Yesterday’s Budget announcement from Chancellor Rishi Sunak brought some promising news for many employers, employees and organisations across the UK. We’ve summed up some of the key developments that employers need to prepare for going Read more…
Over the last several years we have become increasingly more reliant on digital platforms to manage our finances, investments and many other valuable assets. We are used to accounting for physical property in our Wills, Read more…
Remember back in 2018 when all anyone talked about was the looming enactment date of the GDPR, and the 25 May deadline was etched in your brain for months? Now, this seems like a distant Read more…
The Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme, an initiative designed to better enable buyers to raise funds for a new residential property purchase, was first announced by the UK Government in the March 2013 Budget. Read more…
On 6 April 2021 significant changes to the government’s IR35 regime will come into effect. The IR35, also known as the off-payroll working rules (the “Rules”), govern the national insurance contributions (NIC) and income tax contributions of Read more…
We are delighted to announce that Lawrence Stephens has successfully acted for a long-term valued client to complete a £32 million property refinance against an Outer London mixed-use property. The 32 million-pound refinance was secured Read more…
Almost four years following the Grenfell Tower tragedy on 14 June 2017, the UK Government has finally announced a plan to tackle unsafe cladding in residential buildings across the UK. The obvious question is why has it Read more…
We are pleased to announce that Lawrence Stephens has completed its first deal on behalf of Recognise Bank, a recently established digital bank that specialises in SME finance. Acting for the new bank, Senior Director, Gregory Palos, Read more…
2021 will be the last year we see the LIBOR rate used in the global financial markets as we transition to the SONIA rate. But what does this mean for the syndicated and bilateral loan Read more…
The Lawrence Stephens Real Estate Finance team has again completed a multi-million-pound refinance against an extensive property portfolio for a valued client. Working within especially tight timescales, Lawrence Stephens’ Real Estate Finance solicitors acted for Read more…
What is your new year’s resolution? Being more active? Starting a new hobby? Finding a new job? Whatever it is, one New Year’s resolution we all should have in the forefront of our minds for Read more…
As we approach the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday deadline on 31 March, many buyers and sellers are feeling the pressure to get their property transactions over the line to make significant tax savings Read more…