The Chancellor announced in his budget on 3rd March 2021 that reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax will continue to apply on residential property purchases in England until 30th September 2021. What does this mean? Up to 30th June 2021 If you are purchasing a residential property and paying up to £500,000 then it is likely that you will not have to pay any Stamp Duty Land Tax on your purchase which could mean [...]
The traditional model of mediation where a Mediator meets with both parties in the same room to discuss issues has been challenged by the ongoing lockdown and in the future social distancing may continue to limit a return to the mediation room. However, Mediators are conscious that lockdown may well present new stresses in any family breakdown and having the option to discuss these issues may well be extremely helpful to people. As a result, [...]
(updated 5th January 2021) [line] Our offices Q. Is your office at Avon House, 4 Bridge Street, Christchurch, Dorset open? A. Following the announcement by the Government of a lockdown starting on 5th January 2021 then we can confirm that our offices will only be available for client meetings, strictly by appointment, where a suitable alternative (i.e. a video call) is not possible. As we are limiting the number of visitors to our offices for the safety of our [...]
The Government has published advice on home moving during the coronavirus outbreak. Click here to view the latest advice
In order to keep our staff and clients safe we are stopping all face to face meetings with clients and closing our reception at our Bridge Street office from today (24th March 2020) until further notice. Rest assured that we have a robust business continuity plan in place which will enable us to continue to provide a level of service to our clients over the telephone and online. However, at this challenging time we are [...]
The health and wellbeing of our staff, clients and suppliers is of utmost importance to us. In order to keep our staff and clients safe we are now offering our services by telephone and video calls, as appropriate. Face-to-face meetings will take place only in essential circumstances, as directed by your solicitor. However, it is business as usual and we are more than happy to help so please do get in touch. We have been [...]
Williams Thompson Solicitors are pleased to be sponsoring the Father Christmas Procession and Reindeer at this years Christchurch Christmas Festival. Christchurch Christmas Festival is a wonderful community celebration of Christmas and includes a Christmas market, live music & entertainment, craft market, Christmas Lights Switch on and Father Christmas and his Reindeer. http://www.christchurch.christmas/sponsors/williams-thompson-solicitors
We are extremely pleased to welcome family lawyer Emma Hamilton Cole to Williams Thompson Solicitors LLP. Until recently Emma was the Head of Family Law at one of the large solicitors practices in the Bournemouth/Poole conurbation and we are delighted that she took the decision to join our specialist family law practice. We were aware of the excellent reputation she had for family law work and see it as confirmation of our reputation as a high quality niche [...]
