Publications

Introductory information on the services we offer for Business, Personal and Spanish Legal Services. Further information on our services can be found on this website.

This checklist outlines the new offences that have been introduced by the Bribery Act 2010 and the penalties for committing them. It also provides some practical steps for your business to take before the Act comes into force.

If you own a furnished holiday let in Spain please read this briefing to see how you might benefit from recent changes in taxation.

This Update for Surveyors explains how property transactions may be affected by the recent abolition of the perpetuity rules and how the UK's property sector will be fully subject to Competition Law from April 2011.

This Briefing Note gives further information on the obligations imposed on companies under the Provision of Services regulations 2009. These obligations include the mandatory requirement to provide certain information to customers. For further details please download the document or contact company law solicitor Nick Arculus on 01733 882800 or at nick.arculus@hcsolicitors.co.uk.

96 Football supporters were crushed to death on 15 April 1989 during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final tie with Nottingham Forest at the stadium in Sheffield. An official enquiry concluded that police mismanagement of the crowd had caused the disaster.

This leaflet describes the standard of service that you can expect from us and the terms of our work.

From 1st October 2008 where a property is to be let, a landlord will be required to make an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) available to prospective tenants. This applies even if the property had been advertised to let before this date. The EPC must be made available free of charge. This briefing note explains when an EPC will be needed and how the scheme will work.

This Briefing Note by solicitor Reshma Cookson explains for landlords the responsibilities that they have for ensuring the safety of the property they let. These responsibilities include responsibility for gas and electrical appliances, furniture and fittings and for the building itself. Legal advice on landlords' responsibilities can be obtained from Reshma on 01733 882800 or at reshma.cookson@hcsolicitors.co.uk

For Guidance of the Relief from Stamp Duty, please read this briefing note.

Chancel repair liability dates back to medieval times, when churches (or more specifically their chancels - the space around the altar) were maintained by wealthy land owners. This briefing note acts as a guide on what chancel repair liabilities are and property transactions.

Indoor radon (natural radioactive gas) has been found to be the second most important cause of lung cancer after smoking. Although most levels in homes are low, concentrations exceed the UK Action level in a significant number of homes. This briefing note is a guide on the risks involved, how to identify a house which has been tested and what to do if a house hasn't been tested.

An Article 4 Direction removes the right for property owners to carry out certain 'permitted development' without first obtaining planning permission from the local council. This briefing note is a guide on owning a property protected by an Article 4 Direction.

Before you consider whether you need one, you need to be aware of what a Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is, and what it does.