Big Changes Ahead for Inheritance Tax Making sense of the new Residence Nil Rate Band with Probate solicitor James Palmer. During the 2015 General Election campaign, the Conservative Party committed...
Even though 2017 is likely to be a year of economic uncertainty, option agreements can mean there will still be opportunities to build and develop. Buying or selling land? Those...
Please Note: Due to the Ongoing Conronavirus pandemic, our Swaffham Clinic is temporarily on hold We are very pleased to announce that we will now be offering legal advice in...
Eileanora, from Fraser Dawbarns’ Commercial Property Team, considers the choices that landowners have, when it comes to developing their property, in light of the government’s current challenge to generate another 200,000...
The Need for Advice The thought of divorce can be stressful and worrying, but the actual process should be straightforward with the right professional advice. The process involves very personal...
The Need for Advice Buying a shared equity flat or house is similar to buying a normal home but there may be added pitfalls so it is important to get...
The Need for Advice The relationship between a Landlord and Tenant can be a long and sometimes difficult one. Yet if the right legal advice is taken at the start...
The Need for Advice Equity release is a way for you to release part of the cash value of your home without having to move out of it. It is...
The Need for Advice Buying a house for your retirement is an extremely important decision and it is important to get advice from a qualified lawyer to help you avoid...
The Need for Advice The relationship between a Landlord and Tenant can be a long and sometimes difficult one. Yet if the right legal advice is taken at the start...
The Need for Advice Remortgaging your property is a way for you to either, gain the benefit of a more favourable interest rate or to release further cash value of...
The Need for Advice Buying a house is probably the largest purchase you will make during your life so it is important to get advice from a qualified lawyer to...
The Finance Act 2008 introduced a major change to the way inheritance tax operates for married couples (or those in Civil Partnerships) in England and Wales. Although the change is...
When property is sold most Buyers raise enquiries with the Seller. Preparing responses to these enquiries can prove time consuming and frustrating for any Seller. Giving misleading or careless responses,...
The Need for Advice Buying a house is probably the largest purchase you will make during your life so it is important to get advice from a qualified lawyer to...
Transfer of a Going Concern – Should you be Concerned? You may have come across the concept of the transfer of a going concern but do you understand the implications...
Could this be the biggest favour you can do your business? Maybe as a slightly novel Christmas present for 2014, treat your business to the equivalent of a legal check...
Do you know where the deeds to your home are? Do you even know what they look like? Most people do not keep the deeds to their property at home...
SDLT Rules In this blog I will summarise the SDLT rules that apply when entering into a lease of commercial property and look at some of the rules that have...
It may be only after someone has passed away that you discover that their Will does not leave a reasonable financial provision for you, possibly leaving you facing real financial...
In difficult financial times it is understandable that people may decide to make their own Will without involving a qualified legal practitioner. ‘Will Packs’ are widely available at relatively low...
What happens if you die without making a Will? Although we are constantly encouraging and advising people to make Wills not everybody follows this advice. Therefore if you die without...
Every child needs a safe, secure home with people they can love and trust. Special Guardianship is one way of providing this when children can’t live with their birth families...
The more developers I act for, it becomes increasingly apparent, that building plots and larger development sites are thwart with perils for the unwary. This is no criticism of developers,...