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Looking for a place in the sun? How to ensure your Spanish property passes to your chosen beneficiary on death
20 December 2017
As the winter months draw in on us, a holiday home in Spain seems like a very appealing prospect but have you thought about what will happen to that property...
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Can my ex-partner ask me questions at Court?
18 December 2017
If former partners are not able to reach an agreement and instead have to rely on an application to the Court, whether to determine financial matters or arrangements for children,...
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Should I make a Living Will?
13 December 2017
With life expectancy ever-increasing and with 9.9 million new cases of dementia reported each year worldwide, people are becoming increasingly concerned about their long term health. In turn many consider...
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Oxbridge Arc – The new powerhouse for UK growth
12 December 2017
On 17 November 2017 the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) published its report, "Partnering for prosperity: a new deal for the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford Arc". The report focused...
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Safeguarding against abuse of Lasting Powers of Attorney
11 December 2017
The recent ITV Tonight programme "Elderly Theft: Robbing the Relatives" revealed a number of shocking stories where a family member appointed as an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney...
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Can I protect my home from care home fees?
04 December 2017
The recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme "How to avoid the Dementia Tax" explored the "political hot potato" that is the provision of social care. An increasing number of elderly people...
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PSD2 – Are you Ready?
01 December 2017
With the clock ticking, and just over a month until the changes to the regulation of payment services and e-money come into force, the revised regime will see a significant...
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What 2017’s Autumn Budget Does and Doesn’t Do for Charities
24 November 2017
This week's budget made few mentions of the voluntary sector, and you might be forgiven for thinking the Chancellor had forgotten all about it. Scratch beneath the surface, however, and...
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Shaw Healthcare targets long-term growth with £10m investment
17 November 2017
Shaw healthcare, one of the UK’s leading providers of residential and nursing care for the elderly, has agreed to sell a minority stake to Bridges Evergreen Holdings (“Evergreen”) for £10m...
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Permitted development rights for light industrial buildings now in force
14 November 2017
The new permitted development rights allowing change of use from a light industrial building to a dwelling house came into force this October within Class (PD) of Part 3 of...
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Self-employed “worker” entitled to 13 years’ backdated holiday pay for untaken leave
05 November 2017
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in the case of King v Sash Windows & another that a "self-employed" salesman who established worker status is able to claim...
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Should social housing be a “permitted disposal” on which no overage is payable?
01 November 2017
The case of Burrows Investments Ltd (Burrows) and Ward Homes Ltd (Ward) (2017) is another case highlighting the importance of careful drafting and negotiation of overage provision but this case...
