Insights

There are several changes to inheritance tax, which will need to be considered closely, but many aspects of the tax remain the same.    

One of the unexpected and perhaps unintended consequences of assured shorthold tenancies disappearing overnight and becoming assured tenancies is that assured tenants have succession rights.

This article outlines your rights and obligations under the Electronic Communications Code.

This brief guide explains some of the different Acts that are important to landlord and tenant relationships and the implications of each.

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 grants residential tenants (if they are qualifying tenants) a right of first refusal if a landlord proposes to sell the property. 

Since COVID-19, there have been significant delays in buyers getting themselves registered as the owners of properties; in some instances, the delays can last for up to three years. 

According to the M&A report published by Experian this week, Higgs is ranked 1st for deal volume across the Midlands with 52 disclosable completions thus far in 2024. The team also ranked 9th nationally, the only regional firm to feature in the top 20, and these stats do not include the significant number of transactions which the team completed in the run up to the budget.  

Diversity, equity and inclusion is still the most topical and important subject of debate across the legal sector, specifically in relation to under-representation of Black lawyers.

To help keep Britain’s neighbourhoods neighbourly, experts at Higgs LLP offer essential advice on celebrating responsibly and avoiding legal issues or conflicts with neighbours.

Award-winning law firm, Higgs LLP is on the awards trail again as Senior Associate, Becky Pickering is named as a finalist for Young Lawyer of the Year at the Insider Midlands Young Professionals Awards.

Continuing their run of outstanding recognition this year, the Higgs Property team have been shortlisted for Property Law Firm of the Year at the Insider West Midlands Property Awards.

Between 2019 and 2024, there have been 258,177 completed boundary agreements and, 56% of our property dispute enquiries are about boundaries, it seems Britons have forgotten the advice to “Love thy neighbour.”