Inheritance tax can come as quite a shock. The current rate is 40% for anything above £325,000. And while this might sound like a lot of cash, with average house prices around £230,000 in the UK – going up to £500,000 in London – that [...]
As a nation we are increasingly aware of the problems of an ageing population. This is particularly so with respect to what happens to us if we’re not able to make decisions for ourselves. Living Wills and Powers of Attorney are two solutions to this [...]
Comments by a retired senior judge have highlighted the need to make very careful decisions when it comes to setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). The comments from Denzil Lush, who was the senior judge in the UK Court of Protection until last [...]
The UK has traditionally had a confused and uncertain relationship with prenuptial agreements. However, cases such as Radmacher v. Granatino – which gave a prenuptial agreement heavy evidential weight – have indicated that the British courts are much more open to enforcing a prenup than [...]
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in not one, but two categories at the prestigious Skipton Business Awards 2018! Best Customer Service and and Best Professional/Financial Services Provider. The winners will be announced at a celebratory Awards evening being held [...]
Families can be challenging at the best of times. And when you’re working together in a business it’s very easy for professional working relationships to be overcome by old sibling rivalries and resentments. So, how do you ensure that old arguments don’t emerge and destroy [...]
Surveys can be time consuming and costly and ultimately they just feel like one more obstacle in the way of you occupying your dream home. But, a word of caution, without a survey you have no idea what’s going on behind the perfect plasterwork or [...]
Mark Irlam, a solicitor with 18+ years’ experience of dealing with personal injury and clinical negligence claims has moved from a Burnley firm to join Skipton legal stalwart Mewies Solicitors. Mark is a Personal Injury Specialist Senior Litigator, accredited by APIL (the Association of Personal [...]
Resolution, the family law group which represents family practitioners and campaigns for a fairer justice system, and of which both our Director and Head of Family Angela Green and her colleague, Chartered Legal Executive Victoria Iliff are members, has recently produced a poll revealing that [...]
In 2012, the number of ‘bad tenants’ peaked in the UK, as in that year 99,000 tenants didn’t pay rent for at least two months according to LSL Property Services. Around half of landlords have to deal with tenants who don’t pay their rent [...]