1st February 2024
In a major change of UK immigration procedures, all persons coming to the UK for a visit, will, in the future, need to get permission for their trip before they travel to the UK. Non-visa nationals (i.e. those who are not required to obtain a visitor visa to visit the UK) will need to obtain… Read more »
18th October 2021
The government has varied the Immigration Rules in relation to the Christmas period for HGV food drivers and poultry workers. Employers within these sectors will now be able to request overseas workers from four named recruitment agencies, who will charge fees for their services. Those agencies will be able to sponsor suitably qualified individuals. The… Read more »
19th August 2021
There are two types of self-employment in the UK. One is where a person operates the business and is their own boss (an independent contractor) and the other is where a person has greater freedom than an employee, but is not truly independent of the employer (a worker). The distinction doesn’t affect tax treatment (both… Read more »
1st July 2021
From 1 July 2021 it will no longer be possible for European Economic Area (EEA) citizens (other than Irish nationals), to rely on their EEA passports or their national identity cards as proof of their right to work within the UK. The vast majority of EEA citizens will now prove their right to work by… Read more »
11th March 2021
The death of a relative, friend or business colleague is invariably a difficult time emotionally. Sadly it is also a time when disputes can arise as to how the deceased’s estate is to be distributed, even if the deceased made a Will. These are called probate or estate disputes. The financial and emotional cost of… Read more »
3rd March 2021
The EU settlement application deadline comes into effect on the 30th June 2021. It is very important that people who qualify under the scheme don’t miss the deadline. From 30 June 2021 there will be no automatic right for EU citizens to live or work in the UK and EU. From that date EU passport… Read more »
12th January 2021
On the 1st December 2020 the old Tier 2 (General) visa category was replaced by the Skilled Worker visa. The Skilled Worker visa is now the main route for foreign nationals to come into and work in the UK. This means that a number of significant changes will have to be taken into account by… Read more »
14th August 2020
The changes introduced by the Act have been unsettling for many landlords who were in the middle of an eviction process so they could move into their property, renovate their premises or sell it etc. Needless to say, it gave rise to a lot of uncertainty for tenants also. However, we hope that the uncertainty… Read more »
2nd July 2020
Shortly after the Covid19 lockdown began there were some significant employment law changes. These came into force from 6 April 2020: Employers must now provide a written statement of terms of employment on or before the first day of employment. Previously an Employer had 2 months in which to provide the statement. The written statement… Read more »
24th June 2020
If you are a business tenant and your quarterly rent demand has just arrived you may be asking this very question. In short the answer is “yes”, but in the last few days the Government has published a Code of Practice which seeks to address this very real issue. The Code, which purely applies to… Read more »
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