Skip to content Skip to footer
Clarke Willmott LLP
Enquiries Call 0345 209 1000

“This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land

Residential conveyancing
Insights
From an SDLT perspective, buying a plot and then engaging someone to build a house on it afterwards may confer a number of SDLT blessings.

Read more on “This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land
Read more on “This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land

Clarke Willmott improves care home’s draft rating

Healthcare
Insights
A care home with an overall rating of good received a draft inspection report with an overall rating of inadequate. We successfully challenged the proposed new rating leading to a higher rating in the published report.

Written by

Read more on Clarke Willmott improves care home’s draft rating
Read more on Clarke Willmott improves care home’s draft rating

Domicile and the inheritance tax spouse exemption

Wills & probate
Insights
We explore how inheritance tax spouse exemption can be claimed for UK domiciled people married to or in a civil partnership with a non-UK domiciled person.

Written by
and

Read more on Domicile and the inheritance tax spouse exemption
Read more on Domicile and the inheritance tax spouse exemption

Don’t leave it too late to arrange lasting power of attorney

Wills & probate
Insights
Specialist private client lawyers are encouraging people to consider making Lasting Power of Attorneys (“LPAs”) before it is too late.

Written by

Read more on Don’t leave it too late to arrange lasting power of attorney
Read more on Don’t leave it too late to arrange lasting power of attorney

Executors: beware of DWP claims against an estate

Wills & probate
Insights
We explain how executors of an estate can protect themselves from personal liability to debtors – including overpayment recovery from the DWP. Need help managing an estate? Contact a specialist solicitor now on 0800 652 8025 for an initial consultation.

Read more on Executors: beware of DWP claims against an estate
Read more on Executors: beware of DWP claims against an estate

Executors: why you should advertise for creditors

Wills & probate
Insights
We explain why advertising for creditors can help protect executors from personal liability to the deceased’s debt. For advice, call 0800 652 8025. Award winning national firm based in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

Written by

Read more on Executors: why you should advertise for creditors
Read more on Executors: why you should advertise for creditors

Families turn to out-of-court solutions as UK family courts face continued judge shortage

Family law
Insights
The family courts in England and Wales are under unprecedented strain, with growing backlogs and delays caused by an acute shortage of judges and a looming recruitment and retention crisis.

Written by

Read more on Families turn to out-of-court solutions as UK family courts face continued judge shortage
Read more on Families turn to out-of-court solutions as UK family courts face continued judge shortage

Government publishes new consultation on calculating holiday for part-year and irregular hours workers

Employment
Insights
In January, the government launched a consultation on proposals to deal with the calculation of holiday entitlement for workers who work for only part of the year or work irregular hours following the decision of the Supreme Court in Harpur Trust v Brazel last year.

Written by

Read more on Government publishes new consultation on calculating holiday for part-year and irregular hours workers
Read more on Government publishes new consultation on calculating holiday for part-year and irregular hours workers

Guide to effective mediation: your questions answered

Civil dispute resolution
Insights
Our accredited mediators answer commonly asked questions about the mediation process, including how to choose a mediator and get the most from pre-mediation.

Read more on Guide to effective mediation: your questions answered
Read more on Guide to effective mediation: your questions answered

Has COVID killed the search and seizure order?

Commercial litigation and disputes
Insights
A search (and seizure) order is a powerful tool in the litigator’s armoury where there are concerns in a dispute that crucial evidence will not be preserved.

Written by

Read more on Has COVID killed the search and seizure order?
Read more on Has COVID killed the search and seizure order?

Not found what you are looking for?

Speak to a member of our team today.

Request a consultation

Looking for legal advice?

Ask us

Request a consultation

Call us

0345 209 1000

Email us

Connect with us

Twitter LinkedIn