Ant McPartlin and his ex-wife have recently been in the news with their 30 second divorce. But what does this mean? Is this true? Can you get one? In recent years we have continuously been told about celebrities who are able to get “quickie” divorces. Lilly Macintosh and Professor Green were married for two years…
Pictons Solicitors LLP located in Herts, Beds and Bucks has once again secured membership to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme – the mark of excellence for the home buying process. This is the 6th year in a row that Pictons has achieved CQS accreditation. Pictons underwent rigorous assessment by the Law Society in order…
Changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDTL) Relief following the Autumn 2018 Budget. On Monday, 29th October, the Chancellor Phillip Hammond, announced changes to the current SDLT regime. The new measures will apply to individuals who fall within the “first-time buyers” category purchasing shared ownership homes valued up to £500,000. Who are “first time buyers”?…
Are you approaching the end of your fixed term commercial lease? If you are running your business from commercial premises subject to a contractual tenancy, it might be worthwhile checking whether your lease says anything about the Security of Tenure provisions to ascertain whether you can renew your lease and continue to run your business…
This week Pictons hosted the final of three summer networking events held on the rooftop terrace at their new offices in Luton. Pictons moved in to their new state of the art offices at 5th Floor, Hampton by Hilton, 42-50 Kimpton Road, LU2 0FP on the 30th April and the move has been an unprecedented…
Siobhan Rooney of Pictons Solicitors visited a Bumps and Babies group in Milton Keynes last Monday run by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) to talk to young parents about safeguarding their futures from a legal perspective. Siobhan, a Partner and Head of Family and Private Client at Pictons was there to offer support and guidance…
Leading regional law firm Pictons Solicitors supported The Disability Resource Centre for Carers Week on Friday 15th June from 2pm-6pm at Poynters House in Dunstable. Pictons, which has offices in Luton, Milton Keynes and Tring, was represented at the event by Siobhan Rooney, one of the firm’s Partners who heads the Private Client department and…
Pictons Solicitors have promoted Pauline Carlin, who is based in the firm’s Tring office, to Partner. The promotion means the company’s team now comprises 45 staff, including six partners and three associates spread across offices in Luton, Milton Keynes and Tring. Pauline Carlin is a specialist Residential Property Solicitor with 10 years of experience advising on…
Leading regional law firm Pictons have moved to new, state of the art offices in Luton. The firm chose to leave its offices in Dunstable Road and has headed just 1.5 miles across town to 5th Floor, Hampton by Hilton, 42-50 Kimpton Road, LU2 0FP from April 30. Pictons’ Managing Partner, Sukh Saini, said: “Having…
Work has now commenced on the Direct Air-Rail Transit (DART) which will connect Luton Parkway Station to the terminal at Luton Airport with a journey time of under 4 minutes. Sukh Saini, Managing Partner at Pictons, commented “the DART is a really great development for everyone in Luton and from a business perspective can only…