Creating a will with a life interest trust over your property allows you to ensure that your home passes to those you choose, whilst also allowing you to provide for another loved one during their...
Making the decision that your marriage is over is a difficult and emotional one for many. Once you have decided to get divorced, most people would like to be able to complete the formalities as quickly and...
Recent research by Loughborough University shows a sharp rise in the so-called ‘boomerang’ generation of young adults returning to live at home until their late twenties or early thirties. This trend has...
One in five landlords plan to sell, citing increased regulation and less favourable tax treatment as reasons, according to a recent survey by a leading building society. ‘If you have a tenant, a key decision...
While celebrities often have many professional advisors who look after their business affairs, like many ordinary people they sometimes do not get around to making a will and setting out their particular...
Within a formal application for financial relief ancillary to divorce (Financial Remedy Proceedings) the court has the ability to make an order for the payment of school fees over and above any assessment in...
If you are facing difficulties in your marriage and you have a prenuptial agreement – abbreviated here to PNA- , you may be curious to know just how binding the terms will be, especially if your life is now rather...
You may have seen recent media reports on the so-called leasehold scandal. First, escalating ground rents, which increase exponentially after periodic reviews. Then, the cladding crisis, which has spotlighted the...
Mary Shaw, Partner - Private Client With people seeking greater flexibility and a better work-life balance, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) now account for 99 per cent of all private businesses in the...
Mary Shaw, Partner - Private Client While the specific terms of any will are up to the individual who makes it after they have died there may be circumstances where those left behind wish to pass their gift...