Ramsdens Solicitors are pleased to announce the retention of two of their newly qualified Solicitors, who were admitted to the roll at the start of the month. Laura Whiteley qualifies into our Private Client team and will be based at our Halifax office, while Emily Walker joins the Litigation and Employment team and will be based at our Edgerton office.

When you buy a residential property, you are usually liable to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on any amount of the purchase price over £125,000 (at rates that increase in bands proportionally to the purchase price, rising from 2% of the portion from £125,001 to £250,000, to 12% on any amount above £1.5 million).

Ramsdens are proud to have supported National Road Victim Month this August, considering the impact of serious injuries and death on our roads. We support the charity Brake and the work they carry out to help improve roads, driver awareness and our overall attitudes towards road safety.

Lucy Parker has recently joined Ramsdens Child Care team following completion of her training contract at Ramsdens. Lucy represents parents and wider family members in Public Law Proceedings.

Ramsdens Solicitors is continuing to expand its presence in York with the appointment of Jennifer Slater, who joins the Private Client team as a solicitor. Jennifer’s appointment comes after the firm’s recent acquisition of Ramsdens Burn & Co based in York and Easingwold.

£19 million funding has been granted by the Government to expand support for survivors of domestic abuse services across England. This funding is to help survivors of abuse, and will go towards the provision of refuge beds, education and life skills training. Councils in England that are working with domestic abuse support charities will be able to bid for a share of funding, to help support victims in their local areas.

Sarah Ward, Partner is our Family team has featured in RightsInfo where she was discussing the need to end archaic divorce laws, which can force ex-partners to remain married in extreme circumstances.

The UK Government is determined to speed up and simplify the home-buying process, following the launch of a review in October 2017 aimed in part at reducing the 25% of prospective sales that collapsed before completion; a staggering proportion.