Past News
Buy Association article published - 18 May 2010
Helen Woodend from our Property Department has written an article about the demise of Home Information Packs (HIPs) after the announcement by the new coalition government that these are to be scrapped. Click here to read the article on the Buy Association website.
Buy Association article published - 17 May 2010
Our Spanish Legal Department have written an article about the evolution of the Fractional Ownership market and it’s investment potential. Click here to read the article on the Buy Association website.
Home Information Packs - 13 May 2010
Home Information Packs are to be scrapped by the new Coalition Government according to the agreement document which has been released. The coalition agreement document states, in section 11 (Environment), that the two parties have agreed to the "Retention of energy performance certificates while scrapping HIPs". How and when this will take place has not yet been disclosed
Buy Association article published - 7 May 2010
Buy Association has published an article by Alistair Bertrand, head of our Property Law Department regarding the changes to Stamp Duty that were announced in the recent Budget. Click here to read the article.
Buy Association article published - 28 April 2010
Our Spanish Law Department has had an article printed on the Buy Association website on the issue of people buying property abroad without using a solicitor. Click here to read the article.
Fractional Ownership article published - 26 April 2010
Homes and Travel have just posted an article written by our Spanish Law Department on the subject of Fractional Ownership. The article explores some of the myths behind Fractional Ownership. Click here to read the article.
Chebsey & Co on BBC Radio Wales - 31 March 2010
Our Spanish Department was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales by presenter Rhun ap Iorwerth yesterday morning. The subject of the interview was illegal planning permission in Spain and how this affects people who have purchased out there. The interview can be listened to on the BBC iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rrdzj/Good_Morning_Wales_30_03_2010/ If you don't want to listen to the whole show and want to skip to the interview this can be found 2 hours 34 minutes into the show.
Announcement of new Director - Alistair Bertrand - 24 March 2010
We are delighted to announce that Alistair Bertrand has become a Director in Chebsey Law Limited. Speaking about the announcement Keith Chebsey said;
"Alistair is highly experienced and has been assisting with various aspects of the running of the business for some time. It therefore seemed only logical that we recognised his skills and contributions by inviting him to become a Director of the firm.
Alistair will continue to divide his time between our Beaconsfield and Burnham offices. His appointment strengthens the experiences and skills of the Board and this process will continue over the course of the year in readiness for the challenges ahead in the legal world."
Alistair looked forward to the challenges of his new appointment. Talking about his appointment he said;
"I am delighted to join Keith and Caroline as a Director of this dynamic and forward looking firm. I look forward to working with them as the firm continues to build its reputation."
Chebsey & Co exhibiting at A Place In The Sun Live Exhibition
Chebsey & Co will be exhibiting at the A Place In The Sun Live Exhibition which takes place from 26th to 28th March at Earls Court in London . We will have a stand at the Exhibition (EM20) where you can come and speak to our staff about aspects of Spanish Law.
Further to this we will be taking part in two "Ask the Expert" panels each day ("Buying a property in Spain " at 15.00 each day in the Buying Advice Seminar Theatre, and "Emigrating to Europe " each day at 16.00 in the Emigration Theatre). Further to this Peter Esders from our Spanish department will be on the Main Stage at 14.00 on Friday for the AIPP Awards 2010 presentation as he was on the panel of judges for the awards.
Further details of the exhibition can be seen at www.aplaceinthesun.com/exhibition
We look forward to seeing you there.
Property Alerts Articles - 24 March 2010
Peter Esders from our Spanish Department has had an article regarding Fractional Ownership and Timeshare published in Iain Maitland's Property Alerts. The article can be read on the Property Alerts Website http://www.internationalpropertyalerts.co.uk/
Chebsey & Co help judge AIPP Awards 2010 - 15 March 2010
Chebsey & Co were honoured to take part in the judging of the prestigious Association of International Property Professionals Awards 2010 which took place on 11 th March in London . The judges were chosen from some of the most knowledgeable and influential people in the International Property world so we were very flattered to be asked to take part in the judging of the awards.
The judging took all day and was quite intense with some interesting debates. The top three entrants in each category have now been announced on the AIPP website where you can also see details of the awards themselves and the judges http://www.aipp.org.uk/aipp_news/aipp_awards_2010_shortlist_announced/73/news.html
The winners of the awards will be announced at the A Place In the Sun Live 2010 exhibition in Earls Court at 14.00 on 26 th March on the main stage. Although we know the names of winners you are going to have to wait until then to find out who won (after all, as lawyers we know the importance of confidentiality when required). Further details of A Place In The Sun Live can be seen on their website at http://www.aplaceinthesun.com/exhibition/
Chebsey & Co Offices are now on Google Streetview - March 2010
All three of the Chebsey & Co offices are now on Google Street View as is the majority of the country. If you are not aware of what Street View is, think of it as a way of "virtually" walking down a street from your computer. Street View allows you to see the buildings of a particular area without needing to be there, which help view places that you are not familiar with from the comfort of your computer before you visit them in person.
Homes Overseas Magazine Articles - March 2010
Redundancy advice for both employers and employees now available on our website. Click here to view advice or contact our Employment Law Solicitor, Laura Poole on 01494 670440 for further assistance.
Chat with Chebseys - 9 February 2010
Our newsletter, Chat with Chebsey, is now available to download from our newsletter page.
Willmett Solicitors - December 2009
Willmett Solicitors ceased trading at the beginning of December 2009. Many of the Willmett client files have been received by this Firm. Chebsey & Co are not and never have been associated with Willmett Solicitors in any way and are and always have been independent of them. Chebsey & Co were approached for the task of offering continuity for clients, as they have previous experience in this type of situation and have the capacity and expertise to ensure that disruption to clients is kept to a minimum.
Most of the Probate, Wills, trusts and Taxation / Elderly Client files from the Willmett offices in Windsor and Maidenhead are now at the Chebsey & Co office in Beaconsfield.
The Civil Litigation files from the Willmett office in Reading are now at the Chebsey & Co office in Beaconsfield.
The Family files from the Willmett offices in Maidenhead and Woodley are now at the Chebsey & Co office in Burnham.
Contact details of our offices can be seen on our Contact page.
Welcome to Julie Tompkins - September 2009
Chebsey & Co would like to welcome Julie Tompkins, a Solicitor formerly of Willmett Solicitors, Windsor, who joined us on 14 September 2009 as the Head of our Wills, Trusts and Probate Department. Julie is based at our Beaconsfield office and is contactable on 01494 670440 or jat@chebsey.com
Limited Company Status - August 2009
From 1 August 2009 Chebsey & Co (a Firm – Principal M. Keith Chebsey) is to convert to Limited Company Status as approved by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The Company name will be Chebsey Law Limited, Registered Office 51 London End, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 2HW. A company Registered in England & Wales. Company Registered Number 6920136. However the Trading Name will remain Chebsey & Co. Keith Chebsey comments,
“I am pleased that the business continues to develop for the future benefit of staff and customers. At the same time as changing to Limited status, Caroline Dunne will join me on the Board of Directors and this change will enable current and future staff to become owners of the business. The last 12 months had already seen significant developments for the Firm: two mergers (Sommer & Company and Wachtel Fox & Co, Solicitors), a change to the IT software, the closing of two smaller premises in Burnham and Farnham Common and amalgamation into much larger premises in Burnham and the Firm’s achieving the Lexcel Practice Law Society accredited Management Standard in June 2009. My staff say ‘enough for a while’! – however they realise that my drive to develop the business further will only be enhanced by the changes on the 1 August”. M. Keith Chebsey 31 July 2009
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