Stamp Duty Land Tax – Change is Coming! What is Stamp Duty Land Tax? Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT or Stamp Duty) is a tax payable to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) when buying a property or land in England and Northern Ireland. The amount of SDLT liability will depend on the purchase price and … Continue reading Stamp Duty Land Tax – Change is Coming!
Punch Robson are recruiting secretaries, paralegals and trainee solicitors and would very much like you to consider joining us where you will get the opportunity to work with our different teams, colleagues and clients. We view paralegals as having as usual to play in the success of our firm. Being a paralegal provides invaluable experience … Continue reading Punch Robson are Recruiting: Secretaries, Paralegals and Trainee Solicitors
We undertake work in relation to health and welfare in the Court of Protection sphere, which predominantly relates to challenges against Deprivation of Liberty Authorisation’s (DoLs), also known as s21a appeals. What are DoLs? DoLs are utilised by Local Authorities when individuals lack capacity to make their own decisions about their care needs and … Continue reading Health and welfare and the Court of Protection
We are extremely proud to announce that Punch Robson has met Lexcel accreditation requirements for the seventh year running, with the best result the firm has achieved to date. Following a full reassessment against the Lexcel standard version 6.1 earlier this week, the firm received an immaculate clean bill of health – no non-compliances identified, … Continue reading Punch Robson retains prestigious Lexcel accreditation
It will be welcome news for home owners and prospective buyers that Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the Government is to stimulate the housing market. Rishi Sunak has introduced a temporary reduction in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for all residential properties purchased between July 8th, 2020 until March 31st, 2021 inclusive. If you … Continue reading Stamp Duty Land Tax – Rishi’s reduced rates
Dealing with Covid-19 and lockdown is perhaps enough to contend with for most, but what about those coping with being a victim of domestic abuse throughout lockdown? During lockdown, most people have been forced to spend prolonged periods of time in the home with our families, for our safety; a frightening prospect for men, women … Continue reading At home shouldn’t mean at risk – Coping with domestic abuse throughout lockdown
We have been made aware of a scam involving emails being sent to members of the public purporting to come from an individual who works at the firm. The emails come from a domain name @punchrobson.com. This domain is not owned by Punch Robson Solicitors. Genuine emails from Punch Robson Solicitors use only the domain … Continue reading Email scams – what you need to know
In the interests of the health of our employees and clients, we have taken the decision to operate a closed door policy at all of our offices with immediate effect. We continue to operate, and our teams are working hard to progress all ongoing matters including taking on additional new work in all areas we … Continue reading An update to our business continuity planning in light of the coronavirus pandemic
As the global effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 continues, we would like to reassure our clients and colleagues that we are taking the situation extremely seriously. We are following government advice to guide us through our decision making processes when reviewing our policies and procedures through this uncertain period. We are prioritising the … Continue reading Business continuity at Punch Robson
