For private residential landlords the ironically named Deregulation Act 2015 is about to make life -n particular the Section 21 Notice procedure - a little bit more complicated.As any landlord will tell you, Section 21 of the Housing Act… Read More

It is widely accepted that moving house is one of the most stressful situations you will find yourself in. Not only do people buying and selling houses have to deal with the stresses of physically relocating their lives, they must also… Read More

The Children and Families Act came into effect in 2014. It emphasizes that both parents of children have equal status as parents following the breakdown of their relationship with one another. The Act was felt by some likely to lead to an… Read More

This is an increasingly common situation. You have two or more tenants living in your property under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, but one of the tenants wishes to leave before the tenancy expires. Unfortunately, most standard… Read More

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 changed the law on the rights of same sex parents, creating new rules for parenthood for lesbian and gay couples. If you are a same sex couple and are thinking about having a baby, whether… Read More

Two surrogacy cases have hit the national headlines in the past week, adding to the increase of reported cases in this highly complex area of family law. The number of emerging cases perfectly demonstrates the diversity of modern families.… Read More

Sir Elton John and David Furnish, one of the first same sex couples to marry in December 2014 and who have two children born through surrogate IVF, have criticised comments made by those in the fashion industry that such children are… Read More

The recent case of Caroline and William Hopkins highlights that post-nuptial agreements, just like pre-nups, can be legally binding even though there is still no legislation that states this. A post-nuptial agreement (or post-nup or… Read More

The Chancellor George Osbourne today decided not to modify the thresholds for the payment of Inheritance Tax, which the Sunday Express had suggested he might. Instead, he gave a warning that avoidance through Deeds of Variation would be… Read More

This week, the Sunday Express reported that the Chancellor may consider cutting Inheritance Tax (IHT) in Wednesday's Budget… Read More

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper on the enforcement of family financial orders in England and Wales. It describes the current law as opelessly complex androcedurally tortuous The Law Commission will consider the… Read More

The recent case of Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC 15 has answered quite unequivocally: no. On 11th March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down judgement with regard to a wife's claim for financial reward from her husband, from whom she had been… Read More