Head of Residential Property, Lucy Barber, answers a reader's question in The Sunday Times's 'Home Help Q&A' regarding issues surrounding acquiring the freehold on a block of flats with a long term lease.
Read morePartner and Head of Property Litigation, Natasha Rees, writes for The Law Society Gazette and discusses her path to becoming one of London's leading real estate solicitors and a partner at Forsters LLP.
Read moreOn 9 April, news broke that the government plans to legislate for no fault divorce, following almost 30 years of campaigning by Resolution and other family law organisations, as well as the judiciary, the Times, the Marriage Foundation and others. Jo Edwards, Head of Forsters' Family team, welcomed the news, which will create a less confrontational, more child-centred sy
Read moreHead of Family, Jo Edwards’ comments on the Family Courts quarterly statistics for the period October to December 2018 were published in familylaw.co.uk.
Read moreHead of Family, Jo Edwards’ comments on the ONS marriage statistics for 2016 were published in familylaw.co.uk and
Read moreChris Myers, Partner in our Residential Property team comments in the Telegraph giving his views on "the political football of UK industry".
Read moreI live in the UK with our children who go to school here but my husband works abroad for much of the year and is classed as non-UK resident as a result. We are planning to buy a property in London for our daughter who will start university there next year, buy I am concerned we may be affected by the incoming stamp duty land tax due to my husband's position. Is this correct?
Read moreJo was quoted in The Times on the rights of cohabiting couples following a reported decision in which a Judge ruled that both parties were entitled to an equal share in a property, despite one contributing significantly more financially to the purchase price.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Nick Jacob was interviewed by STEP and featured in a recent STEP newsletter. As a longstanding member of the organisation, Nick shares his thoughts on the benefits of being a STEP member and his predictions for the private client industry.
Read moreHead of Family, Jo Edwards commented on the increasing number of parents in dispute about which school their child should attend. Jo shared her experience of dealing with such disputes and the legal position.
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