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Conveyancing Solicitors Fees
If you’ve just had an offer accepted on a property or are considering selling your home, it’s time to start thinking about conveyancing fees in the UK.
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What To Consider When Forming A Charity
There are many benefits to setting up a charity, namely tax relief, an ability to receive certain grants and funding and payment of reduced business rate. However, most charities are regulated by the Charity Commission and there are responsibilities involved. Chartered Legal Executive Beth Kay advises caution to anyone thinking of setting up a charity and explains more.
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Unveiling The Changes In STEP Provisions Third Edition
Trainee Solicitor Charlotte Toms discusses the importance of ensuring your Will is correctly drafted to include the STEP Provisions.
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Affordable and Social Rented Tenants – Can You Buy A Stake Of Your Home
There is a new Right to Shared Ownership route. Similar to the Right to Buy, tenants of affordable rented and social rented homes can apply to buy an equity stake in their home.
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Modifying Restrictive Covenants
Trainee Solicitor Hannah Bayliss takes a look at restrictive covenants, whether they can be discharged or modified and sites a recent tribunal.
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Delays in Property Registration – A Cause for Concern?
Trainee Solicitor Chloe Lake looks at the delays in property registration and what can be done to mitigate the problem.
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The statutory legacy on intestacy has increased – What does this actually mean?
New legislation recently brought into force by the government has increased that statutory legacy to £322,000 (previously £270,000) and has also amended the provisions applying as to how a person’s estate is distributed, where they die without a Will.
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What Makes A Trust A Valid Trust?
A trust is used by many individuals to control how their assets are managed either during their lifetime or after their death, depending on what type of trust is created.
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What is Clare’s Law?
Clare’s Law gives you the right to ask about your husband, boyfriend or partner’s background….
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Do I Need A Solicitor For A Lasting Power Of Attorney Or Can I Do It Myself?
How important are LPAs? Do you need to go to a solicitor to draft them…
