A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document you can put in place so that someone you trust can look after your finances and care needs for you. Most people incorrectly assume that this is only useful if and when you lose mental capacity as [...]
The Government has published their updated guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Whilst the majority of the scheme remains the same as when the furlough scheme was first announced, there are some important changes to the scheme as follows: Any eligible employee can be [...]
With England entering a second lockdown on Thursday 5 November, the Government have again revised the financial measures intended to support businesses. With the position constantly changing over the past few days and weeks, we think now is a good time to summarise the current position [...]
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a range of employment and tax incentives in his Summer Statement aimed at speeding the recovery of the UK from the economic effects of Coronavirus. These measures range across several different sectors, helping businesses and increasing consumer confidence. Furlough Staff [...]
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been in place since March 2020 and has helped many businesses retain their valued staff and prevented widespread redundancies. As the country starts to emerge from lockdown, the Government is now proposing several changes to increase flexibility and reduce [...]
For the past two months, COVID-19 has brought the divorce process in the UK to a virtual standstill. The family courts have been severely restricted for most business and lockdown has meant many people delaying the start of divorce proceedings. Couples who might in normal times [...]
The Government has announced further guidance on how apprenticeship schemes will continue during the Coronavirus crisis and how apprentices should be treated. There had originally been some concern that apprentices would not be included in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, or that their training would come [...]
The Government have today announced an important update to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which will bring more employees within the scope of the scheme, allowing them to be furloughed rather than made redundant. A New Qualifying Date for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme The key [...]
In this interview, Liz Searl and Steve Frost discuss keeping your house move progressing as smoothly as possible during the coronavirus lockdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaEvJs8sYg You can still carry on with your house sale or purchase Following her interview, Liz added: We appreciate that there is a lot [...]
We continue to receive further updates regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme via questions to a Parliamentary Select Committee and social media. These are yet to be officially announced, though they do suggest that HMRC are doing all they can to put their systems in place [...]
