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Regain possession of your property now that lockdown is easing
In November, Terry Maylin of TM Law wrote about the challenges landlords were facing because of changes to Landlord and Tenant Law in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time, the UK had various Covid-19 tier systems in place, and local and regional restrictions meant that rules and processes surrounding landlord and tenant issues…
Be Uber Careful You Aren’t Accidentally Employing Someone
The overused metaphor that refers to the time someone spends engaged in something as being “a journey” is wholly appropriate for the legal process that saw Uber, the taxi service, seek to maintain the status of its drivers as self-employed. This journey began in an Employment Tribunal almost five years ago, it then visited an Employment Appeals Tribunal,…
Good Credit Control Has Never Been More Important
The global pandemic and Britain’s exit from Europe have created unprecedented challenges, changes, and pressures for businesses in the UK. Whilst some businesses are less effected, and some sectors, such as IT and construction, appear to be thriving, it is an unfortunate reality that many businesses will struggle to survive. The knock-on effect of this…
Business Sales, Purchases and Mergers
Covid-19 continues to have a profound effect on businesses of all kinds. This is most visible in the High Street where, at the top end of the market, the collapse of Debenhams and Arcadia have recently hit the headlines. However, small retailers are also having to examine their viability going forward, and at both a…
Addressing landlord and tenant Issues during COVID restrictions
With the impact of the COVID pandemic continuing to be felt across the UK, the law and process surrounding a landlord regaining possession of a domestic property has become considerably more confusing and complex. Fortunately, Terry Maylin at TM Law has more than 20 years’ experience dealing with landlord and tenant issues. Here he explains…
Why So Slow….Internet or Wi-fi?
Lots of businesses and home users get frustrated with their internet, struggling with slow connections and multiple dropouts. I often read comments from people on blogs and forums where they will say something along the lines of “I’ve got full signal on my Wi-Fi, but my internet is so slow” why is that? There is…
Why is Broadband still rubbish?
Here we are in 2020 and rubbish broadband is still the most common conversation we have business owners. Why is that? Even as the deployment of Fibre broadband (FTTC) expands, many business owners are still left frustrated with the state of their business internet connection, what can you do, if anything? Well, there are a…
Winter Is Coming
Schools out for summer, Alice Cooper has made a few for dollars with extra airplay in America and Mums & Dads all over the UK are thanking their lucky stars that home schooling is over. And I bet a few of them have realised that the teacher wasn’t the problem, turns out the teacher…
Stop Smoking-No Butts
You have tried to Stop Smoking many times. You’ve made promises to yourself, “I’ll stop when I’m 30, 40, 50” “when I return from holiday or in the new year” and so it goes on. I used to make those promises when I smoked. You’ve tried all the smoking aids on the market and still…