Exciting news to share! The finalists for the Enterprise Vision Awards “EVAS” have recently been announced and Charlotte Russell is a finalist. The EVAS celebrate and promote women in business and Charlotte has been selected as a finalist in the customer service category. Charlotte, Partner and Head of the Residential Conveyancing Team at Oglethorpe Sturton [...]
The Register of Overseas Entities, created under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, has recently been launched. The Register will store details of most foreign companies that own property in the UK, in a similar way to how Companies House stores details on UK companies. In order to purchase and sell land, foreign [...]
We are delighted to once again be recognised in The Legal 500 rankings. The Legal 500 recognises individual solicitors and teams who provide ‘the most cutting edge and innovative advice’. In this year’s publication the firm has both improved upon our existing ranking and expanded the number of teams recognised for their work. Oglethorpe Sturton [...]
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 8 February 2022. When it comes into force, it will limit the ground rent payable on most new long residential leases in England and Wales. Certain types of leases are excepted from the ground rent restrictions in the 2022 Act: business leases, statutory lease [...]
Our continued excellence in the residential conveyancing process has been recognised by the Law Society in the extension of our Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) status. A nationally recognised scheme, the CQS sets out best practice in the buying and selling of residential property and demonstrates to clients, lenders and the wider residential conveyancing community that [...]
