Connaught Law Blog

Around 4.8 million properties in England are leasehold — roughly one home in five — and buying one is not like buying a freehold.…

International medical graduates sit PLAB 2 in the UK as visitors: the £135 Standard Visitor visa covers the exam, a retake extension can add…

Nerve damage compensation in the UK is valued through the body region affected: the Judicial College Guidelines contain no single nerve-damage chapter, so a…

Selling a leasehold flat is a documents game: the sale moves at the speed of the management pack, prices off the unexpired term, and…

Renting in London is still a competition — but since 1 May 2026 it is a refereed one. Section 21 evictions are gone, every…

How much is tinnitus compensation? Under the Judicial College Guidelines 18th edition (April 2026), slight tinnitus alone is valued at up to £9,260, slight…

Hand and finger injury compensation is valued under the hand chapter of the Judicial College Guidelines, 18th edition (April 2026), which prices injuries by…

If you drive, ride or deliver for a platform, your legal status decides everything — whether you get the minimum wage, paid holiday and…

When the hammer falls at a property auction, you have exchanged contracts — no survey condition, no cooling-off, no renegotiation. Caveat emptor still governs…

Portugal’s Golden Visa remains open in 2026, despite persistent reports that the programme has ended. What actually closed, in October 2023, was the real…

Violence against women and girls covers a range of crimes and behaviours — from domestic abuse and sexual violence to stalking, coercive control and…

The UK fiancé visa gives you six months to enter the UK, marry your British or settled partner, and switch onto the spouse visa…