Buying your home in the UK in 2020 : how can you help to speed up home buyers conveyancing process and meet the stamp duty holiday deadline? With a record numbers of sales being agreed on the UK property market in the last months of 2020, buyers find it taking longer than usual to get from an agreed offer to the completion day. Welcome Home London gives you simple tips to ensure you speed u...

Useful tips from our expert partner EmployEase Discover below the tips to negotiate your terms of employment by Julie Calleux, our expert partner  © Employease: The Employment Practice Ltd 2017 “I am often involved in negotiating terms of employment for new employees. I imagine job offer negotiations are a little like the discussions you would have when negotiating a prenuptial agreemen...

LIL Online : London Bilingual School Offers New Remote Learning Experience to Students Schooling at Home The new LIL Online programme starting Autumn 2020 in Lycee International de Londres Winston Churchill allows homeschooled students and those unable or unwilling to attend school in person to pursue a full, rigorous curriculum live and online. The Lycée International de Londres Winston...

Stamp duty relief : get on property ladder The Government announced from the 8th of July a new stamp duty tax break which means that anyone buying a main home before 31st March 2021 for up to £500,000 will pay no stamp duty. Those spending above £500,000 will only pay tax on the amount over £500,000, equivalent to a saving of £15,000. These changes are effective immediately. For example...

The nuances of British English are not obvious and a little confusing, even if you have lived in other English-speaking countries previously. Although, obviously everybody is an individual, there are typical language rituals for British English & I will share some top tips for areas of misunderstanding & miscommunication to help you navigate your new British life and decoding British Engli...

Dual careers: How to manage your career when your partner is relocated? You are moving next summer. Your partner has been relocated. You have to pack, say goodbye and probably reinvent yourself. What is exactly career coaching for expatriate? Dual careers are mostly no longer an option and all spouses want to preserve their professional identity through the expatriation and moving proces...