Business interruption, notifiable diseases...
Posted in Dispute Resolution on 26th May 2021
Does your business interruption policy allow for cover in the event of an occurrence of notifiable disease within a 1 or 25 mile radius of your premises?
If your policy does state this inclusion, your business insurer may be obliged to pay you for loss in income arising from your mandatory closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/2021.
Many small to medium enterprise business owners in the UK are in the midst of making a loss in income claim to their business insurer right now. Whether those policy holders will receive a pay out or a rejection...
Are cyclists allowed on A roads?
Posted in Personal Injury on 12th Mar 2021
There are a lot of misconceptions around the rules of the road when it comes to cycling, and that can be both from cyclists and motorists alike!
One of the most common questions around this is A roads, and are cyclists allowed to ride on them?
A roads are freeways that are often a grade below an actual motorway for a number of reasons. The main differentiators are that A roads can take the form of a dual carriageway with a speed limit of 70mph, or even simply be a single carriageway with a 30mph limit. A motorway on the other is a multi-lane high...
First Time Buyers: Changes to the Help to...
Posted in General News on 15th Feb 2021
The Current Scheme
The Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme was introduced in 2013 to help first time buyers and existing home-owners who wanted to purchase a new-build home but who were struggling to save for a deposit.
Applications for the current scheme ended on 15th December 2020. The current scheme will run until 31 March 2021, when it will be replaced by a new Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme until 2023 when the scheme will come to an end. The new scheme will only be available to first time buyers.
Under the current scheme the Government will lend...
