Coronavirus update – business continues
March 27th 2020Following the most recent Government announcements we want to let our clients know we are still here to help you through this challenging time. For the safety and wellbeing of our staff and visitors we have closed our office doors, but very much remain open for business, with our teams working remotely to continue to provide you with our services. Our phone lines are open, and your call will be…
Coronavirus and Mortgage Payment Holidays
March 26th 2020As Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors are members of the UK200Group we are able to share with you the following information on Coronavirus and Mortgage Payment Holidays which has been brought to our attention by Ann Bibby, Vice Chair of the UK200Group Tax Panel and Partner, Ellacotts. She has received the below from Andrew Green, Caboodle Financial Services Ltd. We hope you will find this beneficial and we will continue to keep…
Summary of the UK Government’s policy on ‘Furlough’ and the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme
March 24th 2020As Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors are members of the UK200Group we are able to share with you the latest advice on ‘Furlough’ from Helen Spencer FCIPD, Managing Partner Whittingham Riddell. We hope you will find this beneficial and we will continue to keep you informed of any useful advice during this difficult time. Q: What does the word ‘furlough’ mean? Furlough generally means a temporary leave of absence from work. This…
Tenant fails to get extra compensation for building work noise
March 24th 2020A tenant has lost his appeal to increase the compensation offered by the landlord for noise and disturbance caused by building work. The tenant was a dentist. In 2010 he had purchased a practice and had taken over the lease of its premises, which had a rent of £14,500 per annum. The landlord began works to convert the rest of the building into a hotel. No works took place at…
Ultra running solicitor starts her ideal job with leading legal firm in dream location
March 23rd 2020Ultra running solicitor Krystal Garnett couldn’t be in a better place today when it comes to starting her new job. Krystal has landed her ideal role at top legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors in a part of the country she loves. “I am so excited to get started. Cartmell Shepherd has such a good reputation, they are held in such high regard, I know they are one of the best…
Access to help for Businesses – Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 19th 2020Following on from the Budget and the announcement this week from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Government has announced a package of measures to help businesses deal with the coronavirus. The help available is in a number of forms: – Business rates reductions, and grants for businesses who have low rate bills – Extending statutory sick pay (SSP), and allowing employers to reclaim it. – More scope for deferring…
MPs call for root and branch reforms to cut inheritance tax
March 19th 2020A group of MPs have called for root and branch reforms of the inheritance tax system, including a cut in the standard rate from 40% to 10%. They also want to scrap most of the current tax reliefs, including the seven-year rule that allows you to pass on wealth without any tax implications. Instead, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inheritance and Intergenerational Fairness wants a new annual allowance of £30,000…
Athena Brands wins contract dispute with Superdrug Stores
March 18th 2020Athena Brands has won a contract dispute with Superdrug Stores over the supply of various cosmetic products. Athena claimed that it had entered into a binding agreement with Superdrug in an exchange of emails with one of its employees. In the course of the email exchange, Athena had asked the employee to confirm that he was placing orders and committing to the specified yearly minimum quantity. He had emailed back…
Coronavirus update – we are open for business
March 17th 2020Following on from the latest Coronavirus update from the Prime Minister, we are issuing the following advice and guidance. We very much remain open for business and committed to providing you with the best possible service. We take the health and wellbeing of our team, our clients and our visitors seriously and consider it our number one priority. Heeding the current Government advice on reducing social contact we are instigating…
Retirement beckons for solicitor who has served her community for 35 years
March 16th 2020A HIGHLY-RESPECTED consultant and former director at a leading firm of solicitors is retiring after 35 years serving her community. Diana Armstrong, who joined Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors at its Haltwhistle office in 1985, retires at the end of the month. Clients and colleagues are due to mark Diana’s milestone with an afternoon tea party and an early evening social in Haltwhistle on Monday. Diana, who lives near Chollerford with her…
