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If you are a landlord, you may wish to evict a tenant but for no fault on the tenant’s part. Perhaps you need to reclaim your property to undertake a renovation, or maybe you wish to resume living in the property yourself. Whatever reason, evicting a tenant isn’t restricted to instances where the tenant has […]
Getting a divorce can be an extremely difficult time and can be made harder if the other party will not cooperate and fails to respond to the divorce application. In this circumstance, there are a few available options which allow you to finalise your divorce. When the applicant files for divorce, the other party receives […]
This is a quandary that can come up for many people, including those who are childless or child-free, those who are estranged from their children, those whose children have died before them, or those who have no close family members living. It is hard to decide whom to leave your assets to in these scenarios, and for many the […]
When buying or selling a house, or dealing with other property transactions such as remortgaging, you should seek expert legal support. If you have already been researching the issue, you likely know that the legal process of dealing with a property transaction is called ‘conveyancing’ and you may have come across different terms for the […]
A question we are asked with increasing frequency is what can be done when an original Will cannot be located. Perhaps it’s lost or even been destroyed. When making an application to the Probate Registry after a person has passed away, in order to apply, it is necessary to provide evidence of the deceased‘s original last Will […]
The role of an Executor is to take on the legal responsibility to deal with the administration of the estate of the deceased. This is a wide-reaching role with several legal duties and responsibilities to fulfil, which can continue beyond the administration period. The duties of an Executor include but are not limited to identifying […]
Most Trusts must be registered with HMRC to ensure that the Trustees, and the Trust itself, are complying with anti-money laundering regulations. In this blog we focus on the registration of non-taxable Trusts, which is a Trust that has no UK tax liability. Below we set out some key information in respect of registering a non-taxable Trust with HMRC. Trusts can […]
I’m going to start by saying how important it is to ensure that you have a Will in place. Unfortunately, sometimes our loved ones put this off, believing it to be onerous, or not appreciating that the inevitable is sooner than they thought. What happens is there is no Will? We would always advise carrying out a […]
I’m going to start by saying how important it is to ensure that you have a Will in place. Unfortunately, sometimes our loved ones put this off, believing it to be onerous, or not appreciating that the inevitable is sooner than they thought What happens is there is no Will? We would always advise carrying out a […]
