Askews Legal LLP are a firm of Solicitors in Coventry who have a dedicated residential conveyancing team that are experienced in dealing with indemnity insurance policies and any issues, which may be flagged up during the conveyancing process. When you are buying a property your solicitors will review the contract documents they receive from the…
Need to suspend an Employee? Our Top Tips!
As a general rule, some employers will suspend employees when they are suspected of committing gross misconduct. However, employers should be cautious about suspending as a matter of course. Is it a neutral act? Whilst it is commonly cited that suspension is a neutral act, and your suspension letter will likely state this, suspension is…
Do not let unpaid bills become your business’s epitaph
How would you feel if after making it to the finish line in a race, you were told you had to run another mile, uphill, in order to get your medal? This is the message which business owners all too often receive from their customers. So much that one of the leading causes of businesses…
Is your ground rent grounded?
An issue that is becoming more and more prevalent in the world of leasehold properties is escalating ground rents. Newspapers in the past have reported the outrage of some property owners finding that their home has become unsellable because the doubling ground rent has spiralled into the thousands. This however is just the start of…
Providing Employee References
Two questions asked by employers alike are: Do I have to provide an ex-employee with a reference? If I provide a reference, what can I say in it? Employers should carefully consider whether to provide a reference and what to include within the same. This is because an employer owes the ex-employee a duty to…