senior living more attractive to investors?

• 27 May 2020 Gabrielle Dewes

  OPG guidance on being a deputy or attorney during the coronavirus outbreak

• 26 May 2020 Adam Chamberlain and Rajeev Joshi

  UK’s Top 30 hotel companies have debts 44% higher than during credit crunch

• 26 May 2020 Richard Beavan

  State Aid for Start-ups: UK government launches Future Fund

• 20 May 2020 Rajeev Joshi and Sophie Henwood

  Hospitality on hold - tips for hotel owners

• 15 May 2020 Sophie Henwood

  What are the specific issues to consider when taking a lease of railway arch space?

• 15 May 2020 Rajeev Joshi and Sophie Henwood

  Hotels: Looking forward to the lifting of lockdown

• 15 May 2020 Rajeev Joshi and Sophie Henwood and Simon Williams

  If you have a leasehold interest in your hotel (rather than a freehold interest), are you complying with the terms of your lease?

• 15 May 2020 Rajeev Joshi and Adam Chamberlain and Sophie Henwood

  If you have taken out a loan are you complying with the terms of your facility agreement and any related security or other finance documents?

• 15 May 2020 Rajeev Joshi and Sophie Henwood and Rahul Thakrar and Richard Beavan

  Hotels: Is there anything else that you can do which might help your cash flow?

• 15 May 2020 Rajeev Joshi and Sophie Henwood and Simon Gorham

  What is the position in relation to employees?

• 15 May 2020 Rajeev Joshi and Sophie Henwood and Simon Williams

  What about insurance, cancellations and directors' liability?

• 12 May 2020 Colin Young and Kate Symons

  Supreme Court upholds decision on absolute covenants

• 04 May 2020 Kellie Jones and Nikki Yates

  Further temporary legislation in force in relation to CRAR

• 28 April 2020 Hilary Wilkinson

  Government announces 100% guarantee of loans up to £50,000 under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

• 28 April 2020 Kellie Jones and Nikki Yates

  Government to introduce more emergency measures to protect commercial tenants

• 27 April 2020 Hayden Bailey

  Over 660 stately homes now rely on public visits - up 20% in 10 years

• 24 April 2020 Colin Young and Kellie Jones

  UK property market faces litigation as buyers seek to avoid completion of transactions

• 24 April 2020 Geoffrey Todd

  COVID-19: inheritance planning and gifting

• 24 April 2020 Colin Young and Rosie Adcock

  COVID-19: a forced revolution to how WeWork

• 22 April 2020 Fred Clark and Charlie Hewlett

  Q&A - Business as (un)usual during the COVID-19 lockdown: the practicalities of executing documents, getting documents legalised and holding shareholder meetings

• 17 April 2020 Simon Gorham

  A further update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - the legal framework

• 16 April 2020 Katie O'Callaghan

  UK divorce settlements challenged as finances become strained

• 15 April 2020 Alexandra Hirst and Rosie Adcock

  Remote justice - how the Courts are adapting to the crisis of COVID-19

• 15 April 2020 Alice Jenkins

  How Covid clauses can keep residential property transactions moving

• 15 April 2020 Sara Maccallum and Edward Allan and Ellen Wildig and Jenny Wilson-Smith

  CGT payment window on sale of UK residential property: COVID-19 Update

• 15 April 2020 Katie O'Callaghan

  Compensation for a sacrificed career: Will divorce ruling open the floodgates?

• 14 April 2020 Adam Chamberlain

  Lenders should be encouraged to show flexibility on real estate loan covenant breaches

• 09 April 2020 Simon Fitzpatrick and Fred Clark and Natasha Woolfstein

  Arts Council England not competent authority for export where artwork imported into the UK unlawfully (R (on the application of Simonis) v Arts Council England)

• 08 April 2020 Hilary Wilkinson

  COVID-19: Proposed reforms to insolvency laws intend to give companies breathing space

• 07 April 2020 Sophie Henwood

  How can landlords and tenants work together to find a solution for tenants whose office space requirements have reduced following COVID-19?

• 06 April 2020 Simon Gorham

  Update on Furlough Leave: key practical issues

• 31 March 2020 Andrew Hindle and Nikki Yates

  Coronavirus Act 2020 - Landlords and Tenants

• 31 March 2020 Shaima Jillood and Reem Al-Jumaily

  International Investors Buying UK Real Estate: Advice and UK Government guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic

• 30 March 2020 Jane Reyersbach

  Landowners & telecoms operators: a rapidly shifting balance of power

• 27 March 2020 Simon Fitzpatrick and Rebecca Foden and Rosie Adcock

  COVID-19: What are the legal implications for the UK arts market?

• 27 March 2020 Edward Allan

  Moving home: advice and guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic

• 27 March 2020 Rahul Thakrar and Charlie Hewlett

  COVID-19 – Practical Commercial Steps for Businesses to Take During the Pandemic

• 26 March 2020 Sara Maccallum and Simon Rylatt

  Conditional exemption relaxation

• 26 March 2020 Colin Young and Kellie Jones and Rosie Adcock

  Coronavirus Act 2020 - What does it mean for commercial landlords?

• 26 March 2020 Sara Maccallum and Simon Rylatt

  Relevant Loans

• 26 March 2020 Sara Maccallum and Simon Rylatt

  Trust Register: Latest

• 26 March 2020 Sara Maccallum and Simon Rylatt

  Spring Budget 2020

• 25 March 2020 Kyra Motley and Jenny Wilson-Smith

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: the Statutory Residence Test

• 25 March 2020 Simon Gorham

  Update on Furlough and the Government's coronavirus job retention scheme

• 24 March 2020 Simon Williams

  Suspending commercial property evictions welcomed – but agreement needed on interest rate levied on late rent payments

• 24 March 2020 Navpreet Atwal

  COVID-19: Force Majeure under the JCT Design & Build 2016

• 23 March 2020 Alexandra Hirst

  Is COVID-19 forcing the courts to catch up?

• 20 March 2020 Mark Lindley

  Law Firm Disclosure Ruling On Trustee Docs Has Limits

• 13 March 2020 Sue Laing

  Budget 2020: Private Client Measures

• 12 March 2020 Sara Maccallum

  Budget 2020 Bulletin - SDLT Update

• 06 March 2020 Emily Brand and Alexandra Hirst

  Let them have their day in Court!

• 03 March 2020 Kyra Motley

  New inheritance tax guidance on collateral for UK resi-property loans

• 02 March 2020 Hayden Bailey

  Entrepreneurs’ Relief use growing over twice as fast in the North as in London

• 28 February 2020 Emily Brand

  Does Sir Martin Sorrell have a pre-nup this time?

• 20 February 2020 Kate Symons

  RICS code for leasing business premises

• 18 February 2020 John Wevill

  Are basement extensions in decline?

• 28 January 2020 Emily Brand

  Is this the end of ‘quickie’ divorces?

• 16 January 2020 Kyra Motley

  Use of government scheme to encourage non-dom investment in UK businesses hits record high

• 14 January 2020 Alexandra Hirst

  Considering Future Income In Divorce

• 09 January 2020 Emily Brand

  The end of ‘quickie divorces’ as new divorce legislation is proposed

• 08 January 2020 Emily Brand

  Shopping Around?

• 07 January 2020 Jane Ireland

  UK luxury brands 'diluted' under foreign ownership

• 06 January 2020 Hayden Bailey

  Increasing share of family business wealth is owned by women

• 06 January 2020 Fred Clark

  Antiquities and Ancient Art – Legal Issues in a changing trade

• 20 December 2019 Genevieve Smith

  As pre-nups become more common, what can you include in the agreement?

• 10 December 2019 Katie O'Callaghan

  A Guide to Mediation

• 09 December 2019 Adam Chamberlain

  50 new UK luxury and premium hotels open in just a year as London luxury market stays buoyant

• 06 December 2019 Richard Beavan and Charlie Hewlett

  Employee share schemes

• 04 December 2019 Geoffrey Todd

  Increase in value of estates being inherited entirely due to house price inflation

• 25 November 2019 Katie O'Callaghan

  'Pet-nups' help divorcing couples avoid pug-of-war

• 20 November 2019 James Ferguson

  Celebrity divorces - dividing riches and royalties

• 19 November 2019 Kyra Motley

  FT Q&A: What are the tax implications of selling half my flat to my younger sister?

• 13 November 2019 Colin Young

  Landlord wins Supreme Court enfranchisement case

• 11 November 2019 Rajeev Joshi

  Affluent overseas tourists are driving numbers of new luxury hotels

• 11 November 2019 Saskia Arthur

  Sales of 'super-prime' £5m properties surge outside of London's hotspots

• 29 October 2019 Jane Reyersbach

  Attractive office space: the key to boosting productivity?

• 28 October 2019 Fred Clark

  Value of art exported from the UK jumps 25% to £6.8bn last year

• 23 October 2019 Kate Symons and Andrew Hindle

  Tenant Fees Act - Get your house in order

• 22 October 2019 Sophie Henwood

  Vertiports: The magic bullet for landowners in the fight against telecoms operators?

• 21 October 2019

  Garden and grounds for SDLT

• 21 October 2019 Jenny Wilson-Smith

  Entrepreneurs' Relief case

• 21 October 2019

  Probate fee increase update

• 21 October 2019 Jenny Wilson-Smith

  Inheritance dispute: Oldest died first

• 16 October 2019 Rosie Adcock and Tom Broadhurst

  A Guide to Artists' Rights

• 14 October 2019 Harriet Errington

  Large cash gifts trap the unwary sign an agreement - in case

• 01 October 2019 Geoffrey Todd

  Labour’s tax policies under Corbyn

• 23 September 2019 Becky Shaw and Rebecca Foden and Fred Clark

  What does it mean? A guide to key terms in art law

• 17 September 2019 Harriet Errington

  Family lawyers’ top tips on handling divorce disputes over complex assets

• 10 September 2019 John Wevill

  Digging down into the basics of basements

• 20 August 2019 Emily Brand and Katie O'Callaghan

  Protecting business from a divorce – what steps to take?

• 31 July 2019 Simon Kerrigan

  Leasehold packs set to be capped at £200

• 31 July 2019 Simon Kerrigan and Colin Young

  The End of Section 21 Possession and Assured Shorthold Tenancies?

• 30 July 2019 John Wevill and Oliver Johnson

  Notre Dame fire raises issue of liability on UK heritage refurbs

• 29 July 2019 Sue Laing

  Inheritance Tax Review - the second report by the OTS

• 28 July 2019

  A week in the life of a Vacation Scheme Student: Week 2 - Family

• 23 July 2019 Jane Ireland

  UK luxury fashion boosted by success of younger brands

• 22 July 2019

  A week in the life of a Vacation Scheme Student: Week 1- Private Wealth

• 11 July 2019

  No-fault divorce

• 11 July 2019 Emma Haley

  Inheritance Tax Review

• 08 July 2019 Eleanor Sepanski

  Charity donations rise steadily in Britain

• 04 July 2019 Geoffrey Todd

  HNWs' top six fears in the event of a Corbyn government

• 25 June 2019 Katie O'Callaghan

  What financial loose ends need to be tied up during a divorce?

• 07 June 2019 Simon Fitzpatrick and Rosie Adcock

  The Regulation targeting the import of art and antiques into the EU

• 24 April 2019 Hayley Harvey

  To charge a fee or not to charge a fee, that is the question: An explanation of the Tenant Fees Act 2019

• 09 April 2019 Fred Clark

  Structuring art deals in the contemporary art market - top tips

• 01 April 2019 Alexandra Hirst

  Whose fault is it anyway? An update on no-fault divorce

• 28 March 2019

  CGT & off-plan properties

• 28 March 2019

  Spring Statement 2019

• 28 March 2019

  Taxation of property gains for non-residents

• 27 March 2019

  SDLT surcharge for overseas buyers

• 22 March 2019 John Wevill and Oliver Johnson

  Amid a stark housing shortage, the future is offsite

• 07 March 2019 Colin Young and Kate Symons

  Tenant Fees Act 2019

• 05 March 2019 Alexandra Hirst

  Behind closed doors - the benefits of private divorce hearings

• 13 February 2019 Kate Symons

  Residential tenancies required to be "fit for human habitation"

• 13 February 2019 Nikki Yates

  Questions relating to charging orders and orders for sale

• 28 December 2018 James Ferguson and Katie Male

  Will a Prenup hold up in court?

• 28 December 2018 James Ferguson and Katie Male

  Will a trust protect my assets in a divorce?

• 28 December 2018 James Ferguson and Katie Male

  When is the best time to get a Prenup?

• 28 December 2018 James Ferguson and Katie Male

  What assets do I disclose in my divorce?

• 28 December 2018 James Ferguson and Katie Male

  How Do Pre Nups Work?

• 19 December 2018 Harriet Errington

  A tale of London and Edinburgh - the divorce divide

• 12 December 2018

  What the 2018 Budget means for 2019

• 12 December 2018

  The controversial increase in probate fees

• 12 December 2018

  Inheritance Tax review 2018

• 30 November 2018 Sue Laing

  The taxation of trusts: a review

• 28 November 2018 Jane Reyersbach

  Telecoms operators win right to survey sites

• 16 November 2018 Emily Brand and Genevieve Smith

  Rights for unmarried couples - benefits and pensions

• 07 November 2018 Simon Williams

  Hotels - Opportunities and Challenges

• 10 October 2018 Simon Rylatt and Geoffrey Todd and Hayden Bailey and Mark Lindley

  Keeping the business in the family?

• 08 October 2018 Becky Shaw

  Jarring claims: Jeddi v Sotheby’s and others

• 13 September 2018 Emma Haley

  "Exceptional" FHL business qualifies for IHT relief

• 31 August 2018 Harriet Errington

  Unmarried couples deserve the same protection as spouses

• 10 August 2018 John Wevill

  Light Industrial - Preaching to the converted

• 08 August 2018 Harriet Errington

  Hidden luxury items during divorce: are the wives having the last laugh?

• 17 July 2018 Bernard Reed

  Keats and poetic licence: is equity La Belle Dame Sans Merci?

• 10 July 2018

  What does it mean?! A guide to key terms in family law

• 09 July 2018 David Rawlence

  Will air rules put a damper on our oven?

• 03 July 2018 James Ferguson and Katie Male

  Pre-nuptial agreements - a balancing act

• 22 June 2018 Nikki Yates

  Property Litigation column: A landlord's practical guide to satisfying Ground (f) of section 30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

• 21 June 2018 James Ferguson and Katie Male and Mark Lindley

  Prenuptial and Estate Planning

• 22 May 2018

  Consult again? Guidance from the Court of Appeal on repeating the second stage of the consultation process for qualifying works

• 18 May 2018 Emma Haley

  Inheritance tax disclosure regime

• 18 May 2018

  Residential property gains: CGT payment date proposals

• 25 April 2018 Emily Brand

  How ‘uncertain assets’ complicate divorce

• 27 March 2018 Kate Symons

  Government response to call for evidence on register of beneficial owners of overseas entities

• 21 March 2018 Kate Symons

  The Return of Commonhold?

• 19 March 2018 Kate Symons

  Commonhold: How it works and its advantages and disadvantages

• 09 February 2018

  Trust register - an update

• 22 January 2018 John Wevill

  Cherry Picking Post-Liquidation

• 22 January 2018 John Wevill

  Party Walls: removing barriers to development

• 22 January 2018 Sue Laing

  One minute with Sue Laing

• 17 January 2018

  The 2017 Electronic Communications Code and Security of Tenure under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

• 15 January 2018 Simon Kerrigan

  Government response to leasehold consultation outlines significant proposals for reform

• 08 January 2018 Fred Clark

  Keeping your fair share: dual class shares and founders looking to take their company public but retain most of the control

• 02 January 2018 Gabrielle Dewes

  Why have a Lasting Power of Attorney

• 08 December 2017 Eleanor Sepanski

  Charity trustees – unsung but well supported

• 30 November 2017 Mark Lindley

  Transgender equality in wills and inheritance

• 24 November 2017 Katie Male

  Divorce and the Christmas dilemma

• 23 November 2017 Sara Maccallum

  Budget 2017 - What's new in property tax?

• 23 November 2017 Sue Laing

  Budget 2017 - What's new for private clients?

• 13 November 2017 Nikki Yates

  Removing a Commercial Tenant

• 13 November 2017 Nikki Yates

  How does the new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (which came into force on 1 October 2017) apply to property litigation claims?

• 13 November 2017

  Furnished holiday lets – sunny tax benefits

• 27 October 2017

  Trusts and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)

• 27 October 2017

  New Offshore Tax Offences

• 11 October 2017 John Wevill

  Rights to light

• 11 October 2017 John Wevill

  Demolishing and redeveloping mews/terraced homes

• 11 October 2017

  Selling land for residential development

• 11 October 2017

  Complying with CPR 7.5: has Jones v Chichester Harbour clarified the position?

• 02 October 2017 Nigel Stone

  Welcome changes for Limited Partnerships

• 02 October 2017 Nigel Stone

  Corporate governance reform targets the UK's largest private companies

• 02 October 2017 Nigel Stone

  Review of the EuVECA regulation

• 25 September 2017 Fred Clark

  Boodle Hatfield supports exciting new print fair

• 14 September 2017 Mark Lindley

  The right type of mistake - setting aside voluntary dispositions

• 14 September 2017 David Rawlence

  Serving notice by email

• 12 September 2017 David Rawlence

  The problematic outdoor pizza oven: 6 "top tips"

• 05 September 2017 Hayley Harvey

  Dealing with an application for consent to assign - when is it reasonable to say no?

• 05 September 2017 James Ferguson

  Living together agreements

• 23 August 2017 Mark Lindley

  FAQ: Costs in Trust Disputes

• 11 August 2017 Alexandra Hirst

  Home is where the heart(ache) is: practical solutions for separating couples

• 11 August 2017 Simon Rylatt and Jenny Wilson-Smith

  Non-dom reforms and offshore trusts

• 07 August 2017

  Word on the street

• 07 August 2017 John Wevill

  Defects and practical completion

• 03 August 2017

  Goods mortgages - an explosion in art-lending?

• 31 July 2017

  IHT briefing paper

• 31 July 2017

  Law commission review of wills

• 31 July 2017

  New corporate criminal offence

• 31 July 2017

  New trusts register

• 18 July 2017 Nikki Yates

  Beware of Property Scams!

• 07 July 2017

  Pitfalls of lease variations

• 04 July 2017 Edward Allan

  What a racket - Noise nuisance and the law

• 28 June 2017 Saskia Arthur and Amanda O'Keeffe and Edward Allan

  Residential property: Your questions answered

• 26 June 2017 Simon Williams

  Art in public spaces

• 26 June 2017 Simon Williams and David Rawlence

  Special Policy Areas – welcome protection or unnecessary obstruction?

• 20 June 2017 Nikki Yates

  Changes to dealing with debt claims - Be ready!

• 26 May 2017

  Owning Art in the UK: A Guide for Non-Doms

• 11 May 2017 John Wevill

  Copyright on architect’s drawings

• 05 May 2017 Alexandra Hirst and James Ferguson

  Special Marriage Contributions

• 02 May 2017 David Rawlence

  Game over for the turnover lease?

• 12 April 2017 Alexandra Hirst

  Special contributions - hard work is not enough

• 10 April 2017 Edward Allan

  Buying a country estate with tenants

• 07 April 2017 Nikki Yates

  The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

• 31 March 2017 John Wevill

  Modular Construction - Benefits and Risks

• 27 March 2017 Harriet Errington

  Divorce: How to protect your assets and your reputation

• 17 March 2017

  Stamp Duty Land Tax - A thorn in the side of Build to Rent?

• 15 March 2017 John Wevill

  Build to Rent and Modular Construction - A good fit?

• 14 March 2017 Fred Clark

  UK to be a global champion and protector of cultural property

• 10 March 2017 Geoffrey Todd

  Five things agents and developers need to know about the non-dom tax changes

• 09 March 2017 John Wevill

  Business not quite as usual

• 27 February 2017 David Rawlence

  Food and drink – the heart of a shopping centre

• 20 February 2017 Kellie Jones

  Establishing intention under the LTA 1954 ground (f) and / or ground (g)

• 13 January 2017 Colin Young and Hayley Harvey

  Why should landlords ensure they comply with the section 20 procedures?

• 09 January 2017 David Rawlence

  Whose garden is it anyway?

• 03 January 2017 Sara Maccallum

  SDLT Tips and Traps

• 01 January 2017 Rebecca Foden

  Auction house guarantees: friend or foe?

• 16 December 2016

  Early engagement between the parties on the scope of expert evidence and the methodology to be used is crucial

• 12 December 2016

  Right to Manage: Management v Development

• 06 December 2016 David Rawlence

  Could new investment platforms allow a larger pool of potential investors into the private rental sector?

• 02 December 2016

  Co-ownership of property and the enforcement of judgments

• 01 December 2016

  Insurance and insolvency contractors

• 09 November 2016 Sally Harlow

  Why solicitors remain the best at delivering uncontested probate

• 05 November 2016 Kate Symons

  Listed buildings and alterations

• 01 November 2016

  Who has authority?

• 18 October 2016

  Dilapidations Protocol

• 12 October 2016

  Late payment of commercial debt: Can creditors recover the cost?

• 07 October 2016 Becky Shaw

  What to do if you discover you have bought a forgery

• 19 September 2016

  Artists and Artists’ Legacies: An Introduction to UK Estate Planning

• 14 September 2016 Simon Fitzpatrick

  A long way from Norwich: Jurisdiction in NPOs revisited

• 13 September 2016 Alexandra Hirst and James Ferguson

  Don't mix social media and divorce

• 26 August 2016 Simon Williams

  Modern Slavery Act 2015: Food for thought for retail landlords

• 18 August 2016 Edward Allan

  Required Reading: Nuisance and how to deal with it

• 09 August 2016 Becky Shaw

  When might a non-party costs order be made against those who fund defences?

• 02 August 2016

  The new Electronic Communications Code

• 01 August 2016

  Non-party costs orders - A Practical Guide

• 30 July 2016 Simon Williams

  Landlords' Duties When Carrying Out Works

• 29 July 2016

  A home for our children

• 28 July 2016 Becky Shaw

  Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill: A summary

• 21 July 2016 Graham Winkley

  Mixed Use Properties - Don't get caught out!

• 20 July 2016

  Food glorious food?

• 28 June 2016 Harriet Errington and James Ferguson

  Wyatt v Vince – 20 year divorce settlement and fees

• 25 June 2016 Geoffrey Todd

  Property Law - National Garden Scheme

• 24 June 2016 Sara Maccallum

  Brexit: What now?

• 24 June 2016 Simon Fitzpatrick and Rebecca Foden

  How will Brexit affect the enforcement of judgments in EU member states?

• 15 June 2016 Simon Fitzpatrick and Rebecca Foden

  Top FAQs: Enforcement of an EU Member State Judgment in England and Wales

• 01 June 2016

  Risky Business

• 21 May 2016

  A brush with old masters

• 19 May 2016 Kellie Jones

  The dangers of not properly documenting tenancy arrangements

• 10 May 2016

  Webb v Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust: when is a winner not a winner?

• 29 April 2016 Rebecca Foden

  Top Ten FAQs About Civil Litigation Proceedings in England and Wales

• 28 April 2016 Rebecca Foden

  Consigning works of art to auction houses

• 28 April 2016

  The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 - Ignore it at your peril (extended version)

• 12 April 2016 Mark Lindley

  What should you do if your opponent makes a procedural error?

• 11 April 2016 James Ferguson

  What happens to dependent spouses following divorce?

• 11 March 2016 Rahul Thakrar

  How to judge the strength of a start-up business

• 08 March 2016 John Wevill

  Key construction issues for property professionals in 2016

• 08 March 2016 Rebecca Foden

  What can you do if a judge does not properly address and decide the issues?

• 03 March 2016 Becky Shaw

  Art: Questions of ownership - Banksy in Folkestone

• 22 February 2016 Rahul Thakrar

  5 tips for setting up a new business

• 17 February 2016 Rebecca Foden and Becky Shaw

  Does politically correct art increase its value?

• 09 February 2016 Edward Allan

  How to prevent property fraud

• 03 February 2016 Richard Beavan and Becky Shaw

  The Bribery Act - How does it affect my business?

• 26 January 2016

  The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 - Ignore it at your peril

• 18 January 2016 Simon Fitzpatrick

  Security for costs: A useful weapon where the Defendant believes the Claimant will be unable to meet any adverse costs order

• 15 January 2016 Becky Shaw

  Thinking of selling your gallery?

• 10 December 2015 Andrea Zavos and Mark Lindley

  International Freezing Orders

• 04 December 2015

  Bills of Sale Consultation

• 01 December 2015 Salpy Kouyoumjian and Hayden Bailey

  Establishing a Family Office

• 25 November 2015 Sara Maccallum

  Autumn Statement 2015

• 23 November 2015 John Wevill

  Are you aware of the danger of failing to issue a payless notice?

• 16 November 2015 Katie O'Callaghan

  Splitting up the family silver

• 05 November 2015 Edward Allan

  Property Management - Thinking Ahead

• 29 October 2015 Alexandra Hirst and Katie O'Callaghan

  Onto pastures new?

• 16 October 2015 Harriet Errington

  Sharland and Gohil: some relief from the cheat's charter?

• 15 October 2015 Geoffrey Todd and Jenny Wilson-Smith

  Home-spun tax planning doesn’t always work

• 21 September 2015 Becky Shaw

  Who owns street art?

• 17 September 2015 Becky Shaw

  Dreamland and Banksy in the High Court

• 01 September 2015 Mark Lindley

  Proprietary estoppel

• 18 August 2015 Mark Lindley

  Beneficiaries' entitlement to information about trusts

• 18 August 2015 Andrea Zavos and Mark Lindley

  Trustees enduring friction and hostility. Should they stay or should they go?

• 07 August 2015 Becky Shaw

  What happens if you unwittingly buy a looted artefact?

• 07 August 2015 Mark Lindley

  Reports of the death of Wills have been greatly exaggerated...

• 06 August 2015 Harriet Errington

  Hiding assets on divorce

• 05 August 2015

  Trade contractors down tools for a better paid job

• 14 July 2015 Sue Laing

  The Chancellor giveth, but he also taketh away

• 06 July 2015

  Lease extensions and collective enfranchisement

• 01 July 2015 Andrea Zavos and Mark Lindley

  Proprietary estoppel claim against trustees

• 24 June 2015 Andrea Zavos and Mark Lindley

  Setting aside voluntary dispositions: where are we now?

• 02 June 2015

  Liquidated damages - another look

• 09 May 2015 Sue Laing

  Business Succession Planning

• 05 May 2015 Sara Maccallum

  Budget and Finance Act 2015

• 29 April 2015 Simon Rylatt

  Challenging a trustee's decision

• 28 April 2015 Rebecca Foden

  Practical tips to sellers when consigning items to an auction house

• 24 April 2015 Becky Shaw

  All at sea - art auctions on cruise ships

• 22 April 2015 Alexandra Plane

  PRS - Challenges for growth and funding

• 10 April 2015

  Responsibility of the contractor for damage to fixtures and fittings when renovating a house

• 10 April 2015 Geoffrey Todd and Jenny Wilson-Smith

  CGT: All change for non-resident home owners

• 10 April 2015 John Wevill

  Liquidated damages

• 30 March 2015

  A Man of Property: How Thomas Cromwell became London's first property developer

• 24 March 2015 Harriet Errington

  No time limit to financial claims following divorce

• 26 February 2015 Geoffrey Todd

  Digital Assets - New US law allows fiduciaries access

• 20 February 2015 Rebecca Foden

  Thwaytes v Sotheby’s [2015] EWHC 36 (Ch)

• 15 January 2015 Harriet Errington

  The unique position of the family home in divorce cases

• 01 December 2014 James Ferguson

  Cohabitation

• 24 November 2014 Sara Maccallum

  Valuable relief - entrepreneurs' relief on development land

• 20 November 2014 Harriet Errington

  The Matrimonial Home - A different class of asset

• 03 November 2014 Sara Maccallum and Sue Laing

  New intestacy rules

• 03 November 2014

  Conversion concerns

• 01 November 2014

  Can we force administrators to vacate property?

• 31 October 2014 Sara Maccallum and Sue Laing

  New definition of "personal chattels"

• 12 September 2014 James Ferguson

  Divorce and financial implications

• 25 August 2014

  What a nuisance - are complaints from neighbours during inner city construction anything to worry about?

• 30 July 2014

  Incorporation by reference

• 28 July 2014 Richard Beavan

  Splitting up - and staying together

• 02 July 2014 Nigel Stone

  The usefulness of trusts in commercial transactions

• 30 June 2014 Sue Laing

  Succession Planning for a Family Business

• 25 June 2014 Nigel Stone

  The end of the annual return?

• 24 June 2014 James Ferguson

  Who do children live with after a divorce?

• 23 June 2014 Nigel Stone

  Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations

• 18 June 2014 Richard Beavan

  The 'Right to be Forgotten': Implications for European businesses

• 02 June 2014

  Buy, sell or lease in London?

• 29 April 2014 Geoffrey Todd

  FATCA - What do trustees need to do?

• 28 April 2014 Alexandra Plane

  Renting out property in movie shoots: Considerations

• 22 April 2014

  Wagstaff and the definition of settled property for capital gains tax purposes

• 15 April 2014 Rahul Thakrar

  Who owns social media?

• 28 March 2014 James True

  Rights of light injunctions sent to Coventry?

• 19 March 2014 Sara Maccallum

  Budget: March 2014

• 10 March 2014

  Settlor loans and liabilities

• 28 February 2014 Hayden Bailey

  Succession planning for entrepreneurs

• 27 February 2014 Hayden Bailey

  Selling a business tax efficiently

• 27 February 2014

  We can work it out: How to keep your architect and contractors onside (and on site)

• 24 February 2014 Nigel Stone

  The Global Rise of the Family Office

• 19 February 2014

  Death of a sole director

• 10 February 2014

  Copyright on design

• 17 January 2014 Geoffrey Todd

  Digital Legacies

• 13 January 2014 Sara Maccallum

  Autumn Statement and 2014 Finance Bill

• 18 November 2013 Geoffrey Todd

  UK trusts with US connections - new reporting requirements

• 01 November 2013 Richard Beavan

  Joint ventures: a marriage of convenience

• 28 June 2013 Geoffrey Todd and Simon Rylatt

  A guide to offshore trusts

• 18 June 2013 Andrea Zavos and Mark Lindley

  LPAs: Open to abuse?

• 03 June 2013 Richard Beavan

  Getting into bed together - it's a sin!

• 27 May 2013

  Equal half shares

• 30 April 2013 Simon Rylatt

  Investing under a Power of Attorney

• 20 March 2013 Geoffrey Todd

  New Residence Test - when is a house a home?

• 20 March 2013 Richard Beavan

  Social media - how can it affect your business?

• 19 March 2013 Geoffrey Todd

  Non-Domiciled Spouses - Inheritance Tax Exemption

• 25 February 2013

  Shadow Banking: Emerging into the light?

• 27 December 2012

  Good Neighbours

• 27 November 2012 Andrea Zavos and Mark Lindley

  Lasting Powers of Attorney: Are they open to abuse?

• 15 November 2012 Harriet Errington

  Cohabitation compared

• 09 November 2012 Kate Symons

  A landlord’s right to develop

• 15 October 2012 Geoffrey Todd and Emma Haley and James Ferguson

  Joint accounts - Whose money is it?

• 15 October 2012 Sara Maccallum

  SDLT Charities Relief

• 05 October 2012 James Ferguson

  Divorce in the UK - A little local knowledge

• 03 October 2012 Sara Maccallum

  Safe as Houses - UK residential property & anti-enveloping proposals

• 11 September 2012 Eleanor Sepanski

  What will Q4 hold for private client and wealth management practitioners?

• 11 September 2012 Richard Beavan

  I want to be adored

• 10 September 2012 Richard Beavan

  Thinking inside the Box

• 01 August 2012

  Justice and reason? Rogge v HMRCC summarises how the settlor-interested rules work in the UK and offshore

• 05 July 2012 Eleanor Sepanski

  Giving to charity

• 20 June 2012 Hayden Bailey

  Forever occupied with inheritance tax

• 13 June 2012

  Show me the money

• 19 April 2012 Richard Beavan

  Creating a convincing business plan to gain investment

• 19 April 2012

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• 19 April 2012

  Flooding - who is responsible?

• 13 April 2012

  Break the Bank - construction documentation required

• 02 April 2012

  Bribery act and planning applications

• 31 March 2012 James Ferguson and Harriet Errington

  Mediation in big money divorces

• 01 March 2012 and Natasha Hassall

  Farmhouses - Another Taxpayer Victory

• 01 March 2012 Sue Laing and Geoffrey Todd

  Holidaymaker Becomes UK Resident

• 01 March 2012 and Natasha Hassall

  Mineral Royalties

• 01 March 2012 Sue Laing

  Business Property Relief - When two years is too long

• 01 March 2012 Richard Beavan

  Giving References: Damned if you do, damned if you don't?

• 06 February 2012

  Buying a hobby farm

• 09 January 2012

  What price conditional exemption?

• 08 January 2012 Sara Maccallum

  Is it possible to avoid stamp duty on land and property?

• 01 January 2012 Harriet Errington

  Family law across the border

• 01 November 2011

  High Court decision on inherited assets on divorce

• 15 June 2011 Nigel Stone and Richard Beavan

  Raising Money For Your Business

• 15 June 2011 Nigel Stone

  Good News For Investors

• 15 June 2011 Nigel Stone and Richard Beavan

  Red Tape Exemption For Start-Ups

• 15 June 2011 Richard Beavan

  What Information Must A Company Display?

• 15 June 2011

  Bribery Act Update

• 30 April 2011 Saskia Arthur

  Sealed bids

• 16 April 2011 Hayden Bailey

  Wills and children

• 15 March 2011 Richard Beavan

  Exit Right - the ideal sales strategy for your business

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  Residential Service Charges - Consultation requirements

• Richard Beavan

  Beneficial ownership - Government calls for evidence on register of beneficial owners of overseas entities

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  Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Landlords

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