If you are a private Landlord or a Tenant who has a private Landlord, it is likely that your tenancy will be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST). You may therefore…
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Is Your Farmland Registered? Here Is Why You May Wish To Consider Voluntary Registration
Written by Charlotte Wright, Solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP. Since compulsory first registration was introduced many properties are now registered with the Land Registry as a result of a trigger…
Agricultural Diversification: Fields of Gold
Diversification in farming has long been a hot topic for keeping your business sustainable. Spire Solicitors LLP’s Agricultural Department comments on how landowners should be maintaining the balance between diversification…
Consultation on Domestic Abuse Launches
The government has launched a consultation on domestic abuse, seeking new laws and stronger powers to protect and support survivors. Domestic abuse comes in many forms and in recognition of this…
Boundaries Q&A
Written by Liz Bailey, a Conveyancing Executive at Spire Solicitors LLP. When you are buying a property it is always important to consider your property boundaries. Whilst this may not…
Buying a Property With Someone Else
Written by Sarah Fiddy, a Solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP. At some point in our lives, many of us will decide to buy a property with someone else. Along with…
Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme Applications Now Open
Farming Minister, George Eustice, announced the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme at the Tech 2018 event, on 7 February. The scheme will be open for farmers to apply online for…
New Year, New Start, New Home?
Written by Julie Crowder-Barr, a Graduate Legal Executive at Spire Solicitors LLP. With a New Year comes new beginnings and for many it is a time to start thinking about…
Businesses Face Bigger Penalties on Data Leaks
Businesses are on final countdown to the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018, bringing with it tighter rules and greater penalties for data processing, and the…
Divorce: What Happens to Your Family Home?
Written by Sarb Gosal, Partner at Spire Solicitors LLP. Following the stresses, pressure and sometimes the trials and tribulations of Christmas, January is now sadly seen as a time of…
Spire Solicitors Christmas Opening Hours 2017
Keep Christmas for the Children
Christmas celebrations for children are too often marked by family divisions when relationships break down. According to statistics from the ONS around 100,000 children per year see their parents divorcing,…
