News Tag: law
January 11, 2010
Minister for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman, is calling for a major shake-up in the retirement law which will see workers no longer forced to retire at 65.
Miss Harman believes a radical change in the law is needed in order to smash the notion that people are 'past it' once they hit 65.
The proposals will mean ...
New Government proposals to see flexible hours for over 65s
by Kay Murchie
November 13, 2009
Courts Minister Bridget Prentice has announced that the Government intends to publish a consultation by the end of the year on tightening up the law so that no lender can sell the home a borrower lives in against their wishes, without first going through the court process.
The consultation follows a particular case in 2008, Horsham Properties Limited v ...
Minister to consult on legal move to halt repossession
by Gill Montia
July 7, 2009
Despite the Government's declared intention to simplify planning regulations for home extensions and the like, parents erecting tree houses for their children's play may now need to apply to their local authority for permission.
According to a report in The Telegraph, changes in planning law from last October have jeopardised the position of the tree house and the newspaper says that senior ...
Tree houses - planning consent required?
by Gill Montia
March 19, 2009
New government legislation on Home Information Packs (HIPs) will cause home sellers 'significant delays' in getting their property to market, The Nottingham warned this week.
The East Midlands-based building society warned that the new legal status of HIPs will make home-selling a 'major logistical exercise'.
From 6 April, all home sellers will be required to have a completed HIP available before ...
New HIPs law will slow down house sales
by David Masters
January 28, 2009
Lloyds Banking Group launched a new campaign this week to reunite customers with £100 million held in dormant bank accounts.
The banking group - created this month by a merger between Lloyds TSB and Halifax Bank of Scotland - said it is paying for a national advertising drive that will encourage customers to check if they have untouched money in accounts they've ...
Lloyds reunites customers with forgotten savings
by David Masters
