In the event that you and your spouse are unable to agree on the way in which your marital assets should be split upon divorce, it might be necessary for the family court to intervene. The outcome of such cases is often uncertain. This is mainly due to the fact that the law allows the […]
We are taking part again this year in Remember a Charity in your Will Week to help raise awareness of the importance of gifts left in Wills. This year’s campaign is calling on the public to ‘Have your Say on the World You Want to Pass On’ in an attempt to inspire charitable gifts in […]
Probate is the process of administering a person’s affairs after they have died. All assets that the deceased owned need to be listed and scheduled and in some cases this information has to be sent to the Inland Revenue to determine if there is any Inheritance Tax to pay. The complexity and length of a […]
Japanese Knotweed is a highly invasive plant that can seriously damage buildings, roads and pavements. Such damage, caused by the plant’s rapidly growing roots and stems, is estimated to cost the UK economy over £166 million per year in treatment costs and property devaluations. Japanese Knotweed, more formally referred to as Fallopia Japonica, was first […]
When some children in the stepfamily have different surnames, the parent and stepparent may want everyone in the new family unit to have the same surname. However you cannot simply change a child’s last name when you remarry or set up a new partnership. There is a common misconception that it is simple and straight […]
A Health and Care Lasting Power of Attorney enables you to appoint a person or persons you trust to make health and welfare decisions on your behalf if you lose capacity to make those decisions yourself. This Power also includes allowing those persons to consent or refuse life sustaining treatment on your behalf. For various […]
We have heard of instances where staff in some banks and other financial institutions are making it difficult for people who need to operate accounts on behalf of elderly parents or other family members via a Power of Attorney. Bank staff sometimes lack the training to deal with the Powers of Attorney and this can […]
The Government has recently announced plans to ban developers selling new-build houses as leaseholds (rather than freeholds) where this is unnecessary (i.e. where there are no communal facilities to administer). The announcement comes amid much controversy surrounding private ‘management companies’ that purchase freeholds from developers and then sting homeowners with huge and unjustifiable fees. In […]
We are delighted to announce that we have today received confirmation that our reaccreditation application to the Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality scheme (WIQS) has been approved for another year. WIQS is the Law Society’s best practice quality mark for wills and estate administration advice that demonstrates our commitment to the highest standards of […]
We all know that we should write a will, but too few of us know we should also consider making a Lasting Power of Attorney. According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025. This will soar to 2 […]
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