In April 2019, the Government announced proposed changes to the tenant eviction process in England. The consultation, which ends on 12th October 2019, is asking for views on how to...

In May 2019, we highlighted changes coming into force regarding unfair fees charged by letting agents (Tenant Fees Act 2019: Letting Fee Ban Comes into Force 17th May 2019). In...

Last year, Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, won a landmark case in the Supreme Court to be entitled to a civil partnership rather than marriage (please see our blog Restricting...

It has been estimated that around one million children in Britain are denied contact with their grandparents. The reasons vary but include family disputes or grandparents being shut out after...

The recent High Court case TFS Stores Ltd v The Designer Retail Outlet Centres (Mansfield) Ltd & Others (2019) concerned contracting out procedures under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954....

Campaign group, FNF Both Parents Matter Cymru, have prompted a call for a change in the law which presumes shared parental rights in divorce. The proposal would allow for a...

Buying a home is one of the most significant purchases you will make in your life. As a result, you want to be sure it is handled as skillfully as...

Government Ministers have announced that an expert panel will review how family courts protect children and parents in cases involving severe offences, including domestic abuse. The panel will investigate, make...

As of 1st June 2019, unfair fees charged by letting agents will no longer be legal thanks to the Tenants Act 2019. The ban was first announced more than two-and-a-half...

It has been announced that changes to divorce laws in England and Wales will be introduced to enable couples to separate quicker, and with less acrimony. The proposed legislation, which...