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Fire Safety - Changes to Statutory Guidance - Approved Document B of the Building Regulations

Health & Safety , Property
on January 08, 2019
by Health & Safety Team
Approved Documents are statutory guidance published by the Government on how to meet the Building Regulations for building work carried out in England only.The Government has published changes to Approved Document B (Volumes 1 and 2) of the Building Regulations, which deals with fire safety. These changes come into force on 21 J ... Continue reading

Call for Evidence on Improving Building Safety

Health & Safety , Property
on January 08, 2019
by Health & Safety Team
The Government has published a Call for Evidence – ‘Good practice on how residents and landlords/ building managers work together to keep their home and building safe’. Landlords, building managers, and residents are all encouraged to respond.This Call for Evidence invites views on how residents and landlords/building managers w ... Continue reading

Elective and Cosmetic Surgery and Your Employment Policies

Employment
on December 04, 2018
by Employment Team
In November, we updated our Sickness and Absence Policy to include a section on elective and cosmetic surgery.For these purposes, cosmetic surgery may be defined as surgery which is intended to improve a person’s appearance rather than their health. Elective surgery, on the other hand, refers to any surgery that is scheduled in ... Continue reading

Employed vs. Self-Employed - Can You Spot the Difference?

Employment , Business
on November 01, 2018
by Employment Team
A self-employed/independent contractor working arrangement has considerable attractions for both the employer and the self-employed worker, but it can be difficult definitively to identify the difference between employed and self-employed status.HMRC provides helpful guidance that employers and workers can use to determine if an ... Continue reading

Charities and Safeguarding

Charities
on October 04, 2018
by Charity Team
Recent High-Profile Safeguarding IncidentsThis month we consider the important and sensitive issue for charities of safeguarding. There have been a number of fairly recent high-profile failures by charities to ensure adequate safeguarding. In early 2018, the Department for International Development called for assurances from aid ... Continue reading

Charity Trustees' Conflicts of Interest

Charities
on September 28, 2018
by Charity Team
Trustees’ Legal DutiesThe role of a trustee of any charity (“trustee”) is an honorary one, i.e. it is unpaid, and it is often supposed that trustees therefore have few or no legal duties. This is far from the actual position.All trustees have numerous legal duties, as outlined in our Guidance Note on Charity Trustees’ Duties, Re ... Continue reading

HMO Reforms From 1 October 2018

Property
on September 21, 2018
by Property Team
New rules relating to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) apply from 1 October 2018. The key reform is the extension of mandatory licensing of HMOs. There are also new provisions regarding minimum room sizes and the management of household waste. Criminal and civil penalties can be imposed for non-compliance.Extension of Mandat ... Continue reading

Reminder to Landlords and Agents - Section 21 Reforms Apply to All ASTs in England from 1 October 2018

Property
on September 21, 2018
by Property Team
On 1 October 2015 a prescribed form of Section 21 Notice was introduced for properties in England. Initially, use of the prescribed form was mandatory only for tenancies granted on or after 1 October 2015. From 1 October 2018, the prescribed form must be used to terminate all assured shorthold tenancies, regardless of when they ... Continue reading

Sign Here Please - Electronic Signatures and the Law

Business , Legal Contracts
on September 13, 2018
by Business Team
Whether your signature is an example of elegant calligraphy or of the scruffiest scribble, you have probably ‘signed here’ more times than you care to count. The 1677 Statute of Frauds required certain documents to be in writing and signed. This provision is still in force today.But what of the documents being signed? Predicatio ... Continue reading

Call for Evidence on Energy Performance Certificates

Property
on September 07, 2018
by Property Team
The government has published a Call for Evidence on Energy Performance Certificates for Buildings. Landlords, tenants and agents of both domestic and non-domestic properties are all encouraged to respond.The government foresees an expanding role for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) as part of its drive to reduce building e ... Continue reading

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