was a J B Montagu Scholar at Middle Temple. He was called to the Bar as a non-practicing barrister in 2014. Before joining Helix Law Harry gained commercial experience at a Tax advisory firm. Harry has a Master’s in Employment Law and is an associate member of the Employment Lawyers Association. Discrimination can generally be […]
If you find yourself involved in a dispute in relation to works being carried out on a property it is important to find out whether the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the Act) applies. If it does, then either party may refer the dispute to an adjudicator at any time and minimum terms […]
Updated court form for landlords seeking possession of a property under the accelerated possession scheme; Form N5B (for properties in Wales, use N5B Wales) Landlords seeking possession of their property following service of a Section 21 notice now face a more comprehensive checklist when completing Form N5B. The update implements the changes made to Section […]
The normal position The Small Claims Track was designed to be a less formal ‘streamlined’ way of handling cases below a certain value – currently claims up to £10,000 (although value is not the ultimate determining factor). Because of its special status, some of the usual rules don’t apply, including the rule that the loser […]
The How To Rent Booklet – Update January 2018 The How to Rent Booklet was updated by the Government yesterday, and the version which should now be sent is dated January 2018. This is the version which should now be used moving forward:- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674299/How_to_Rent_Jan_18.pdf We have previously blogged about the How to Rent Booklet here:- […]
From Subbie bashing to Smash and Grab Adjudication – what construction professionals need to be thinking every day in order to win or lose disputes quickly and cost effectively Did you know that every construction contract must make clear when the due date is for each payment AND make clear a final date for payment? […]
In the past couple of months we have had four enquiries relating to online or phishing fraud. In the 5 years before that we had none. This is a worrying trend. Three cases involved builders and one a solicitor at Mayflower conveyancing. In each case someone has been tricked by the fraudster into sending a […]
The Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS) are in the process of moving all their accounts to a ‘new system’. If you protect your deposit or deposits via the DPS, this is something you need to be aware of. In particular, when serving the prescribed information. In order to have correctly served the prescribed information for deposits […]
