Redbrick wins gold Employer of the Year at the SME Leicestershire & Rutland Business Awards
Redbrick Solutions is proud to announce that it has been named Gold Winner in the Employer of the Year category at the SME Leicestershire & Rutland Business Awards 2026. The SME Leicestershire & Rutland Business Awards celebrate the achievements and successes of businesses across the region, recognising organisations that demonstrate excellence within their industry and […]
King confirms leasehold reform remains on government agenda
The King’s speech to Parliament outlining the upcoming legislative agenda has confirmed plans to continue with leasehold reform under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. A new Remediation Bill will include powers to make construction product manufacturers contribute toward the cost of replacing unsafe cladding. The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill has been extensively previewed […]
CLC shares updated guidance on the treatment of VAT on disbursements
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has published new guidance on the correct VAT treatment of disbursements. The guidance note brings together information and resources with the aim of supporting firms in determining how to treat different disbursements for VAT purposes. As well as a revised definition of the term ‘disbursement’, the guidance note includes an outline of relevant case […]
Nine out of every 10 digital ID checks is successful, data reveals
Almost nine out of every 10 digital ID checks are now successful, according to compliance software company Credas. The company, which supplies software to the legal and property sectors, said its figures demonstrate pass rates of 89.3%, up from 86.1% last year. Cases requiring additional manual checks dropped from 9.1% to between 3-4% annually. Although […]
Second home reclassification as holidays lets costing £400m in lost council tax and business rates
A rule that lets second-home owners avoid council tax if they let their property for 10 weeks is now costing government nearly £400 million a year, according to commercial real estate company Colliers. Last year, Colliers said there were 73,838 holiday-let properties eligible for 100% business rates relief, costing the public purse £334 million. For […]
Conway v Conway: The risks of informal family property arrangements
Gabriella Banham and Stephanie Butler from the property litigation team at Birketts discuss the High Court’s decision in Conway v Conway, which examined the intersection between s.2. of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 and the doctrine of proprietary estoppel. Family arrangements around property often begin with trust, goodwill and a shared […]