In the current market, we will see an impact in timescales to complete and exchange with uncertainty on expiring mortgage offers for people currently in the process of buying and…
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COVID-19 – The Impact on Commercial Contracts
The myriad and rapidly evolving impacts of COVID-19 are being felt throughout the globe, and have been since it first emerged in China at the end of 2019. As we…
COVID-19 Employment Law Developments – Employees Allowed To Carry Over Holiday Where It Has Not Been Taken Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Working Time Regulations have been amended to relax the restriction on carrying over untaken holiday into the next holiday year where leave has not been taken due to the…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC for a…
Spire Solicitors LLP Donates Over 2,000 Easter Eggs to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Staff
Spire Solicitors LLP is pleased to announce the donation of over 2,000 Easter Eggs of various sizes to the staff at the NNUH today (18/03/2020). Unfortunately, owing to the current…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
With the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we would like to take the time to confirm to our clients that we’re equipped to continue working as normal on your…
Change to Intestacy Rules See a Rise in the Statutory Legacy
Written by Josh Dunstone, Solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP. What is intestacy? When someone dies without having made a Will, there are laws in place that dictate which blood relatives…
Probate – Can I Do This Myself?
Written by Sarah Fiddy, Associate Solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP. Probate is the legal process for dealing with the estate of someone who has died. Before the next of kin…
Sunak Splashes the Cash in Post-Brexit Budget
New chancellor promises to support individuals and business as country tackles coronavirus threat. Business rate cuts, cash grants for small enterprises and support for both employees and employers on sick…
The Bank of Mum and Dad
Written by David Percival, Chartered Legal Executive at Spire Solicitors LLP. As a result of high rental costs and soaring property prices, more parents are dipping into savings or releasing…
Spire Solicitors LLP Acts on the Acquisition of Zaks
The Holiday Parks and Hospitality business, Blue Sky Leisure has today announced the sale of Zaks UK, including its three Norwich based American-themed Zaks restaurants, for an undisclosed sum. The…
Steps To Buying Your First Home
Written by Natalie Briggs, Conveyancing Executive at Spire Solicitors LLP You have just had an offer accepted on your first home, what now? Buying a home for the first time…
