Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced a stamp duty holiday for buyers which will run until 31 March 2021. This means that buyers will pay no Stamp Duty on the first £500k when they move home, meaning the average stamp duty bill will fall by £4,500. The proposals to exempt most homebuyers from paying any stamp…
While Meadows Ryan Solicitors continued to operate remotely during the full government lockdown, we are pleased to announce that our offices are now open with a limited number of our team working at 56 Church Street Weybridge and the remainder of our staff working remotely. We are able to offer a full service to our…
It has been just over two months since life as we knew it changed due to Coronavirus (Covid-19). During this pandemic, many of us have self-isolated in our homes, leaving businesses and properties unoccupied. This allows fraudsters to take full advantage of the situation to make money. Property Fraud is extremely attractive to fraudsters as…
Compliance with time limits is of paramount importance and failure to comply with directions with specified time limits may result in sanctions being imposed. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Ministry of Justice introduced a new Practice Direction 51ZA (Extension of time limits and clarification of PD 51Y) with effect from 2 April 2020.…
There are several types of purchase Contracts. These are either unconditional Contracts, Options to purchase or Contracts conditional upon obtaining planning permission and, on some occasions, defective title indemnity insurance in respect of restrictive covenants which might prevent development or to cover the absence of easements in respect of rights of way or utility services.…
Property transactions have been affected along with most other business during the Covid-19 situation. Many people have highlighted the fact that it has proven difficult to have documents dealt with in accordance with the usual Land Registry rules and in these unusual times it is harder to verify the identity of clients. Today (4th May)…
Lizzy Mills There has been talk of an overhaul to the inheritance tax system for years, and the volume of this chatter has risen again in recent months, particularly in the run up to the recent election (even though you probably couldn’t hear much of it above the Brexit din). And last week, the All-Party…
Gabrielle Dell and Lizzy Mills You may (or may not) have made a will and thought about how your assets should be distributed after your death. What you may certainly not have given the same consideration to is access to and distribution of your digital assets. As an increasing proportion of our lives are spent…
James Baker Jamesbaker@meadowsryan.com James specialises in all areas of private client law including Estate Planning and Administration, Wills, Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney. After graduating from University College London with a degree in History, James studied Law at the College of Law in London and qualified as a Solicitor at top Private Client firm…
We like to acknowledge and celebrate our staff at Meadows Ryan Solicitors and on this occasion, we would like to mention Sarah Lewis. Sarah is an avid horse lover and volunteers her Fridays to “Riding for Disabled (RDA) Epsom”, which provides pony riding facilities for children with disabilities. Sarah discusses the benefits of horse riding…
