After considerable public pressure and discussion, last year’s budget introduced a Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB), which is designed to reduce inheritance tax for a large number of families. The RNRB works in addition to the personal nil rate band and is intended to make [...]
Personal Representatives are an essential part of the probate process and many of us will become one at some point in our lives. Given their importance what responsibilities do they have and what can they be liable for? What is a Personal Representative? A Personal [...]
Family law specialist Victoria Iliff has moved from Keighley’s Waddington Turner Wall to Skipton’s Mewies Solicitors. Victoria, who lives in Riddlesden, had been with Waddington Turner Wall for 11 years. She has now joined Angela Green’s growing Family team at Skipton law firm Mewies [...]
For someone with dementia, there comes a time when they will need another person to take over making decisions about essential matters, such as health and finances. Many people will put a Lasting Power of Attorney in place in advance of this happening. However, [...]
We live in increasingly close proximity to one another and, inevitably, that can lead to tensions rising over the behavior of our neighbours. There are many different levels of disputes, from a neighbour playing music at full volume throughout the night, to those who move [...]
Consent Orders and Financial Orders are the two main methods for dealing with finances when a divorce happens. The principal difference between the two is that a Consent Order is usually concluded by mutual agreement and so can be a quicker and simpler process. [...]
All employers have a basic responsibility to make sure that their employees are safe while they are at work. This is known as a ‘duty of care’ and is something that the courts in the UK take very seriously if employers breach it. There [...]
Skipton legal stalwart Mewies Solicitors has announced that Angela Green has joined the Board of Directors. Angela, who qualified in 1998, joined the firm in December 2014 as Head of Family Law. Angela has over 20 years’ experience specialising in divorce, children and the financial [...]
8th-14th May 2017 is awareness week for Dying Matters, a coalition of 32,000 members across England and Wales which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement and to make plans for the end of life. This year, Dying Matters [...]
For any business – but particularly startups and new enterprises – signing a commercial lease is one of the biggest commitments you will make. The lease rent will constitute one of the business’ main outgoings and if the building is inadequate, or the landlord unwilling [...]