Connaught Law Blog

A declaration of trust remains the single most effective legal tool for protecting money invested in jointly owned property in 2026 – whether you…

A Part 36 offer is the most powerful settlement tool in civil litigation. Made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules, it puts…

Serious organised crime is not only a policing problem — it is a business risk. Legitimate companies are drawn into money laundering, targeted by…

Every private landlord in England will have to register themselves and every property they let on the new PRS database, with rollout starting in…

Since 1 May 2026 the arithmetic of rent arrears eviction has changed: Ground 8 now requires three months’ arrears — thirteen weeks for weekly…

A tenant facing eviction in England now holds a stronger hand than at any point in decades: section 21 is gone, every possession claim…

Evicting a tenant in England means proving a legal ground, serving the right notice, and seeing a county court claim through to enforcement —…

Grounds for possession are now the only lawful route to recovering a rented property in England. Since section 21 ended on 1 May 2026,…

A rent repayment order lets a tenant claw back rent from a landlord who committed a housing offence — no conviction required, and since…

Section 21 is gone. Since 1 May 2026 no new no-fault notice can be served in England, every private tenancy runs as a periodic…

A re-entry ban is a fixed period during which an application for entry clearance must be refused. Its length does not depend on what…

Almost every UK immigration route now asks for English at a stated CEFR level. Which level depends on the route, and a test is…