Jun 3, 2021 | Escalate
Research undertaken by Xero last year found that SMEs had £131 billion tied up in late payments and bad debts. This is an eye watering amount – and that was before the economic impact of COVID-19. But are these so-called bad debts really bad debts? Our experience is...
Jun 3, 2021 | Escalate
As part of our newly launched ‘Escalate Guide to…’ series, we’re exploring the legal terminology around dispute resolution, with the aim of making the law easier to understand. This week, we’re looking at Alternative Dispute Resolution in more detail. Alternative...
Jun 3, 2021 | Escalate
Nearly a year into the pandemic, and many months of remote working later, we’re starting to see a chink of light on the horizon as the UK navigates its way out of lockdown. If we thought that 2020 was a challenging year, then 2021 is likely to be more of the same, as...
Jan 18, 2021 | News
What is a deputy? Deputies are persons appointed by the Court of Protection to act in the best interests of someone who is unable to make property and financial affairs decisions for themselves. This is normally required when someone loses capacity before putting in...
Jan 13, 2021 | News
What is a Property and Financial Affairs Attorney? Appointing a Solicitor as your Property and Financial Affairs Attorney enables them to manage your property and financial affairs for you, if you’re unable to or don’t wish to do so yourself. On your behalf we can:...
Jan 6, 2021 | News
What Is A Personal Injury Trust? If you receive or expect to receive a compensation payment for an injury, a personal injury trust enables you to hold and manage those funds so that they are not taken into account when means-tested benefits or care contributions are...
Sep 28, 2020 | News
Buying our first home is undoubtedly one of the biggest financial decisions we will ever have to make. With the average age of first-time buyers in the UK being 30, there is plenty of opportunity for you to plan your future in the most efficient way possible. To help...
Jul 8, 2020 | News
During the Coronavirus crisis the UK has undergone a ‘revolution’ in terms of the way we do business, not least the opportunity for huge numbers of employees to work from home. With employers and their staff having discovered the benefits of home-working –...
May 13, 2020 | News
The UK housing market is now poised and ready to re-open after more than 7 weeks and over 400,000 transactions being put on hold unable to be progressed. However, after an announcement earlier this week from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, all buyers and renters...
Nov 12, 2019 | News
Property transactions being conducted via auction is becoming an increasingly popular avenue for buyers and sellers alike. However, while this can ostensibly seem like a quicker and easier process to buying a home, it can often come with a whole host of differences...
