Law and Rights UK

Housing News

Jun 30, 2018 Minimum bedroom sizes introduced for houses in multiple occupation
May 28, 2018 Rogue landlords get their comeuppance: Banning Orders and databases
Mar 23, 2018 Wales: the right to buy/acquire to be abolished from 2019
Oct 9, 2017 Scotland: only Scottish Private Residential Tenancies from 1st December

Employment News

Nov 15, 2018 Biometric residence permits: how to apply in updated guidance
May 22, 2018 What not to wear: government offers guidance
Apr 3, 2018 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates rise
Mar 6, 2018 Employment tribunal awards to go up from April 2018

Social Security News

Both parents working? Universal Credit and childcare explained

Jun 24, 2018

If you, or both you and your partner are working you may be able to get support with the childcare costs you pay to a registered or approved childcare provider. Guidance has been issued by the Department for Work and Pensions to explain what you need…

Apr 5, 2018 From 6 April the NIC rates and limits are set to rise
Feb 5, 2018 DLA and Carer’s Allowance: new forms from the DWP
Jan 31, 2018 Gender recognition: how pensions and benefits may be affected

Immigration News

Biometric residence permits: how to apply in updated guidance

Nov 15, 2018

Guidance has been updated by UK Visas and Immigration to help foreign nationals find out how to apply for a biometric residence permit (BRP) and help employers learn whether prospective staff can work in the UK. Foreign nationals from outside …

Jun 24, 2018 Settled status for EU citizens and their families – what’s it all about?
Apr 16, 2018 What to do next: undocumented Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK
Jun 18, 2017 New immigration guidance on studying under Tier 4

Family Law News

Take the stress out the school holidays: Tax-Free Childcare

Jul 25, 2018

Almost a third of parents in Great Britain (31%) feel stressed trying to arrange childcare for the school holidays according to a YouGov poll. The poll for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) also found that around a third of British parents (30%) worried …