GOOD NEWS FOR CO-HABITING COUPLES The Department for Work and Pensions has announced plans to extend bereavement support to cohabiting couples with children. Previously, a surviving parent could only claim the financial support if they had been married or in a civil partnership at the time of their spouse or civil partner’s death. Under new…
Buying your first home is a huge milestone, and arguably the biggest and most important financial purchase you will make. It is an exciting but often overwhelming time, with a lot of coordinating parts and moving parts to organise, so it is important to try and understand as much as you can before you begin…
Unfortunately, one of the many negative impacts of COVID-19 has been that divorce rates have increased drastically, with law firms seeing a 122% increase in divorce enquiries compared to last year. Why are more people getting divorced during lockdown? During lockdown, relationship issues that may have been avoided due to a busy lifestyle have come…
Conveyancing is described as the transfer of legal title from one person to another. The entire conveyancing process is set up for the buyer to secure the correct title and rights to the desired land. Although there is the option to complete the process without a conveyancing solicitor, we strongly advise against it, as…
During this worrying and uncertain time, many of us are more conscious of our health and what would happen to us if we, unfortunately, became very ill or passed away. One of the harsher realities of the pandemic is that everyone is thinking more and more about what the consequences of dying are, and worrying…
Not everyone wants to instruct a solicitor. Some may have taken the decision to prepare their will themselves or ask a relative, carer or friend to do so on their behalf. As just one mistake or omission, no matter how small, may invalidate an entire will, there is a possibility that these homemade wills might…
In a move that will help parties reach a more amicable resolution to the end of their marriage MP’s have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the “no-fault” divorce bill. The proposed change in the law aims to reduce the conflict in an already tense and difficult period. https://resolution.org.uk/news/resolution-welcomes-mps-support-for-no-fault-divorce/
