Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes and What Employers Need to Know as Reforms Take Effect
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It amends the law relating to employment rights to enhance employee protections, bringing major changes throughout 2026 and 2027. With key provisions now in force and further reforms due to take effect throughout 2026 and 2027, our Employment Lawyers outline the...
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Divorce and the Inheritance Act
We often hear from clients who have made the difficult decision to divorce and are then given the news that their spouse has passed away before any divorce and financial settlement has been finalised regarding their marriage. Aside from the...
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Leasehold Reforms: How to Extend the Lease on my Flat
The current rules state that if you are a leaseholder of a flat and have been occupying it for more than two years, you have the legal right to extend your lease for an additional 90 years with the ground rent becoming a peppercorn, i.e., nil. In...
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Option Agreements - Considerations for Property Owners
An option agreement is a contract between a commercial property owner and a prospective buyer that grants the buyer the option to purchase the property within a set period, usually at a certain price. The buyer is not usually obliged to proceed...
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Considerations When Moving to New Commercial Premises
Moving to new commercial premises can be an exciting time for any business, but it can also come with legal considerations. In order to ensure a smooth and stress-free move, particularly for manufacturers , it is important to understand the legal...
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Leasehold Reform - The Current Position and Proposals
In December 2017, the Government announced plans to tackle the growing property litigation problem of new build houses being sold as leasehold rather than freehold and to limit the ground rents payable by tenants of leasehold properties. The...
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A Legal Right to Request a Predictable Working Pattern
The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill comes as part of a package of policies that the government is supporting to improve worker’s rights across the country, such as entitling carers to a period of unpaid leave to support a dependent...
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Mental Capacity Through the Eyes of a Private Client Solicitor: Wills, Trusts and LPAs
Mental capacity is a legal concept. It refers to an individual’s ability to make decisions for themselves. We, as Wills, Trusts, and Probate Solicitors have a duty to consider whether our clients have the requisite capacity to make a Will (referred...
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Tenants in Administration
The commercial property market is unsurprisingly suffering from the UKs economic turmoil, with many tenants feeling the pressure and struggling to trade and subsequently entering into administration. Landlords of commercial premises will...
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For Richer, For Poorer?
A widow has recently succeeded in her contentious probate claim for financial provision from her late husbands estate. She brought her claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family Dependants Act) 1975 as, despite 66 years of marriage, her...
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The Energy Crisis and the Hospitality and Leisure Sector
The energy crisis will continue to affect the hospitality and leisure sector. As a result of the increase in costs, many businesses have found it difficult to trade and pay their rent following the terms of their lease. In October, the National...
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First-time Buyers and the Struggle to Get on the Ladder
It is without a doubt that first-time buyers are facing many struggles to get onto the property ladder and have been facing these obstacles for some time now. These have been particularly amplified in the past few months, but many are questioning...
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The Implications of Social Media for Commercial Agents Operating in the UK
Social media has become an essential tool for commercial agents in the UK to promote products, build brand awareness and engage with customers. However, using social media also presents legal risks and challenges that commercial agents must...
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