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The number of mortgages granted to first-time buyers in the third quarter of this year is at its highest level since 2007, according to new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). In total, first-time buyers borrowed £940 million, up 3% on the second quarter and 6% on the third quarter last year. This […]
As we approach Christmas, the talk of many offices will be the upcoming Christmas party. Doing your best to ensure that no colleagues turns up with the same outfit are just one of the many factors that employees need to think about and carefully plan. More often than not, employers will simply be happy (and […]
The waste industry can be a hazardous sector to work in, with 5% of workers sustaining a non-fatal work-related injury every year, and a further 5% developing an illness they believe to be work-related. In the last five years, Health and Safety Executive figures show that 30 waste industry workers lost their lives at work, […]
A woman has been awarded compensation amounting to £335,000 after medical staff failed to prevent the death of her husband from heart failure, reports the Daily Mail. Rohan Rupasingh was only 33-years-old when he suffered a fatal heart attack. His family reportedly had a history of heart problems, and he had apparently shown worrying symptoms […]
The UK has seen an increase in interest from prospective homebuyers for the second month in a row, according to RICS, with 10% more surveyors reporting a rise in demand from buyers during October than a fall. RICS has also found evidence of a continued rise in house prices, with 23% more respondents seeing price […]
A new compulsory pre-action protocol for dealing with personal injury claims is set to come into force at the end of this month. A voluntary protocol currently exists but under the new regime, parties will require to engage with each other and attempt to reach a resolution to the claim prior to the commencement of […]
After recovering from the shock and upset of being involved in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may think about pursuing a personal injury claim. For the vast majority of people this can be the first time they have ever considered making a claim for an injury. “Where do I start; how do I […]
Recent research into attitudes towards housing tenure has found that home-ownership is still the nation’s overwhelming preference and aspiration – and not purely for financial reasons. The research, by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, found 72% of adults want to be home-owners in two years’ time, and 80% hope to own in ten years’ time, […]
On 28th November 2016, The Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service (SCTS) will launch a “New Simple Procedure” for claims with a value of up to £5,000. The New Simple Procedure will be an online system and will apply to all claims but will initially exclude personal injury claims. The inclusion of personal injury claims in […]
If there’s an issue at work that needs resolved, an employer may offer the employee a settlement agreement. These are legally binding agreements aimed at resolving a dispute or smoothly ending the employment relationship. Crucially, they are negotiated confidentially and result in the employee giving up their right to take a claim to the employment […]
A new campaign to raise awareness of the impact that accidents at work, and in particular accidents involving falls from height, can have on workers and their families has been launched by safety charity RoSPA. Falls from Height RoSPA highlights that falls from height were the most common cause of work-related fatalities in 2013/14, with […]
The Employment Tribunal has issued its Judgment in the much awaited case involving the companies behind the Uber app and two drivers. Uber was developed and released in 2010 as a mobile phone app which has over 40,000 taxi drivers signed up, with 30,000 of these being in London alone. The app allows passengers to […]
The latest statistics from Transport Scotland have confirmed that one hundred and sixty-eight people were killed in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2015, which is a reduction of 17% compared to 2014. The statistics are based on the number of road casualties reported to the police in Scotland in 2015. The figures show the […]
On Friday 14th October 2016, the Employment Tribunal in Manchester handed down its Judgment following the Preliminary Hearing of 7,000 Asda workers who have been fighting an equal pay claim against the supermarket. The claims were originally brought in 2008 and the recent Judgment is a significant victory for the workers. The claims were brought […]
The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal had handed down its decision in the much publicised Gay Cake case, more accurate known as Lee v McArthur, McArthur and Ashers Baking Company Ltd. The Court upheld the previous decision of the County Court ruling that Mr Lee was discriminated against after the bakers’ refusal to bake a […]
Recent research conducted by Which? Mortgage Advisers has given an interesting insight into the state of the UK property market 100 days after the Brexit decision. According to the researchers, the picture is a positive one, with stable house prices and cheaper mortgage rates on offer to both first-time buyers and remortgagers. Mortgage Availability The […]
Fatal accidents at work are unfortunately an all too common occurrence. Figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have revealed a downward trend in the rate of fatal injuries in the workplace over the past 20 years, but there are suggestions that this has been levelling off in recent years. The latest figures from […]
Mortgage lending to first-time buyers totalled £5.5 billion in June this year on an unadjusted basis, which is a 28% increase over May and 25% higher than June last year. In total, 34,300 loans were made, up 24% month-on-month and 17% year-on-year. Mortgage Market is Open for Business Looking at lending on an unadjusted basis […]
A construction company from Cardiff has appeared in court on health and safety charges after a worker was seriously injured falling down a lift pit. The man was a specialist drilling contractor and had been employed by the construction company to help refurbish a care home. As he stepped from some scaffolding onto the ground […]
The Supreme Court has recently been called upon to decide which country’s laws should be followed when determining the appropriate level of compensation to be awarded where a British citizen is injured in an accident abroad. Accident Abroad The case concerned a UK resident, Ms Moreno, who was hit by a car whilst on holiday […]