COVID-19 is first and foremost a tragedy and is impacting people on a deeply human level. For many of us, it has also changed our priorities around what’s important, while…
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Covid-19 – Spire Solicitors LLP Update
As we prepare to start gradually opening our offices over the coming weeks, Sarah Hughes, Spire Solicitors LLP, comments on how we have been able to, as well as will…
Furlough Deadline – Employees on Family Leave
The 10 June 2020 marked the cut-off for new entrants to the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Many have been lobbying the Government to deal with the disadvantage this could…
‘PREPARATION MEETING OPPORTUNITY’
‘I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.’ Oprah Winfrey No-one has any clear and definitive…
Tenant Can Challenge Service Charge Despite Clause Stating Landlord’s Certificate Conclusive (High Court)
In Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2020] EWHC 1263 (Ch), the High Court held that a tenant could challenge whether sums were properly due…
8 ‘MODEST STEPS’ – PREPARING FOR THE END OF THE LOCKDOWN?
With some children in some areas returning to some schools this week (and some not), the journey out of Lockdown is feeling modest, particularly in the backdrop of scientific advice…
CONTRACTUAL COMPROMISE?
You may have missed one of the more unusual pieces of guidance by the UK government, in a note published by the Cabinet Office on 7 May 2020, to businesses…
Advice for Landlords of Commercial Property During Coronavirus
The effects of Covid-19 on the high-street has been catastrophic for the leisure and retail sector and even with innovative solutions for many through eCommerce, social media awareness and community…
Trading Online – What To Consider
As part of our look at the post lockdown picture, this week we are looking at things to consider when pushing an online trading presence and the latest picture from…
To Insure or Not To Insure Plus Planning the Comeback – Questions From Our Clients During the Lockdown
Hi, hope you are all continuing to stay safe and well. While we all absorb the guidance as to how the journey out of lockdown will look, this update is…
Keeping Your Head Above the Water and Horizon Scanning
This update is focused on the conversations that are starting to be had about life after the lockdown, however that may look. The starting point is for your business to…
Will Covid-19 Cause a Shared Ownership Surge?
Coronavirus has undoubtedly taken global control with each day providing new challenges. One of the recent challenges has been for those who are wishing to get on the property ladder…