A disagreement with your neighbours over a boundary can quickly escalate into a dispute that can cause permanent damage to your relationship and create bad feelings between you. If you are facing this situation, you may feel worried, stressed and anxious at home.
Therefore, you need to bring your d...
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From April 6 this year, the government has implemented the public register of beneficial interests. A beneficial owner is someone who gets all the benefits of being an owner, but the title of the company is in someone else’s name or is a person or group who has influence over or votes on speci...
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Making a will is really important but if you are like many of the adult population here in the UK, a will seems to be low down on the list of life’s priorities. Only 30% of adults in the UK have written a will. But how many of these wills actually contain instructions on what happens to their...
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If you’ve made a Will already, you are one of only 30% of the UK population, which is a great start to protecting your wishes after you’ve died. But if you’ve recently got divorced, you should be aware that this has some implications on the Will you’ve already made.
Yo...
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Moving house is expensive. Once you add in the conveyancing fees, removal costs, searches, surveys and mortgage fees, the costs mount up.
Conveyancing seems like a relatively straightforward process – complete the searches, issue the contracts and send the money. A quick check online gives yo...
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There has been a big increase in older couples deciding to end their marriage later in life. The Office of National Statistics figures released for 2013 (the latest figures) show that in all age groups divorce is in decline, except in those who are over 50 years old and has doubled in the last 40 ye...
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Increases in Statutory Compensation limits came in to force on 6th April 2016.
In respect of claims for unfair dismissal the maximum compensation award has now been increased to the lower of 1 years’ gross pay or £78,962. The basic award has also been increased by capping the...
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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 to pr...
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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 i...
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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 you have...
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