Critchley Hall News
10-08-2010 - Open Day Success at Critchley Hall Solicitors
Last Friday's Open Day at our office was a great day for all. ...more
01-08-2010 - 6th August -Open Day at Critchley Hall Solicitors
Come and join us! We're celebrating Yorkshire Day albeit a bit late. There will be FREE ...more
27-05-2010 - HIPS are Suspended!
Good news for those selling their homes - HIPS are no longer required as the government announces that HIPS are suspended with immediate effect. ...more
17-03-2010 - Conveyancing - 'Bungs' & 'Bribes'
Just who is earning what when you sell or purchase a property? ...more
14-12-2009 - VAT Offer About To End - Hurry!
Darling's reduction of VAT to 15% is soon to return to 17.5% ...more
10-11-2009 - Stamp Duty Exemption Deadline - 31st December 2009
On 31 December 2009 the threshold of 1% stamp duty will be reduced from £175,000 back to the previous £125,000 threshold. ...more
02-10-2009 - A Free City in the Balkens - New Book
"A Free City in the Balkens. Reconstructing a Divided Society in Bosnia." This book tells the story of a controversial exercise in post-war nation building in a northern region of t ...more
13-08-2009 - Leyburn in Bloom Winners
A blooming marvellous result as the Golden Lion Yard Project wins 1st place in this year's Leyburn in Bloom competition. Click for full results. ...more
29-07-2009 - "Finders Keepers Losers Weepers"?
It is an age-old dilemma: What should you do when you stumble across cash in the street - a £1 coin or even a £5, £10 or £50 note? And how about if you discover something worth hundreds or thousand ...more
20-07-2009 - Secret Evidence
Secret evidence imperils the core values of British justice - written by afua Hirsch, legal affairs correspondant for the Guardian and published here with her kind permission. ...more
17-07-2009 - Inheritance Tax - What you need to know......
Nobody likes paying any tax, but Inheritance Tax seems to be disliked more than most. Read on for some of the facts…… ...more
25-06-2009 - Critchley Hall supports 'Leyburn in Bloom'
You may have noticed the hanging baskets and tubs brimming with a colourful variety of flowers down Golden Lion Yard as you enter the main car park behind the Golden Lion Hotel... ...more
07-05-2009 - 10 % off Wills for 'Shop Local' Cardholders!
Critchley Hall Joins the 'Shop Local' Scheme – Saving You Money! ...more
07-04-2009 - What Came First the Rabbit or the Egg?
With a little bit of digging around into the history of Easter you can unearth a few surprises – although it’s a thoroughly Christian festival these days, it turns out that Easter actually predates C ...more
23-03-2009 - Boundary Disputes - Words of Caution
In the case of Bradford v James CA (2008) EWCA Cir 1151, Lord Justice Mummory opened with the following: ...more
19-03-2009 - Land Registry - New Triggers
Two new triggers for compulsory first registration come into force on 06 April 2009. ...more
18-03-2009 - Home Information Pack Checklist
Are you putting your house on the market for sale? It's never too early to prepare for your Home Information Pack. ...more
18-03-2009 - Agricultural Law Update
The Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside website www.magic.gov.uk is worthy of a mention ...more
11-02-2009 - The Rules of Inheritance Change
The statutory legacy for bereaved spouses and civil partners has been doubled from 1st July 20099. ...more
15-12-2008 - A Home Information Pack Update
Next Spring, sellers will have to compile their Home Information Packs before they put their property on the market for sale. ...more
01-12-2008 - Darling, could you please pass me some tax cuts?
Special Offer: VAT cuts for one year only! ...more
06-11-2008 - The Need For Care In Drafting, A Case in Point.
In Risegold Ltd v Escala Ltd (2008) EWCA Civ 1180 the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's earlier decision and held that an easement for granting access for 'rebuilding' or 'renewal' can be u ...more
24-09-2008 - Alan Hartley - Forbidden Verse
Poet in Residence? Well no, but Alan Hartley ... ...more
02-09-2008 - Stamp Duty Exemption Level Increases to £175,000
Homebuyers will not have to pay stamp duty on properties costing £175,000 or less for the next 12 months. ...more
02-09-2008 - New Build Properties - 'Disclosure of Incentives'
From 1st September, developers of any newly-built, converted or renovated property must complete a new ‘disclosure of incentives’ form revealing if they have offered buyer incentives. ...more
01-09-2008 - Inheritance - Changes to 'Statutory Legacy'
Partners of people who die without a will stand to be better off after the Ministry of Justice announced major changes to inheritance rules last week. ...more
07-08-2008 - A Little Bit of History - Mr John Critchley
John Critchley was an auctioneer of 29 Towngate, Leyland near Preston. Amongst his papers was the following newspaper report of a case in April 1900 heard in Leyburn County Court (now the first floor ...more
17-07-2008 - Secret Witnesses, We Don't Need Them Now
Articles appear from time to time which will be of interest. This article is by Geoffrey Robertson QC and is posted with his kind permission. ...more
16-07-2008 - Something Different
A poem by William Carlos William William Carlos Williams' poetry books include Al Que Quiere! (1917) and Journey to Love (1953). His concerns come across in several of his remarks, such as: "All a ...more
20-06-2008 - Discretionary Trusts - An Update
The impact of the new provisions by H M Revenue & Customs ...more
19-06-2008 - ATTENTION! Calling all Residential Landlords
From 1st October 2008, a landlord will need to provide an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to prospective tenants the first time that the property is let or re-let after that date. ...more
30-04-2008 - Critchley Hall Solicitors Come To Swaledale
We are pleased to be able to offer our legal services to the residents of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale at the Hudson House Rural Resource and Enterprise Centre in Anvil Square Reeth ...more
29-04-2008 - Land Registration - An Update
Although land registration was introduced in 1925 for England and Wales, it was only in 1989 that steps were taken by the Land Registry to secure the registration of the outstanding unregistered prop ...more