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Additional 3% stamp duty land tax surcharge on granny flats and other dwellings
The Stamp Duty Land Tax issues on the purchase of a property with a granny flat, an annexe or other subsidiary dwelling including multiple dwellings relief and the 3% surcharge...
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Construction law webinar
On Thursday 16 April Blake Morgan hosted a construction law webinar on the impact COVID-19 is having on the construction sector.
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Further support announced to assist charities during the coronavirus outbreak
We were delighted to see the emphasis placed on the role of charities in the Government's coronavirus briefing on 8 April. As Chancellor Rishi Sunak rightly highlighted, one of our...
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England follows Wales: permitted development for the provision of emergency facilities in the fight against COVID-19
Ten days after the Welsh Government introduced permitted development ("PD") changes to establish emergency facilities quickly ('the Welsh Order'), England has followed suit. Emergency facilities - the order As of...
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Private Client Issues – April 2020
Welcome to this month's edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan's monthly round-up. Insight and advice on developments affecting private individuals. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, we wanted...
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COVID-19: suspension of reporting obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has announced that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the approach to enforcing compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) specific duty reporting...
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Landlord repairs during COVID-19
The Government's advice regarding social distancing and the ban on non-essential travel is having a knock-on effect on the ability of UK landlords to comply with their repair obligations to...
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Social distancing law updated in Wales – the impact on businesses
A new law came into force on 7 April 2020, requiring all employers in Wales to take additional steps to protect the health of their employees whilst they are at...
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 – NEC Contract Considerations
The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 ("Coronavirus Restrictions Regulations") have been amended with effect from 7 April 2020 to introduce general restrictions on places of work, which were...
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New business rescue moratorium in response to COVID-19
The Business Secretary announced that legislation would be introduced to amend the existing insolvency laws in England and Wales in response to COVID-19 on 28 March 2020. The Government previously...
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Cloud computing projects: top tips to streamline project closure and maximise project value
Cloud computing is not a new phenomenon. However, over the past 18-24 months we have worked with an ever increasing number of businesses investing in cloud computing technologies in order...
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Coronavirus: moving house completion date guidance
A consensus seems to have broken out in the conveyancing industry as to how to handle completion dates for purchases in the present circumstances. The Law Society, in consultation with...
