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In 2007 the Conservatives announced proposals to allow households to pass residential property up to a value of £1 million on death to their direct descendants’ tax free. At the time this sounded all too good to be true and it wasn’t until the Summer Budget in 2015 that any clarity was provided. As a

Do you have disabled staff in your workforce? Unsure? It is an important question, and one that can be very easy to get wrong. If your business does employ disabled staff, you must ensure you comply with their enhanced rights created by the Equality Act 2010. As well as ensuring equal treatment, you must make

Steven Dawson, Senior Partner and Head of Private Client Department at MKB Solicitors was recently given the privilege to join South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation in a celebration to mark its 30 year anniversary hosted by the Earl and Countess of Scarborough at the beautiful Sandbeck estate. South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) is a charitable organisation

  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