The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has announced an end date for the cuts to Stamp Duty brought in by the former Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in September’s ‘mini-budget’. In his Autumn Statement aimed at addressing the fiscal black hole in public finances, the Chancellor defended ending the cut in 2025 by stating that this will create “an…
On Thursday, the Bank of England announced a further rise in the interest rate in what was the largest increase for over 30 years. The Bank of England’s base rate of interest was raised to 3%, an increase of 0.75 percentage points, in an attempt to curb inflation. Property owners with variable or tracker mortgages…
The global economy is facing many challenges at present leading to unpredictable marketplaces for any company establishing a business overseas. The UK is certainly no exception to these challenges but one present advantage for foreign investors is the fall in the value of sterling against foreign currencies. The UK also remains an easy, efficient and…
Rugby has recently been enjoying a period of growth at all levels, from community rugby to professional club rugby, and in all aspects of the game from national unions and commercial partnerships to its global reach and fan base. A recent launch of rugby in Sogndal (rural Norway) highlights just how much the game’s appeal…
“Privacy is a right not a privilege. In a world where our personal data can drive everything from the healthcare we receive to the job opportunities we see, we all deserve to have our data treated with respect. My role is to work with those to whom we entrust our data so they are able…
The provisions of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (the Act) expired on 24th September. The Act was brought in with the intention of providing financial relief to business tenants adversely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, and its expiry means that it will be easier for landlords to recover pandemic-induced rent debt. What are the…
On Friday morning, the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced a series of cuts to Stamp Duty to “get the housing market moving and support first time buyers to put down roots” as part of his wider mini budget. The threshold at which Stamp Duty becomes payable in residential property purchases was doubled from £125,000 to £250,000.…
Is there a legal limit on workplace temperatures? Despite temperatures soaring more than 30 degrees Celsius in recent weeks, there is still currently no legal maximumtemperature limit within the workplace. The Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992 require employers to ensure that temperatures in all workplaces inside buildings ‘are reasonable’ and there is an Approved…
Meadows Ryan Solicitors are very pleased to renew their successful sponsorship of the junior tennis section of St. George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club. The sponsorship by the firm assists with the funding of the full and varied programme for the thriving junior section at the Club. There are now approximately 1,000 junior members at the…
Meadows Ryan’s Head of Private Client, Jade Gani, appears as the expert on BBC 1’s ‘Rip Off Britain’, presented by Angela Rippon. First airing at 9:15am on Wednesday 11th May 2022, the episode about rogue Trust companies can be viewed on BBC iPlayer for the next 12 months. Trusts are legal vehicles usually used to…
