Mortimers Solicitors

19/04/2023

Please support Jo Ellis London Marathon Fundraiser, who is fundraising for multiple charities on JustGiving. https://www.justgiving.com/team/london23fundraiser?utm_source=whatsapp

15/09/2022

Mortimers Solicitors will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022 to observe the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Our offices will re-open at 9:00 am on Tuesday 20th September 2022.

28/07/2022

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/property/every-homeowner-urged-look-out-24603421

First-time buyers may benefit most from the change in rules

06/04/2022

"The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020), represents the biggest shake up in divorce law for more than half a century. It ends completely the need for separating couples to apportion blame for the breakdown of their marriage, helping them to instead focus on key practical decisions involving children or their finances and look to the future."

Landmark reforms introducing no-fault divorce aimed at reducing conflict between separating couples come into force today.

05/04/2022

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 will come into force on 30 June for all new leases on Leasehold properties.

Little time for change as government announces commencement date of Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

11/03/2022

https://ctatax.uk.com/what-is-stamp-duty/

Stamp Duty Land Tax, SDLT, or Stamp Duty as it is commonly (and erroneously) referred to, is a tax paid by purchasers of land and property purchased in England and Northern Ireland (in Scotland it was replaced in 2015 by the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and in Wales in 2018 by the Land Transac...

24/02/2022

https://insideconveyancing.co.uk/news/revealed-new-road-schemes-hidden-from-homebuyers/

Councils are categorising new road schemes as planning permissions for ‘Private Bodies’ meaning they're invisible to standard questions in local search.

20/02/2022

Useful advice from H M Land Registry, but should you need further guidance then we are also here to help.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=276424071297731&substory_index=1&id=100067904192256

If you have suffered damage to fences or trees from and aren't sure who is responsible for them, our blog about boundaries may be useful to you:

https://hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/27/drawing-the-line-on-boundaries/

20/02/2022

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-10523887/Will-15million-homes-need-energy-efficiency-improvements-2035-order-meet-EPC-C-rating.html

The Government is considering introducing EPC regulations that could effectively force millions of homeowners to make improvements to their properties.

16/02/2022

https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk/more-sellers-expected-to-market-in-march/

New data from property website Rightmove reveals that March is the strongest month of the year for prospective sellers to come to market. The study, which compared home-moving data over the last five years, excluding 2020 to account for the closed market periods, showed March is the month when the h...

29/06/2021

Legal Secretary position available

https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?from=app-tracker-saved-appcard&hl=en&jk=a92d192f592eb048&tk=1f9b75qg0u9gj800