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Disclosure Pilot Scheme
From 1 January 2019, many commercial proceedings in the Business & Property Courts of England and Wales will be subject to a new disclosure pilot scheme which will operate for two years, in eight Cities. It offers a menu of disclosure options (“Models”) with the...
Tax relief to be axed for landlords who sell a property that was once a main home
In April this year the Government put forward plans to scrap two types of tax relief for landlords who sell a property that was once their main home. This will come in from April next year (2020 affecting potentially half a million ‘accidental landlords’. Accidental...
Quality of living for tenants should improve – Landlord’s new duties
With effect from 20 March 2019, this Act provides tenants in England with a right to take action if their property is not fit for human habitation. The legislation amends the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 by adding new sections 9A, 9B AND 9C, requiring landlords to...
Tenant Fees Act 2019 provides greater protection for tenants
Commencing from 1 June 2019 and applicable to England only, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 will aim to create a more affordable private rented sector – banning all payments that are not expressly “permitted” under the Act. From 1 June 2019 the Act will affect new and...
University to Strain Keville… Kick-Starting My Legal Career
Bhavika Gorsia, a studious girl who aspired to be a lawyer just like Jessica Pearson, confident, independent and powerful. For those of you that don’t know, that was a reference to Suits, a US TVdrama about the not-so-real working life at a law firm....
International Agreement Overview
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON TAXATION AND THE PROTECTION OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND REGARDING GIBRALTAR The Spanish Government has approved an International Agreement on...
Meet Anna
Anna originally comes from the Czech Republic and has lived in London for over nineteen years. Anna has previously worked as a translator and interpreter for the majority of her career, with a few years break in between, where she ran a successful...
No more fault based divorces?
We at Strain Keville are delighted to learn about the very recent news that (following the Times newspaper campaign) divorce laws may see a major overhaul. The government has decided to bring forward a reform of the legislation that will put a stop to the fault-based...
Overview – Leasehold
Leasehold explained If you buy a leasehold property you are buying the right to live in that property for the number of years left on the lease. The legal agreement with the landlord (also known as the 'freeholder') is called a Lease....
Improved leaseholder influence over landlords
The controversial Court of Appeal judgment has reasserted the balance of power held by tenants of residential flats over landlords, now enabling tenants to veto landlords granting other lessees a licence to act in a way that would otherwise breach the lease. Many...
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