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Shortlisted Paralegal of the Year
We are very pleased to announce that Executive Paige George, who works in our private client department, has been shortlisted in the Paralegal of the Year category in the National Paralegal Awards 2019.
The winner will be announced at the Gala Final on 29 March 2019 at the Mayfair Hotel in London.
Well done Paige!
Commercial Landlords - know your rights!
Partner Dan Evans considers your rights as a landlord if your tenant wants to leave…
As it has been well publicised in the press, times are tough. Well-established operators are taking the decision to close shops, leaving landlords in potentially tricky positions. In Norwich, high profile operators such as Toys R Us and Jamie’s Italian have taken decisions to close their doors. With some tenants looking to leave, landlords need to know their rights.
Dementia Friendly Norfolk Guide
We are really pleased to support the 2019 Dementia Friendly Norfolk Guide, which you can access online here.
This practical guide to living with dementia in Norfolk is published in association with the Norwich City Dementia Action Alliance and distributed via various organisations including Norfolk County Council, local hospitals, Age UK, Alzheimers' Society offices, Admiral Nurses and Dementia Friendly communities.
A new face in our residential property department
A very warm welcome to experienced Graduate Legal Executive, Georgie Harrington, who has joined our residential property team.
Georgie deals with all types of residential conveyancing – freehold/leasehold sale and purchases, transfers of equity, new build transactions, acquisitions of land, re-mortgages, right to buy purchases and company purchases.
Overage
Dan Evans, partner, considers whether Overage is a sensible option or an unnecessary complication…
2018 Norfolk Business Awards
The annual Norfolk Business awards celebrate the very best of our county's companies and the people who drive them. We were very pleased to sponsor the Small Business award this year, which was won by Indigo Swan.
You can click on the image to read the full Awards supplement. And we echo the words of John Dye, managing director of the Business of the Year, who confessed that seeing so many wonderful Norfolk businesses had been 'eye-opening'.
Well done to all the category winners!
Environmental, Social and Governance Policy
Environmental, Social and Governance Policy (ESG) may not crop up in most people’s daily conversations, but it is something which is relevant to all of us, in one way or another.
ESG looks at the question of sustainability and the ethical and social impact of any investment. Properties which are let to tenants who fall short of the ESG principles could have a lower valuation than other properties which have a high ESG rating. Companies can create value simply by increasing their ESG score.
Could a Life Interest Trust Will help safeguard against care home fees?
The advancement of medicine coupled with the fact that our population is living longer than ever makes the topic of care home fees and later life planning essential.
We are sponsoring the Norfolk Business Awards!
We thoroughly enjoy and value our work with SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) in the region - so it seemed highly appropriate that the firm should sponsor the Small Business of the year category of this year's Norfolk Business Awards.
Welcome to our new Conveyancing Exec, Yvonne Adams!
We are very happy to welcome highly experienced conveyancing executive Yvonne Adams to our bustling and friendly residential conveyancing team. Yvonne joins us from Leathes Prior and while she deals predominantly with sales, she is also capable of assisting with purchases.