The estranged wife of a German businessman has told a divorce court judge how she cannot find a “very good hairdresser” in England even though she moved to London nearly two years ago. Clarissa Pierburg said she feels compelled to visit a hairdresser in Dusseldorf, Germany. The problem was revealed to Mr Justice Moor after
A landlord has lost his fight to be able to hold a licence to rent properties again after a tribunal found he wasn’t a “fit and proper” landlord. Derrick Morgan appealed to the Residential Property Tribunal after Rent Smart Wales (RSW) refused to grant him a landlord licence. However, the tribunal has now dismissed
A UK divorce court judge has ended the marriage of Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Princess Tessy. Mr Justice MacDonald pronounced a decree absolute at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. A ruling on the division of money and property was published by Mr Justice MacDonald four months ago
International students are to be given visa extensions of up to a year to look for work in the UK as part of a package of government measures to increase numbers of overseas students after Brexit. The move represents a break with current policy, where students are allowed to stay for just four months after graduation.
A tenant who caused £25,000 worth of damage to the flat she was renting out has been evicted. The property East Yorkshire was found in a ‘disgusting’ condition by its landlord, with holes in the walls, smashed windows and ripped up floorboards. The radiators were ripped from walls lying on top of mounds of rubbish.
A new law has come into force enabling people living in rented accommodation the opportunity to sue their landlords over unfit homes. On Wednesday, March 20, the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act came into effect, allowing tenants to go to the courts if they feel their landlord is not keeping their property well maintained.
An Omani businessman worth more than £300million has been ordered to give his ex-wife £25million after she argued she needed a £400,000-a-year for holidays and a further £60k for pocket money. The Family Division of the High Court in London heard the case of Talal Al Zawawi, 48 and his ex-wife Leila Hammoud, 36. Ms Hammoud said
According to new figures, Scottish couples who chose a humanist wedding are less likely to divorce than those who had other types of marriage ceremony. The statistics were revealed by BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme, obtained from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). Humanist weddings have been legal in Scotland since 2005 and are
The Home Office reached an out-of-court settlement with the charity The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) who had threatened a judicial review over the registration system for EU citizens. JCWI agreed to drop its application for a judicial review after Sajid Javid’s department made changes to its guidance to caseworkers in relation to
New research suggests cash buyers can save thousands of pounds when buying a house compared to those buying with a mortgage. According to finance specialist One77 Mortgages, who analysed house price data from the Land Registry, it costs those buying with a mortgage on average 9 percent more than cash buyers. Alastair McKee, managing director of