Imagine waking up one morning to find your bedroom full of smiling, expectant family and friends, albeit all looking a bit older than your remembered them, poised for a celebration, with champagne corks popping the moment you utter your first words: “Where am I?” What you mean to say, though, is ‘WHEN am I’, and […]
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published new guidance for mortgage valuers acting for lenders on transactions involving flats in multi-storey buildings. This will come as welcome news to buyers and sellers alike. What has caused the hold-up in the market? The Grenfell Tower tragedy has had a significant and wide-ranging impact on […]
Sadly for many, COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns have had far-reaching consequences on their lives and welfare. During the first lockdown in 2020, the Office for National Statistics show that 1 in 5 reported crimes were of domestic abuse. This is a quite staggering figure when you consider quite how many individuals must have been […]
March is again being marketed as ‘Free Wills’ month. The idea is to sign-up with a participating charity, then be directed to solicitors willing to provide a free will. So, what is the catch? Well, charity involvement is probably not one of them, as the scheme raises money for some great causes. At rhw we […]
Do you have a commercial property lease? Do you have one and it is due for renewal? Are you thinking of taking a lease? If you answer “yes’ to any of these questions then it’s wise to understand what obligations you have under “Covid” (Coronavirus) restrictions. It’s also wise to think about what might happen […]
In recent weeks there have been two major decisions that have come out of the Supreme Court that have caught the headlines and, in theory, could and should have major implications on the business sector overall. When we say “could”, there is a very good reason reason for choosing that word! Business Interruption Insurance The […]