28/07/2017 A ban on new-build houses being sold as leasehold and restrictions to prevent ground rents spiraling out of control are among measures proposed by the Dept for Communities to tackle the exploitation that is currently making some leasehold homes

28/07/2017 Firms offering business and personal current accounts will be required to publish specified information about their services, under proposals to implement one of 5 recommendations for action by the Financial Conduct Authority in the retail banking market report published

European Data Rules will still apply despite Brexit The countdown to GDPR (European General Data Protection Regulation) continues. Its aim is to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union. It is important that all businesses

26/07/2017 The Victorian laws that currently govern will-making are unclear, outdated, fail to protect the vulnerable and could even put people off making a will altogether, claims the Law Commission in a consultation seeking views on proposals to modernise the

21/07/2017 A new generation of non-bank payment service providers will be given direct access to UK payment systems in a significant change of Bank of England policy designed to ensure the UK retains a world-leading payment infrastructure as the financial