Macmillan Coffee Morning
by MackarnessLunt | Aug 31, 2018 | All news, Firm news Once again this year we decided to hold our Macmillan coffee morning – The one day of the year where the office is filled with the scent of fresh baking. Thanks to all of the staff and family members who baked and the staff, clients and other professionals who bought […]
Cream Tea in a Bag
by MackarnessLunt | Aug 31, 2018 | All news, Firm news On 8th July 2016 we arranged the perfect way to enjoy the final Friday of Wimbledon and also support The Rowans Hospice. We arranged a charity Cream Tea in a Bag day with the support of Rodda’s Cornish clotted cream, Tiptree Jam and the Cream Tea Society. Lots of people […]
Extra 3 Percent Stamp Duty Land Tax
by MackarnessLunt | Aug 31, 2018 | All news, Firm news As of 1st April 2016 house buyers will be charged an extra 3% stamp duty on additional properties if they are worth £40,000 or more. This includes properties abroad, buy to let and properties in the UK. Even owning a share of a property can be taxed if it is […]
Phishing
by MackarnessLunt | Aug 31, 2018 | All news, Firm news Phishing is an attempt to require sensitive information, such as user names, passwords and card details (and sometimes indirectly money), by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Unfortunately, Phishing does happen to professionals such as solicitors. We would like to reassure clients that in the event of […]
Internet Trading Taxation
by MackarnessLunt | Aug 31, 2018 | All news, Firm news People trading on the internet who haven’t paid all the tax they owe have been offered the opportunity to come forward and pay up under the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) campaign. Under the time-limited opportunity, the e-markets Disclosure Facility, online marketplace traders can pay the tax they owe and […]
Penalties for Motor Vehicles without Insurance
by MackarnessLunt | Aug 31, 2018 | All news, Firm news A change in the law made in 2011 means that as the registered keeper of a motor vehicle, you must keep it insured unless you have made a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN). To see how the change in the law could affect you, follow the link below to the […]
Message In A Bottle
by MackarnessLunt | Apr 8, 2019 | All news Mackarness and Lunt are proud to be a distribution point for the Lions Club Message in a Bottle initiative. Message in a bottle is a simple idea to encourage people to keep their personal/medical details on a form which is stored in the bottle which is kept in the fridge. A […]
Ending of the Stay for Residential Possessions
by MackarnessLunt | Aug 19, 2020 | All news, Legal news 19th August 2020 There has been significant changes to private residential landlord and tenant laws as a result of COVID 19 to include notice periods for both Section 21 notices and Section 8 notices being extended to three months (until at least the end of September) and a stay of […]
Change In Notice Periods for Private Landlord andTenant Matters
by MackarnessLunt | Sep 8, 2020 | All news More legislation took effect from Saturday 29th August 2020. Generally the new legislation has extended notice periods to be given to tenants from 3months to 6 months for both Section 21 notices (no fault notices) and Section 8 notices(fault based notices). There are some exceptions and probably, the one most landlords […]
The Debt Respite Scheme – An Overview
by MackarnessLunt | Jan 20, 2021 | All news The Debt Respite Scheme – An Overview The Debt Respite (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 comes into force on 4th May 2021 and will give someone in problem debt the right to legal protections from creditor action.There are two types of breathing space […]