Thank you to everyone who has sponsored us. So far, we have raised £4911.25. If anyone still wishes to donate, please do visit our fundraising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=SBPLAW&pageUrl=2 The London Legal Support Trust help to provide free legal advice to people facing inhumane living conditions, homelessness or unfair treatment in the [...]
Litigation partner Simon Silver has successfully defended an unfair prejudice petition after a three week trial in the High Court. Following a three and a half year legal battle this successful case has ensured that our clients are able to continue running their successful company and around 200 people will [...]
Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 allows landlords to regain possession of a residential property either at the end of a fixed term tenancy or during a periodic tenancy, i.e. a tenancy with no fixed date, without having to provide any reason for doing so. There are, nonetheless, a [...]
Dear All, It is coming to that time of the year again when I will be taking part in the London Legal Walk. On Monday 17th June, I will be walking with my friends at SBP Law along with thousands of other lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal [...]
Since 1st October 2018 all Landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation ("HMO") are required to obtain licences for their properties. An HMO licence will be required where a property is let out to at least 5 people from more than one household and who share communal facilities such as a kitchen [...]
A consultation is to be launched for the increase of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) payable by foreign buyers. Under current rules, the rates of SDLT are equal for those purchasing UK property regardless of their nationality and contribution towards other taxes in the country. In an aim to create [...]
Investigations into the underpayment of inheritance tax (IHT) are increasingly on the rise. Research from UHY Hacker Young suggests that rising asset prices such as property means that IHT can be very substantial and a lucrative source of income for HMRC. Their research shows that 5400 estates were investigated by HMRC in 2017-18, a 5% increase from [...]
SBP Law recently acted for the Defendant in London College of Business Ltd v Tareem Ltd [2018] EWHC 437 (Ch). David Pritchard led the matter on behalf of SBP Law; represented at trial by Gary Blaker QC of Selborne Chambers. Amongst other issues, the matter concerned the terms of occupation of [...]
A huge thank you to everyone who sponsored us. So far we have raised £3635.00 and we thank those who are continuing to support us following the walk. The London Legal Support Trust help to provide free legal advice to people facing inhumane living conditions, homelessness or unfair treatment in the workplace [...]
Dear All In my capacity as head of security at SBP Law, I will be doing the London Legal Walk on Monday 21st May which is a 10k walk for charity to raise funds to enable people to access justice. The walk starts from the Strand and I will be [...]