What happens if you die without making a Will? Although we are constantly encouraging and advising people to make Wills not everybody follows this advice. Therefore if you die without making a Will, your estate will be dealt with in accordance with the law of intestate succession and it is commonly known as an ‘intestacy’. […]
Myths and Truths It’s a commonly held belief that parties that live together for any significant length of time gain ‘rights’ against their partner and/or their partner’s property and assets. People often refer to ‘common law’ husband or wives when referring to couples living together. The actual position is that, in law, there are no […]
Every child needs a safe, secure home with people they can love and trust. Special Guardianship is one way of providing this when children can’t live with their birth families and adoption isn’t suitable. Every child needs to feel secure and settled in a family that loves and values them. That means strong attachments to […]
A short guide for first time employers Over the last 5 years or so many businesses have closed or drastically reduced the size of their work force. This has quite often meant that people have found themselves being made redundant but with a substantial redundancy package. People in such a position can be vulnerable because […]
How to avoid the ‘builder headache’ The more developers I act for, it becomes increasingly apparent, that building plots and larger development sites are thwart with perils for the unwary. This is no criticism of developers, on the contrary, I have the greatest sympathy with the builder who wants to get on site to ‘break […]
If you have made a Will you should have appointed one or more people to act as your Executor. Maybe you have been appointed as an Executor yourself. In either case, you will appreciate the vital role an Executor plays in the administration of an estate. Careful consideration is needed before you decide who you […]
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” (L Tolstoy) When relationships break down it is a painful time not only for the parents, but also for the children and expert legal advice is essential to inform arrangements that can be made that benefit the children and provide them […]
With the increase in online shopping and the latest annual spending figures topping nearly £78 billion, surely shopping for your legal services online would seem an obvious choice. If you Google ‘low cost Conveyancing’ or ‘cheap conveyancing’ an array of online firms appear promising an excellent service at a cut price. As with most things, […]
The Budget 2011 introduced a number of changes to the SDLT regime. Some will encourage investors to the property market however changes to legislation have also made it harder for the consumer to avoid SDLT. The following sections detail the changes to SDLT made in the 2011 Budget delivered by the Chancellor, George Osborne on […]
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