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15th February 2019
Where Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is potentially payable by a tenant on a lease transaction, a little thought at the outset could save some significant outlay. A landlord open to a more flexible approach when agreeing the length of a lease may forsake some security on longer term rental, but in an...
15th February 2019
Where Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is potentially payable by a tenant on a lease transaction, a little thought at the outset could save some significant outlay. A landlord open to a more flexible approach when agreeing the length of a lease may forsake some security on longer term rental, but in an...
4th February 2019
Despite the uncertainty in some other markets, property investment is still regarded as a longer term source of ongoing revenue. If you have the capital and choose to invest it in commercial property rather than domestic stock and then rent it out, then, as with domestic rentals, you have to meet c...
4th February 2019
Despite the uncertainty in some other markets, property investment is still regarded as a longer term source of ongoing revenue. If you have the capital and choose to invest it in commercial property rather than domestic stock and then rent it out, then, as with domestic rentals, you have to meet c...
2nd January 2019
Controversial court fees, which have been branded a stealth tax on bereaved families, are expected to prompt a surge in probate applications before the hike hits. The new banded fee structure will see the cost of probate soar by thousands of pounds for higher value estates. The current flat fee i...
2nd January 2019
Controversial court fees, which have been branded a stealth tax on bereaved families, are expected to prompt a surge in probate applications before the hike hits. The new banded fee structure will see the cost of probate soar by thousands of pounds for higher value estates. The current flat fee i...
20th December 2018
For years, the worry of cancer was one of the UK’s biggest health concerns. Now, another devastating disease has taken its place at the top of the list of diagnoses we all dread – dementia. Over 800,000 people in the UK now live with dementia, and the indicators are that the number of people with th...
19th December 2018
First-time buyers who bought a shared ownership property in the last twelve months should check if they are due a refund on any stamp duty paid.That’s because when Chancellor Hammond extended the stamp duty relief available to first-time buyers of shared ownership property in his Autumn 2018 budget,...
8th November 2018
Changes announced in the most recent Budget will mean that over a third of homebuyers, who used a Government Help to Buy Equity Loan to buy a new home in 2018, would no longer be eligible when the new rules to be introduced in April 2021 come into effect.The revised scheme, which will run for two ye...
31st October 2018
On Monday 29th October the 2019 Legal 500 results were published online. Legal 500 is an independent guide that ranks law firms and solicitors in the UK.Ashtons is delighted to have achieved a boost in the number of leading individuals listed as 22, up four from last year and up from just five...
25th October 2018
Remember, remember, the fifth of November… Every year it’s impossible not to remember the (allegedly) treasonous acts of a group of men as they planned to blow up Parliament, thanks to the loud bangs, whizzes and pops that light up the night sky from the start of the month.If you’re planning...
10th October 2018
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce that Chris Cumberbatch has joined their Lifetime Planning team in Suffolk as a senior associate. Chris will be based in Bury St Edmunds but will also see clients in the firm’s Ipswich office. His arrival brings the total number in the Suffolk wide team of lawye...