The Property Market Is Moving

The government has relaxed the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions and the housing market has re-opened and buyers and sellers can once again resume their moving plans. From Wednesday, May 13 it is acceptable to leave your home to: …

Getting Ready To Sell During Lockdown

As Britain enters a further period of lockdown, many will be implementing a moving plan. Visits to the Rightmove are running at a high level and there is pent-up demand. At Bartons it is “business as usual.” We have put in place innovative…

Can I Still Get Divorced During Lockdown?

With large amounts of people being forced inside due to  the current coronavirus pandemic many of the normal working processes are coming to a halt, however the divorce process is not one of them. Divorce Solicitors Are Still Working With…

Is a DIY Will legal?

A homemade Will is legal and valid, if it is correctly signed and witnessed. However, the safety and security of your family could hang on that “if” – it’s an awfully big risk to take! Bartons Solicitors frequently see problems with…

It’s all in the planning, right?

There is often a big hype about the need to obtain planning permission for a planned development or project, so much so that many other pre-development considerations somehow seem far less important and sometimes are little thought about. Of…

Keeping safe and carrying on!

The threat of Coronavirus has meant that everything has changed and in these challenging times Bartons solicitors remains a steady constant ensuring that you and your family have access to the legal help and support you need at this difficult…

Seaworthiness

In March 2020, poor passage planning and inadequate systems for navigation were the root findings in two very different contexts.  The first was a judgment from the Court of Appeal, relating to the grounding of a ship in 2011.  The second…

Meet With Us By Video Link

Like most other businesses, we have now closed our offices in Kingsbridge, Totnes, Plymouth and Bristol in compliance with the Government's social distancing policy. However, all of our lawyers are able to work remotely and we are therefore…

Maintaining Client Service In Trying Times

The lockdown occasioned by the Covid-19 is without doubt the most devastating threat to transactional activity in the residential and commercial property market all of us will have seen. At Bartons we seamlessly transferred our property experts…

CONTRACTS & CORONAVIRUS

At this difficult time, it is impossible to predict the full economic impact of the Coronavirus.  Undoubtedly, everyone will be affected in some way.  Most businesses are likely to see a shock at both ends: input and output.  This will, in…