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Property owners face rising minimum energy standards

Roseanna McNally, Bartons Solicitors. As of 1st April 2018 new regulations, also known as ‘MEES’, have introduced a minimum ‘E’ rating for new lets and tenancy renewals of residential or commercial property. It is now unlawful to let property with an energy rating of ‘F’ or ‘G’ without a registered exemption. The government plans to […]

A Legal Remedy to Reducing your Inheritance Tax Bill

Mandy Potter from Bartons explains how to make the most of minimising your Inheritance Tax bill in 2018. From the 6th April 2018 individuals leaving their family home to children or grandchildren will be entitled to an extra £25,000 allowance free from inheritance tax, if a suitable Will is in place and the total estate […]