Meet The Team: Victoria Bell
This week we are continuing our ‘Meet the Team’ series where we get to know some of our lovely team members at Carr & Co Solicitors. Today we’re sitting down for a quick chat with head of conveyancing and company director Victoria Bell. Which areas of law do you deal with? Conveyancing, commercial property, wills, probate, powers […]
Don’t let flight delays ruin your dream holiday
If you’re jetting off this summer we hope you have a great time but sometimes unexpected travel issues can ruin even the best laid holiday plans. If this does happen then its best to know where you stand. A delayed flight whether it interferes with holiday or business plan can be upsetting but if the […]
Government £1m pledge to scrap death duty for ordinary families
Inheritance tax has long been a source of anguish for families who don’t consider themselves rich but when property value, shares, pensions and other assets are added together can find it hoovering up the savings that they had intended to pass on to their loved ones. Following a conservative victory in the recent general election […]
Zero Hours Contracts: Know Your Rights!
What are Zero Hours Contracts? Zero hours contracts have become quite the election issue this season with Labour leader Ed Miliband vowing to ban exploitative agreements. Although they’re hardly a new phenomenon, there are still great misunderstandings about what these contracts are and how your rights are affected as a result. Zero hours contracts permit employers to hire […]
Digital Justice: Is Britain ready for virtual courtrooms?
Britons could soon be receiving justice via Skpe under radical new plans which could see thousands of court cases dealt with over the internet. A new report by the Civil Justice Council has recommended that civil court cases be dealt with by an Ebay-style online disputes system with many cases being resolved through “automated negotiation” […]
Does the Magna Carta mean anything in modern Britain?
‘NO Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the Land. We will […]
Changes in Stamp Duty could save you thousands
Since the change in Stamp Duty thresholds on the 4th December 2014 we have seen most of our existing clients who are buying a residential property SAVING anything from £50.00 up to £5,500.00 alone with the recent changes. With the new rates the tax payable is only on the portion of the total value which […]
Do new Tribunal Fees price employees out of Justice?
In July 2013 fees were introduced for employment claims brought in the Employment Tribunal. Claimants are now required to pay a £160 fee to issue their claim in the Tribunal, rising to £250 depending on the type of claim, with a further £230 or £950 if the case requires a Hearing. Since the introduction […]
New Year's Resolutions
With only a fortnight of 2014 remaining it may be time to consider those New Year’s resolutions again. Laying off the turkey and mince pies after a few weeks of festive overindulgence shouldn’t be too hard but for some there are a couple of important things more likely to get left to the side […]
Manorial Rights and Chancel Repair Liability – theirs not yours!
Thousands of people throughout the country have received letters from Land Owners asserting rights retained by Lords of the Manor when land became Freehold or by the Parochial Church Council claiming a Chancel Repair liability. The registrations of these Notices have led to numerous people being told that there may be difficulty with a […]