Japanese Knotweed and buying or selling a property
Japanese Knotweed and buying or selling a property Japanese Knotweed in the UK Today According to a recent article in property investor today, Japanese Knotweed has wiped out £11.8 billion off the value of property in the UK, affects approximately 4% of homes, and knocks some 5% of the value of a property. As […]
Are you hosting an office Christmas party this year?
Are you hosting an office Christmas party this year? The party season is in full swing, but is it right that companies should host an office Christmas party? Especially as the number of Covid cases rises? In a recent XYZ Law poll on LinkedIn, we asked whether people would be attending office Christmas parties. The […]
Christmas Opening Hours
XYZ Law’s Christmas Opening Hours have now been finalised. Please see our opening hours below. If you still have queries over the Festive period, then please still contact XYZ Law . Email: hello@34.244.214.90 or via contact us via our social media channels and we’ll endeavour to address issues when and where possible.
Smoke detectors must be fitted in all rented accommodation
Smoke detectors must be fitted in all rented accommodation People living in social housing will be safer in their homes under new rules that will mean smoke alarms must be fitted in all rented accommodation, Housing Minister Eddie Hughes MP announced today (23 November 2021). Today’s announcement means housing providers are required by law to […]
New forms to drive better upfront information
New forms to drive better upfront information The Conveyancing Association, The Law Society, CILEX, and the Society of Licenced Conveyancers have given their backing to new versions of LPE1, LPE2 and FME1 forms, which are to be launched from 11th January 2022 Fourteen trade and representative bodies from across the legal, surveying, estate agency and […]
Five tips to help cut carbon emissions whilst homeworking
Five tips to help cut carbon emissions whilst homeworking The World’s eyes have been firmly set on COP26 in Glasgow over the last week or so. However, away from Glasgow and the gaze of the World, there are things that hybrid workers and indeed out and out homeworkers can do to help cut their carbon […]
Heat and Building Strategy
Heat and Building Strategy The UK Heat and Building Strategy, published on the 19th October 2021, sets out the UK Strategy for decarbonising our homes and our commercial, industrial and public sector buildings, as part of setting a path to net-zero by 2050, from the UK’s 30 million homes and workplaces, which account for almost a quarter of […]
Budget Summary 2021
Budget Summary 2021 The Autumn Budget announced today saw Rishi Sunak setting out the Government’s spending and financial strategy. He outlined several measures to balance the books after billions that had been spent during the Covid-19 pandemic. Before getting to the Budget itself, he announced a new Charter for Budget Responsibility to strengthen public finances, […]
The Competition and Markets Authority Publishes Guidance on Environmental Claims Used in Advertising
The rise of environmental activism and intra-government events like the COP 26 event in Glasgow next week has increased the interest and demand for sustainable goods and services. Unfortunately, with this, so has the volume of environmental claims by businesses in advertising. In a further sign of the continued trend towards stricter regulation and enforcement, […]
Payment diversion fraud: conveyancing
Payment diversion fraud: conveyancing Criminals are actively targeting property purchases, with the aim of tricking you into transferring them your house deposit and/or the balance of purchase monies to them. This is known as Payment Diversion Fraud. These schemes can be highly sophisticated, and almost always involve the criminals pretending to be your lawyer in […]