Barker Son & Isherwood LLP Solicitors will be at the Andover Business Fair in Andover High Street on 29th April 2016. We will have a range of Solicitors, legal executives and legal assistants available throughout the day who will be willing to discuss the various services we are able...
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From 1 April 2016, the government has introduced a new Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) to people who buy a second home in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes all buy to let properties and all the other permeations of second home ownership.
The new rules mean that on the day you complete,...
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If you have been asked to be an Executor in someone’s Will, there are a few things you should know about the role and what is expected of you as an Executor.
If there is a Will and you are named in it as an executor, this doesn’t mean you have to take on that role. As long as...
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House prices have increased significantly in the last 20 years and for many, the idea of buying a property is completely unattainable. But there are some options to consider to help get you onto the housing ladder, whether you are a first time buyer or an older person considering their options.
Hel...
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There are many reasons why you may want to move on and sell your business. You may be nearing retirement, with no one else lined up to take over or you may want to streamline your operations and sell off part of your current business. Whatever the reasons behind it, you have some considerations to m...
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Many mortgage providers shy away from offering mortgages to older people or if they do, they offer short term loans of 5 or 10 years which could make repayments impossible so what can you do if you are looking to purchase a property as the year’s progress?
There is help available for older pe...
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For most of us, the thought of completing the Probate process strikes fear in our hearts, yet many of us are named as an executor in someone’s Will – but what is the reality of the probate process and what are some of the issues if you do decide to do it yourself?
You are lega...
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Probate is the process that an estate must go through after someone has died and allows the Executors named in their Will to tie up all the loose ends, like paying any outstanding bills, selling their property and distributing their assets as they wished.
Statistics suggest that one in ten properti...
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There are a number of ways to safeguard your family business as you grow older and one of the first and probably most important things to do is to make a Power of Attorney. This ensures that if you lack the capacity to make decisions for yourself and run the business, your attorney can step in and d...
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Once you have made the difficult to decision to end your marriage and get a divorce you must consider what reason to give for your marriage breakdown in the divorce petition. If you apply for the divorce petition, this makes you the petitioner and your ex-spouse the respondent.
When you complete th...
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