Grainger Appleyard News

Stamp Duty Land Tax Higher rates for purchases of additional residential properties On 25 November 2015 the Government announced that it would introduce an additional 3% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on purchases of additional residential properties completed after 31 March 2016. It was aimed...

Changes to the victim surcharge Initially the Victim Surcharge was introduced in April 2007 and changes were imposed on 1 October 2012, 1 September 2014 and now there are new changes as of the 8 April 2016. These changes increase the amount payable. The charge is only imposed when the court...

Private or Public? Undoubtedly the Family Court is regularly asked to deal with matters that are very sensitive and often involved children.  But to what extent should there be transparency in the Family Court or should all proceedings be private? Court proceedings in the Family...

In a previous blog I explained how at present there were 10 firms providing duty solicitor services in Police Stations and Magistrates' Court in Sheffield, 9 firms providing such services in Doncaster, 7 in Rotherham and 6 in Barnsley.   I explained that in 2014 it had been...

When two or more people purchase a property, there are two different ways in which the property can be held. It is an important decision to make and how you decide will be influenced (for example) by whether you are married, are making different financial contributions to the purchase price...

From 1 April 2016, if you purchase a property in England, Wales or Northern Ireland at a purchase price of over £40,000 and, at the end of the day of the purchase transaction you own, either alone or with someone else, two or more residential properties and, are not replacing your main...