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If you are a beneficiary or a personal representative it can come as a shock to learn of a claim against the estate. You may be unsure of what you should do and how you can protect the estate from...

I thought I might start with a caravanning update. Our caravan came with an air awning, which the salesman assured us was the simplest available; slide it into the awning rail, attach the electric...

When someone close to you dies and does not provide for you either within their Will or under the Intestacy Rules you may wonder if there is anything you can do. Whilst the starting point is that...

Update from last week’s blog: we saw a house we liked, made a reduced offer (by £7000) which was accepted! We now have to get a mortgage… To broker or not to broker We...

Disappointed beneficiaries often query whether they can contest a Will. Not being named within a Will is not sufficient grounds to challenge it, regardless of how frustrating it may be. A failure to...

Buying my first house It was back to reality. Two years travelling had come to an end, and we were now back in the UK. The travelling had been great, but now in our late twenties we were ready to...

“Err Mr and Mrs [Insert appropriate surname], do you mind if I ask if either of you have made Lasting Powers of Attorney?” Mr and Mrs [Insert appropriate surname] often respond with...

Since the Deregulation Act 2015 came into force, landlords are under an obligation to provide their tenants with copies of various documents at the outset of a tenancy, including the most recent gas...