As of 7th January 2013, Child Benefit payments became dependant on an individual parent’s income and ceased to be a universal welfare payment paid to all parents with the care of a child. This means that people with annual income over a… Read More

The eighth annual Scottish Widows Women and Pensions report for 2012 has just been published. This, perhaps unsurprisingly, will not be top of the list of things to read and worry about for many women as we carry out that fine balancing… Read More

Many people who come to see us to make a will or change a will do so because they have fallen out with a family member. Some people also find themselves in the position where they wish to challenge the will of a deceased relative. Here… Read More

By way of a brief re-cap, Section 213 of the Housing Act 2004 provides: A Landlord must register a tenant deposit with an approved Tenancy Deposit Scheme within 30 days of receiving it; and That Landlord must also provide the… Read More

Disclaimer: Neither the writer nor Emsleys accepts any responsibility or liability for any loss or damage howsoever caused to the reader by the frightening use of trite Halloween references in this Blog. The reader reads on at their own… Read More

What's the worst that could happen? If you care about what happens to your property after you die, you should make a Will. Without one, the State directs who inherits, so your friends, favourite charities and relatives may get nothing.… Read More

In our previous blog posts, we have warned of the pitfalls in a landlord failing to comply with the requirements relating to tenancy deposits i.e. the ability of a tenant to bring a claim against the landlord for the value of the deposit,… Read More

Throughout my training and post-qualification, the child maintenance regime has always appeared to be in a state of flux (or shambles, depending on how cynical a person you are). It comes as a relief, therefore, that plans for an… Read More

If you are a flat owner, you may not realise it (until you come to sell or re-mortgage) -  but if the remaining term of your lease is less than 70 years there is a very real risk that a potential buyer or lender will not proceed with… Read More

Following my blog last month “… Read More

Case: Amicus Horizon Ltd v Thorley – Court of Appeal The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger sitting in the Court of Appeal has held that County Court judges dealing with committal applications for breach of Housing Act injunctions… Read More

In the Queen's speech reference was made to a change in family law to promote father-friendly access arrangements and introduce a legal presumption of shared parenting. This principle has been debated before and very recently in a… Read More