Posts Categorised: Articles

  We are pleased to announce the recent appointment of Heather Gable who has joined the Property Department at MKB. Heather is an experienced Licenced Conveyancer who specialises in all aspects of residential property work including acquisitions and disposals and landlord and tenant work. MKB have also moved to recruit into their administrative support teams

Changes to the rates of SDLT payable on the purchase of buy-to-let and second homes A key element of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, delivered on 25 November 2015, was the announcement of the Government’s plans to introduce higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), to be chargeable from 1 April 2016 on purchases of

Is your business ready for the National Living Wage? It was announced in the Budget last year that the Government planned to introduce a compulsory National Living Wage (NLW) of £9.00 per hour for over 25’s, in stages, by 2020. This will be done by adding a premium on top of the National Minimum Wage which

Disputes can be stressful, time consuming and damaging to your life and business.  Emotions can run high and otherwise rational people can be consumed by emotion in the midst of a dispute.  Often, prolonged litigation suits no one, particularly when there is a relationship to preserve. Due to the unpredictability of events and the inability

Photocopiers at the ready, the Christmas party season is upon us! The Christmas party can be a real headache for business owners and HR professionals so we want to help you plan ahead for this year’s knees up, without the usual stress. An office Christmas party is considered an extension of the working environment, regardless

MKB Solicitors have recently announced their chosen charity for the year. We have selected BIADS – an organisation formed by Barnsley people to provide support to those who have any form of dementia and their families and friends. Whilst we have lots of in-house fundraising plans we think there is more that we can do to help

The Europeans courts have recently confirmed that the time spent by workers who have no fixed place of work when travelling to and from their first and last assignment of the day, is working time. The obvious and wide-ranging implication of this decision is that workers are now entitled to be paid for that travel

MKB sponsor Barnsley and Rotherham Business Awards MKB Solicitors were proud to sponsor the illustrious compere of the Chamber of Commerce Barnsley and Rotherham Business Awards that took place at Barnsley Metrodome on 23rd October 2015. Hosting the evening was Clare Frisby of BBC’s Look North, one of Yorkshires most popular TV presenters. Clare, who

MKB say a fond farewell and ‘tip one’s hat’ to Christine Thornton today and wish her a very long and happy retirement.  Christine is a long standing member of the team at MKB Solicitors, having worked with us for almost 40 years!!!! We are honoured to have had the pleasure of working with Christine as part of our MKB