2023 update

Posted by Justin on Apr 2, 2020 in Company Update | 0 comments At Nelsons Legal, we are not affected by the fact that Nelson McLean Limited (which is also based at Bell House) has had to close its legal practice – except that Nelson McLean is no longer available to help our clients with conveyancing and probate services . We are still able to offer our own range of legal services: Commercial/business leases (new, if for no more than 7 years, and...
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Setting up home together?

Posted by Justin on Mar 12, 2015 in Nelsons' Column | 0 comments At any stage of life, if you are setting up home with someone else, it is important to get it right, but perhaps especially if you already have existing families of your own. It is more and more common for people to start again with new life partners, and understandable if – in the light of their previous experience – they decide marriage is not for them. As a result, there are many...
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List your local

Posted by Justin on Feb 27, 2015 in Nelsons' Column | 0 comments Until now, listing your local pub as an Asset of Community Value meant only that the community had the opportunity to buy the pub if it came up for sale and if the community could raise the funds. This was of limited value: not only is there the problem of having to raise the funds, but in a small town with four pubs it would be unfair on the others to turn any one into a community pub. Things...
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Who’d be a landlord?

Posted by Justin on Feb 19, 2015 in Nelsons' Column | 0 comments A new Court of Appeal decision (in the case of Edwards -v- Kumarasamy) imposes extra repairing and maintenance obligations on landlords of residential properties – and on their agents. This case has decided that – Landlords’ legal obligations to keep the ‘structure and exterior’ of rented properties in good repair as imposed by section 11 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985, ...
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Powers of attorney – “Enduring” or “Lasting”?

Posted by Justin on Dec 18, 2014 in Nelsons' Column | 0 comments From 01 October 2007, it has not been possible to make new Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs), as they have been superseded by Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs).  However, EPAs already in existence before 01 October 2007 are still legally valid – though some banks seem to struggle with this concept, thinking only LPAs can be valid now: referring them to the website of the Office of the Public...
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