For those of you submitting a design application, the intellectual property office has published some very useful guidance on how applications are examined. Please see their article at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designs-examination-practice
In 2018 the UK Intellectual Property Office commissioned some interesting research on design infringement. If you are a new designer, or an experienced designer with a new product – this will be interesting for you. The report measures how often infringement of … Read More
The title deeds to your home evidence ownership, and Land Registry has outlined why they are important and where they usually can be found. View the link below which provides some very useful guidance on what forms title deeds, where they … Read More
We have such a valuable resource in Land Registry, in that we can search for the owner of a piece of registered land with Land Registry, for a small fee of £3 as long as you have the address and … Read More
Over a third (36%) of people have not made any provisions for later life, including saving for retirement, putting into a pension, writing a will or creating an LPA. A staggering 97% of people are leaving health and welfare decisions … Read More
Land Registry has outlined that they are aiming for all property to be registered. They have stated that currently over 85% of land in England and Wales is registered. There are apparent benefits to registration. Firstly it makes it easier … Read More
The firm has made a number of exciting new promotions. Lisa Morrison and Philippa Pipe have been promoted to Senior Associates, and Beata Nowakowska-Mrozek has been promoted to Associate. Congratulations to all!
National Statistics has provided figures for UK house price changes as of July 2018. Please see link below. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-house-price-index-summary-july-2018
Land Registry has just launched a new digital local land charges register with the aim of making the home buying process faster, more efficient and cheaper. It means that search results will be instantly available. At the moment it has launched … Read More
If you are curious about property prices in your area, or want to know how your house compares with others in the vicinity, Land Registry’s ‘Price Paid Data’ is a good way to obtain an indication. It is very easy … Read More
If you have property boundary questions, a good place to start is the government portal which gives you an overview of making a boundary agreement with a neighbour, applying to record an exact boundary or correcting a boundary mistake on … Read More
Further to my article of 21 February about the importance of employment status, and the highly talked about Pimlico Plumbers case, a decision has been reached by the Supreme Court. They have dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of … Read More