Friday, June 25th, 2010
Or certainly this is the case for property which has a registered title, which applies to some 70% of property in England and Wales.
Since the Land Registration Act 2002, came into force on 13 October 2003, no physical deed is now issued by the Land Registry when property changes hands or any other change is made to it. Instead the title is held by the Land Registry electronically. It is open to the public and anyone can view this.
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Introduction
With all the political shenanigans over the last couple of months, it is easy to forget that not everything has changed. If matters proceed as planned the Equalities Act 2010 will come into force this October. Though there is currently some discussion as to whether the new Government will go through with all or any of the Act, it is always good to be prepared.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Article published in Elderly Client adviser March/April 2010
As a solicitor specialising in Wills and Probate work I inevitably spend a large proportion of my time dealing with the elderly. As a firm our philosophy is to offer all our clients a rounded service in addition to focusing on the individual transaction or issues that the client may have consulted us about. It has become increasingly apparent that this is of prime importance when dealing with the elderly client market and our firm’s Wills Probate and Trusts department has spearheaded the development in our firm of applying this “holistic” approach.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
The first report into the work of Court of Protection, established when the Mental Capacity Act came into force on 1 October 2007, reveals a consistent failure to meet five out of six targets for the time taken to respond to applicants and arrange hearings.
Friday, June 18th, 2010
There is always a need in all walks of life for clarity. At Wards our aim is to advise clearly and in terms our clients can understand, without underestimating their ability to assimilate new terminology.
This however is a brief guide to common conveyancing terms which may assist newcomers:
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
There are many ways for Local Authorities to recoup the cost of long term care from residents or their families. The political debate rages on about how fair it is to charge prudent savers for their care, or force people to sell cherished homes to pay these charges. In a recent case handled by Wards, a family was able to keep the money which had been distributed to them by an elderly lady on sale of her house – precisely because the court held that there was no intention on her part to avoid care fees.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Bringing the personal element into a marketing strategy is increasingly important – and very fashionable – for those services where the customer or client has a high degree of personal interaction with a trusted advisor.
This is the reason why business and social networking sites are the focus of so much attention by marketing professionals at the moment. However, this can all have serious implications for the employer.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The Coalition Agreement indicates that Capital Gains Tax will be increased to approximately the same rate as income tax. They have further suggested that there will be “generous reliefs” for entrepreneurial and business assets. So, what does that mean for you?