We are pleased to welcome Margaret Ilori to the team
Ashworths are pleased to announce the arrival of a new member to the team. Margaret Ilori joined the firm in March 2025 as a Consultant Solicitor specialising in leasehold enfranchisement. Margaret has extensive expertise in landlord and tenant matters with decades of experience handling both straightforward and complex property transactions. She is especially skilled in […]
Renters’ Reform
Reform of the rental market has been a talking point for many years, but it finally looks like new legislation will be introduced in a month or two’s time which will make some significant changes to the way that residential property is let out. The Renters’ Rights Bill is currently in the Committee stage of […]
What can we expect from our new Government in relation to planning?
Following last week’s election we have a new government in power and significant changes are expected to the UK’s planning system and housing sector. Forming part of the Labour Party’s manifesto was a commitment to building 1.5 million homes during the next parliament, but how are the government planning to do this? The government’s immediate […]
From Tiny Acorns…
One of the questions we often receive from buyers when they are purchasing a property is what is a tree preservation order (TPO) and how will it affect the trees within their property – particularly if they have potential development plans. Even if a tree is not protected, what is the effect of the property […]
We are pleased to welcome Areej Regeb and Hoshvan Sadiq to the team
Ashworths are pleased to announce the arrival of two new members of the team! Areej Regeb joined us at the end of 2023 and is a experienced residential property lawyer. In March she was joined by Hoshvan Sadiq who is recently qualified and who will be assisting with commercial and residential transactions. We are delighted […]
Commercial Leases
What Landlords and Tenants should do There has been some misleading reporting around the measures that the Government have introduced relating to commercial rents. Contrary to popular belief, there is no automatic moratorium on rents. Instead, what the Government has done is to announce a temporary freeze on a Landlord’s ability to forfeit a lease […]
Our collection for the local food bank
We’re collecting for Trussell Trust again For the second year running the staff at Ashworths have teamed up with the other occupiers of The Old Exchange (Cargostore Worldwide Trading and American Tax Returns) to collect food and other essential items for the Trussell Trust. Adopting the principle of a “reverse advent calendar” everyone is depositing […]
Renting Business Premises
Renting Business Premises Jamie Coates talks about what you should look for in article that was first published in Wimbledon Time & Leisure Magazine in August 2016. Setting up a business requires careful planning and it is usually best to focus on one aspect at a time starting with market research, creating a business plan and […]
Where does it all go wrong with leaseholds?
So you’ve completed on your flat purchase – and then what? Where can it all go wrong? Typically once you have completed your flat purchase, you move in, file away any papers received from your solicitor, and carry on with living your life in their new home. Many of you will treat the flat as […]
The Budget and SDLT Changes
Increases to commercial property rates The announcement in the budget that non-residential rates would rise from midnight caught most people unaware. There was never a particular reason for the disparity between the “slice” system for residential property and the “slab” system for non-residential property, and this distinction has now been abandoned. Not only did the […]