United Kingdom: Estate Management

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Battram to Partner in our Residential Property department.

As inheritance tax rule changes in April 2025 drive business owners to sell or restructure, buyers must navigate compressed timelines carefully. Key risks include insufficient due diligence, inadequate legal protections, valuation missteps, integration challenges, and tax/regulatory oversights. A methodical approach to these areas ensures the buyer maximizes value and mitigates risks in a dynamic market.

Masood Haider, Senior Associate at Sherrards Solicitors, emphasizes the crucial role of witnesses in legal transactions. Witnesses ensure authenticity and protect against forgery by verifying identities. The witnessing process involves specific requirements for individuals and companies, adapting to electronic signatures while maintaining legal integrity.

We take a look at the ways in which a beneficial interest can be created.

On 22 February 2023, the First-Tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) (the 'Tribunal') rejected a trustee's application for appeal, following his disqualification as a trustee...

We summarise the key changes which trust leaders need to be aware of in the recently published Academy Trust Handbook.

This was a very long-running case relating to Mrs Ahmed's occupation of a 4 bedroomed property owned by the Council.

Despite the government's best efforts to attract more institutional investors into the residential letting market in order to create a more ‘professional' PRS, it remains dominated by small, buy-to-let landlords.

This article sets out a summary of the community rights and powers introduced by the Localism Act 2011 and how they can be used by community groups.