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    • Mar 28, 2023

    Squaring the circle: The bn(o) visa scheme and non-UK domicile status

    British National (Overseas) (“BN(O)”) immigration status was introduced on 31 January 2021 as a direct consequence of the political unrest in Hong Kong (“HK”). The BN(O) visa enables British nationals living permanently in HK or the children of British nationals

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    • Mar 28, 2023

    Traps and pitfalls when advising US/UK clients

    This article is designed to highlight some of the potential tax issues and risks for UK resident individuals with US connections. What do we mean by “US connections”? The following are examples of circumstances in which you will have “US

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    • News
    • Mar 23, 2023

    QIA – Spring 2023

    Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click the image below to read the full issue. Contents ‘Cautious cash – what if my tenant is sanctioned?‘ – Gemma

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    • News
    • Mar 20, 2023

    BTR boom

    As a firm we are seeing a huge increase in activity in the build to rent (“BTR“) development sector. BTR is not a ‘new kid on the block’. It has been around for a while. However, in recent times it

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    • News
    • Mar 20, 2023

    Cautious cash – What if my tenant is sanctioned?

    Perplexed by property law? Our Professional Support Lawyer Gemma Cook is here to answer your most pressing questions. If a landlord has a sanctioned tenant, it cannot receive rent, enforce tenant covenants or forfeit the lease without taking further steps.

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    • Mar 20, 2023

    Duval – Do we need to worry?

    In May 2020, the Supreme Court (‘SC‘) handed down its judgment in the case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] UKSC 18. The decision raises interesting points in practice for parties that are looking to obtain or grant

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    • Mar 20, 2023

    Escheated out of your property?

    In the recent High Court case of Dixon v The Crown Estate Commissioners [2022] EWHC 3256 (Ch), two former shareholders of a dissolved company were deemed to have an equitable interest in the dissolved company’s properties, despite the properties having

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    • Mar 20, 2023

    Pay now, argue later about service charge demands

    A recent Supreme Court decision dealt with the interpretation of a standard commercial service charge provision. Landlords and tenants will be interested in the Court’s finding that a certification provision in a service charge created a “pay now, argue later”

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