Employment Tribunals – Claims Increase

29th October 2018

Employment Tribunals claims more than doubled According to the Ministry of Justice, in September this year the number of Employment Tribunals claims more than doubled when compared with the same quarter in 2017, up by 10,996 which meant the caseload rose by 130%. In just one quarter. Breaking these figures down. The number of cases:-… View Article

Accelerated Procedure Claim

10th April 2018

Case synopsis on an accelerated procedure claim Our Client sought to recover possession of her property via the accelerated procedure. The claim was commenced and a Defence was subsequently filed.  The first and second hearings were both adjourned due to the Court having insufficient time to consider the issues.  A final one day hearing was… View Article

Employment Tribunal Cases – Minor Error

12th July 2017

When can an Employment Tribunal reject a claim because the name stated in the ET1 differs from the name on the ACAS early conciliation certificate? Before an employee can bring a claim against their employer in the employment tribunal, it is compulsory for them to enter into pre-claim conciliation with ACAS.  A claim can only… View Article

Statutory Demand – What is this?

21st November 2016

What action do I take if a creditor serves me a statutory demand? If a creditor serves you a statutory demand, there are things that you can do.   The first is that you do not need to panic.  However, seeking immediate legal advice from a lawyer would be advisable. Any creditor owed more than £750… View Article

Evicting a Tenant

4th August 2016

Question “Today I have a couple of complaints about one of my tenants and their excessive noise and behaviour causing damage to the property. I cannot put up with this as the risk to my reputation as a landlord is too great and I do not want people in my property that cannot respect the… View Article

Landlord and Lettings Expo – 19 July 2016

29th June 2016

Vantage Legal Services will be exhibiting at the ARLA Landlord and Lettings Expo which will be held at Oadby Racecourse, Leicestershire on 19 July. As specialist landlord and tenant lawyers Qdos will be there to showcase the raft of legal services which they can offer to landlords and letting agents when renting out properties. Services… View Article

Contracts and specific post termination restrictions

4th May 2016

Many employment contracts contain specific post termination restrictions on where and for whom employees can work after their employment terminates. Most commonly the employment contract seeks to prevent employees working for an existing competing business, or setting up a new competing business for a certain time limit after termination, and / or in certain geographical… View Article

3 Common Mistakes that Landlords Make

25th April 2016

Vantage Legal Services deal with a large amount of possession matters each year. We have found that there are common mistakes made in some cases, details of which will be set out below: Serving of the prescribed information The landlord should ensure that the prescribed information has been served on the tenant and it is… View Article

Right to rent checks

9th March 2016

Remember this came into force from 1 February 2016 Private landlords in England will have to carry out right to rent checks on prospective tenants and other authorised occupiers when granting a tenancy.  This came into force on 1 February 2016. Landlords and agents will have to check the nationalities and immigration status of prospective… View Article

Pursuing an unpaid invoice

10th February 2016

When pursuing a party for any debt which may include an unpaid invoice, it is important to ensure that a detailed record is kept of events. This is because the strength of evidence will determine the prospects of success in a case. Therefore, in an action to try and obtain Judgment for an unpaid invoice,… View Article