What is a Lasting Power of Attorney? A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document by which you appoint one or more people ( up to four) to step in and look after your affairs if you lose legal capacity There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney and you can make either…
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January 17, 2022
January 12, 2022
Social services have a legal duty to safeguard children in need and to promote their welfare. Wherever possible the upbringing of vulnerable children should continue within their family group, with social services providing a range and level of services appropriate to those children’s needs. However, there are occasions where social services have to take action…
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December 21, 2021
How many question would you have got right in our quick Christmas quiz? Scroll to the bottom of the page for the answers….. Which British artist has a whopping eight Christmas number ones under their belt, with different acts? In everyone’s favourite Christmas Rom Com, Love Actually, what song is Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) trying…
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December 16, 2021
On the 12th day of Christmas my lawyer sent to me………….. 12 Jurors Judging On the 11th day of Christmas my lawyer sent to me………….. 11 Landlord’s Leases – Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 places an obligation on the landlord to maintain the structure and exterior of the property, including installations…
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December 14, 2021
A new report by the Equity Release Council claims that owning your own home makes you considerably better off in the long term compared with renting. In their report called Home Advantage: intergenerational perspectives on property wealth in later life the Council looked at trends in pensions, mortgages and home ownership over the past 30…
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December 1, 2021
Nobody likes to think that a time may come when they are unable to make their own decisions, perhaps because of a stroke, accident, Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. However, nobody has an automatic right to take control of your affairs if you are unwell – not even your spouse. You need to give people a…
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December 1, 2021
A recent report by Retail Week, the leading website and magazine for the UK retail industry, investigates the effects of the coronavirus and lockdowns on the high street. The report goes on to suggest ways in which high street retailers can look forward to the future with confidence. Research by professional services group PwC claims…
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October 21, 2021
Walk along the High Street in Redbourn, four miles north of St Albans, and you’ll see a variety of different architectural styles. This is not surprising, since the village has been occupied since Saxon times and was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The Roman road of Watling Street ran along the High Street…
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September 30, 2021
Most people know that writing a Will creates a legally-binding document, written by you or occasionally on your behalf, which sets out what you want to happen to your property, assets and personal possessions after your death. But what about the digital legacy most of us will also leave behind now that the internet affects…
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September 30, 2021
Couples who marry despite the wide gap in their ages are often featured in newspapers and celebrity magazines. Think of Michael Douglas and Catharine Zeta-Jones (age gap 25 years) or Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Trogneux (24 years). However, there are increasing concerns surrounding instances of predatory marriage, the practice of marrying an elderly, often vulnerable,…
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