As defined in the government website www.gov.uk: applying for the legal right to deal with someone’s property, money and possessions (their `estate’) when they die is called “applying for probate”. Before the next of kin or Executor named in a will can claim or dispose of any of the deceased person’s assets they may have…
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November 25, 2020
November 25, 2020
At each New Year many of us take stock and think about how we can improve our lives. Work colleagues, friends, and family will make a New Year resolution to stop smoking, eat more healthily, or join a gym. But for anyone caught up in a difficult relationship, separation from their partner can be high…
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November 24, 2020
Roy Wood and his band mates in Wizzard may have wished it could be Christmas every day, but for most of us once a year is enough. Christmas Day itself only lasts for 24 hours, but these days the Christmas period seems to get longer every year, allowing ever more time for present shopping, as…
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November 23, 2020
The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) has now become an essential source of funds for many people when buying a home. In fact, over the last 12 months so many people have taken advantage of family members for property loans that collectively, the Bank of Mum and Dad now accounts for £6.3 billion worth…
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November 18, 2020
Newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal an 18.4% yearly increase in the number of divorces in England and Wales in 2019. A total of 107,599 divorces among heterosexual couples were recorded in 2019, compared with 90,871 the year before. Divorces between same-sex couples showed an increase of 92% compared with…
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November 16, 2020
St Albans is a handsome city and an attractive place to live, but few locals would describe the place as being in the country. Recent research by house-moving website Compare My Move takes a different view, placing St Albans second in its ranking of the top 50 Countryside Locations to Re-locate to across England and…
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November 11, 2020
Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November in most countries to recall the end of hostilities of First World War on that date in 1918. It is impossible for us to imagine the hardship and suffering experienced by those involved, or to fully comprehend the numbers – the 19,240 British and Commonwealth servicemen killed on the…
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October 26, 2020
New research by property consultants Knight Frank predicts that 173,000 new homes could be built as a result of simplified planning rules which the government introduced in August, 2020. The changes permit property developers and owners to bypass elements of planning law, allowing vertical extensions of up to two stories on residential and commercial blocks,…
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October 26, 2020
A recent episode of US talk show Dr Phil includes an interview with “Cassey”, a 56-year old business woman who has been married ten times and is now living apart from her latest husband. Her list of ex-husbands includes a biker, a preacher, a peeping Tom and her high-school sweetheart. Cassey says that her marriages…
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October 19, 2020
The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) is playing an increasing role in helping people with house purchases. Research by insurance group Legal & General reveals that over the last 12 months 71% of first-time buyers could not have made it onto the housing ladder without financial assistance from family or friends. Were it not…
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