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  • Posted on December 5, 2024
    When your offer on a new home is accepted, you will probably want to get things moving quickly. Before your solicitor can start work, there are some important checks that they must carry out to verify your identity and check your source of funds.

    Sadly fraud has become an increasing problem in recent years, with professional criminals targeting conveyancers and home buyers in what are often very sophisticated scams. It can be easy to lower your guard in the excitement of buying your new home.
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  • Posted on December 4, 2024
    If you have gone to the trouble of drafting a will to ensure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes after you die, then it is important to ensure that the will is legally valid. A simple mistake can undo your wishes, as happened in this example.
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  • Posted on December 3, 2024
    When someone dies and leaves a will, the estate has to be distributed in a specific order, with debts being paid first, followed by legal and administrative expenses, and then to those who have been left specific gifts in the will. Whatever is left in the estate after all these other items have been paid goes to the residuary beneficiaries.
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  • Posted on November 21, 2024
    If you are selling your commercial property, you should expect your buyer to carry out extensive due diligence before exchanging contracts. It is not unusual for that exercise to reveal some issues on the title, which could delay the transaction, cause your buyer to reduce their offer, or even walk away. The good news is that your solicitor will have a range of options to resolve most problems.
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  • Posted on November 21, 2024
    The idea of ‘green’ leases for commercial property is rising up the agenda as policies push all parts of the economy towards net zero, but many commercial landlords and tenants do not really know what a green lease should contain, and who should pay for improvements. A new set of model clauses published by the Better Buildings Partnership may help.
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