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What is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney and why is it recommended to have one? Head of Wills & Probate Gaynor Cooke explains…
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Leasehold Extension?
Intending to sell your leasehold flat but wanting the lease term extended? Harold G Walker provides an explanation of how this may be achieved and what is involved.
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Boundary Dispute?
Has the winter storms caused damage to boundary fences, trees and hedges? Time to carry out repairs and restoration works but in doing so, be mindful of where your boundaries are.
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Family Law and Jurisdiction
Whatever the outcome of Brexit, what has been highlighted are the international legal issues affecting families who are spread across different countries, including the UK, EU and beyond.
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Commercial Rent Reviews
Commercial rent reviews are complex and specialist legal advice should be taken when entering into a Lease.
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Help to Buy ISA
The Help to Buy ISA is a scheme offered by the government for first time buyers, whereby you put money into a specific ISA savings account.
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Spring Clean Your Will
Having spent your working life to provide for yourself and those around you, you need to be assured the assets you have worked so hard for, pass to the people you love.
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Living Together?
Accordingly to the Office of National Statistics, there are approximately 3.3 million unmarried couples living together in the UK. That is 1 family in 5! However, when it comes to money and property, the law concerning couples who are married and those who are not, is very different.
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The Will Making Process
The Will Making Process. We spend our lives working to provide for ourselves and the people we love. To ensure the assets you have worked so hard for, pass to the people you love, it is important to make a Will to ensure your wishes are carried out.
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Thinking of Signing Your House Over to Reduce Inheritance Tax?
Are you thinking of signing your house over to your children to decrease the value of your estate, either for inheritance tax purposes or to avoid paying care home fees? Here are a few things that should be considered before making that decision.
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