The government’s 5% Deposit Mortgage Scheme, which was announced in the Spring Budget, is now underway, helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder. How will the 5% Deposit Mortgage Scheme Work? It is designed to help people buy a home despite struggling to put down a deposit. The lower required deposit will help people in…Continue reading
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2021 Budget Announcement – Furlough Scheme Extension
Rishi Sunak MP has announced, as part of the Spring 2021 Budget, that the furlough scheme will remain in place until the end of September 2021.Continue reading
Business Support Through COVID-19
Wosskow Brown is here to assist clients through this pandemic as much as ever. We really don’t want to see a return to a deep recession, although latest forecasting shows that we are heading for the deepest recession on record. If this turns out to be true, we are still here in the tough times to help you through it.Continue reading
What is Furlough leave?
Wosskow Brown’s Employment Solicitor, Jamie Brown takes a look at common questions about furlough leave and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.Continue reading
Moving House During a Global Pandemic
We know that moving house is stressful enough, but in the middle of a global pandemic adds an unbelievable amount of worry. The UK Government released fresh advice on the 26th March 2020 to all parties involved in the process of moving home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We urge all parties involved in home…Continue reading
Tenant Fees Act 2019 means renters may be owed hundreds
The Tenant Fees Act 2019, introduced June this year, means thousands of tenants could be owed refunds on deposit fees. This new Government-approved protection scheme has been introduced in an effort to make the rental market fairer. Tenants will be able to see, in the advertised rent, what a property will cost with no hidden…Continue reading
Plans to increase probate fees scrapped by Ministry of Justice
Bereaved families no longer face the likelihood of an expensive bill when applying for probate, after controversial plans to raise probate fees is scrapped by the government. The proposal for increasing fees, announced last November, would have seen the current flat-fee system be replaced by a sliding scale of charges. How probate fees would differ…Continue reading
Help to Buy ISA Scheme Ends in November
Homebuyers have only six weeks left to sign up to the Help to Buy ISA saving scheme. This scheme involves a bonus of 25% from the government when you buy your first property. The Help to Buy ISA has paid people an average bonus of just under £900 since it began in 2015. However, it…
Panel to Scrutinise Family Court on Domestic Violence Cases
An expert panel will scrutinise the family court after 120 MPs spoke out against the injustices in the system. Louise Haigh initiated the movement for justice, and has seen some progress already. The Ministry of Justice agreed to take action and has therefore promised a scrutiny panel. The panel will review the operations of the…Continue reading
Help to Buy ISA Scheme Ends in November
Homebuyers have only six months left to sign up to the Help to Buy ISA saving scheme. This scheme involves a bonus of 25% from the government when you buy your first property. The Help to Buy ISA has paid people an average bonus of just under £900 since it began in 2015. However, it…