Letting Agents Fees to Tenants to be Outlawed as soon as possible
In his autumn statement Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that letting agents in England are to be banned from charging fees to tenants ‘as soon as possible’. At the moment letting agents are able to charge…
John Baddeley, director at Wake Smith looks at the importance of SMEs to the UK economy
New research has shown that small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the top 10 UK cities are forecast to contribute £217bn to the UK economy by 2020. The research conducted with the Centre for Economics…
What happens in an inquest?
I am often asked to give advice about inquests and sometimes to represent a family at the hearing itself. It is a difficult time for a bereaved family. It is important that the family have an awareness, as early…
John Baddeley, director at Wake Smith Solicitors takes a look back at the legal year
“Wake Smith has had a good year and we have seen no reduction in terms of commercial and commercial property work, considering the UK's decision to leave the European Union and the impact this may have had. “Activity…
Spotlight on.. Jo Malcolm
Spotlight on Jo Malcolm Residential Conveyancer Lives: Penistone, Sheffield (technically Barnsley, but Sheffield sounds better!) Education: Mexborough Comprehensive School & 6th Form – I left after the…
Spotlight On.. Rachel Baseley
Lives:Sheffield Education: I went to a rural comprehensive school in Herefordshire (it was assumed we’d end up working in agriculture so we had lessons in how to identify different breeds of sheep, cattle, pigs…
Licensing Of Houses In Multiple Occupation
On 18 October 2016 the government launched a consultation on proposals to extend the scope of mandatory licensing for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and impose a national minimum room size for HMOs. It seems…
Solicitor uncovers South Yorkshire hospital trust investigation
A legal case, undertaken by Sheffield’s Wake Smith Solicitors, has uncovered a South Yorkshire hospital's high-level investigation into its own failures surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis…
Commercial property team takes to the road
FOUR members of the commercial property team at Wake Smith Solicitors will take to the city’s streets for the debut Sheffield 10k this weekend. Commercial property solicitors Paul Gibbon and Tom Weightman plus…
Wake Smith’s IT assistant Steve Ford talks about his passion for music production
My musical influence and inspiration came from my grandad. He was a music teacher and played the piano in the war. I used to listen to him playing and being around him gave me the confidence to play too. I was lucky...
