As a solicitor working predominantly in Residential Property, I come across a lot of Restrictive Covenants. I am often asked by my clients; ‘What is a Restrictive Covenant?’ or; ‘It...

Some good news for the property market, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a raft of measures worth up to £30 billion as part of his plan to rescue the economy...

We are bidding farewell to Margaret Taylor as she retires after a career as a solicitor of over 40 years. Margaret qualified as a solicitor 1979 and has always worked...

Last month, the government announced that the buying and selling of homes was to be permitted again amid the coronavirus pandemic. Estate agents and letting agents were also allowed to...

An article written by Amy Browning, one of our Wills and Probate team. COVID-19 – what a start to the new decade. This pandemic has meant changes to working practices...

The housing market is set to resume from 13th May after changes made to lockdown restrictions were announced late on Tuesday. This has come out of the blue for many...

As you will have seen, we are still busy working to provide the standard of legal services that our clients have come to expect from us whilst keeping our staff...

The Government restrictions to try to reduce the spread of Covid19 have now been in place for 3 weeks, and throughout that time MCP have remained open for business and...

We are delighted to share some good news in these troubled times. From 1st April the firms of Metcalfe Copeman & Pettefar and Pooley, Bendall and Watson solicitors have merged,...

It has been a busy start to the year for the property market. The Land Registry’s digital mortgage service has now seen it’s 7,000th mortgage deed signed electronically, nearly two...

Ideally, most of us would wish to have sole control of our financial affairs. However, unwelcome events can occur which may prevent that. As a solution, many people make a...

The number of people marrying over the age of 65 has increased dramatically. What can be done to protect their extended families and a lifetime of assets? The Office for...

The cost of care home fees can rise into the tens of thousands meaning that the family home could be at risk of sale in order to cover those costs....

With great sadness we have to report the loss of our friend and colleague Tim Stevenson who died on Saturday the 16th November. We will miss him greatly and our...

We are delighted to congratulate Jack Peart who qualifies as a solicitor today. Jack has been with MCP since he left University after taking his law degree, firstly as a...

The Help to Buy ISA scheme introduced by the government in 2015 is coming to an end – act now if you want to open up an account! The scheme...

It has recently been announced that shared ownership properties could be getting an overhaul. Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has unveiled plans to change shared ownership schemes which allow people to...

Our firm was established in 1784; that is 235 years ago. However, even that statistic is scarcely more than a blink of the eye when it comes to the vintage...

Congratulations to Tracey Bright our Head Cashier who joined MCP 30 years ago today. Tracey started work at the firm on a youth training scheme at the age of 16...

We are very pleased to announce three new promotions at MCP. Baljit Bem and Chloe Kitchen who both work at our Peterborough office were made Associates on 1st July 2019,...

The Government has announced its plans to extend civil partnerships to opposite sex couples by the end of the year. Under the Civil Partnership Act 2004 same sex couples can...

The recent County Court decision in Caridon Property Ltd v Monty Shooltz is of crucial importance to all landlords of assured shorthold tenants. The decision in the case was that...

After announcing in April that a new law would be introduced enabling married couples to divorce without the need to attribute blame, Justice Secretary David Gauke has on 13th June...

A team from MCP Solicitors will be taking part in the Great East Anglian Run in King’s Lynn on Sunday 5th May. The team of Helen Robinson, Natasha Maslakova and...

After years of campaigning by family lawyers the government has at last announced that they will be introducing a new law which will allow married couples to divorce without the...

Sarah Gregory and Amy Browning from the Probate Department at our Thetford office have won the County Practices Best Overall Performance Winner’s award at the 2018/19 St Nicholas Hospice Wilfred...

We are very pleased to announce that Steph Hunter who works at our Peterborough office has just qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive. Steph joined us in 2014 after obtaining...

A lot has been said about the current state of the UK housing market with many forecasting that the outlook is the worst since records began. This is being blamed...

For some years MCP’s Thetford office has supported St Nicholas Hospice in Bury St Edmunds. We prepare Wills for no charge during their annual Wills Week, and instead of paying...

On Monday, some of our team had an enjoyable day at Wisbech Schools Careers Convention held at the Thomas Clarkson Academy. We spent time talking to year six students from...