News archive: September 2025

• First Time Buyers - A Detailed Guide What to do and When
  Posted on September 10, 2025
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• Ending a civil partnership
  Posted on September 8, 2025
  If you are contemplating ending a civil partnership, there will be many things to consider as you seek to build new lives separately. While the emotional journey is deeply personal to you, understanding the legal process – known as dissolution – is crucial to help ensure a smooth transition.
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• Probate: dealing with a mortgaged property during estate administration
  Posted on September 4, 2025
  When someone dies leaving property behind, the responsibility for dealing with it falls to the executors or administrators. But what happens if there is still a mortgage to pay or if the deceased had taken out an equity release loan? Navigating these issues requires particular care, particularly when family members are grieving and may be unsure of their legal duties.
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• Financing a company acquisition
  Posted on September 4, 2025
  Acquiring a company, particularly a private limited company, is a significant milestone for any business owner. Financing a company acquisition can be a major undertaking, but with careful planning and the right professional support, it can be a rewarding way to grow your business. Understanding the available financing options and the legal considerations involved is crucial to a successful acquisition.
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• Heading off an IT contract dispute
  Posted on September 3, 2025
  Disputes relating to IT contracts are on the increase, as technology infiltrates every aspect of business life. For many companies, their hardware, software or IT support services are their main line of business. However, in any business nowadays, a problem relating to IT, whatever that may be, can often have a very serious effect on the ability to trade.
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• Warding off a constructive trust – is someone claiming an interest in your property?
  Posted on September 2, 2025
  If you buy a property in your sole name, you would be forgiven for thinking that it is yours and no-one else could have a legal claim to any part of it, even if they live with you and contributed monetarily. However, as many have found to their cost, this is not always the case.
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• Why you need to insure a property from exchange of contracts
  Posted on September 2, 2025
  Moving home, you will have a myriad of things to do. Arranging insurance for your new home may be firmly on your to-do list. But did you know you should usually insure from exchange of contracts?
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• Commercial property service charges; are you RICS Code compliant?
  Posted on September 1, 2025
  If you own a multi-unit investment property, the service charge is crucial because that is how you recover the cost of maintaining common areas and providing the necessary services. Landlords (and their managing agents) are under increasing scrutiny to make sure they act fairly. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has just published an updated version of its Code of Practice on Service Charges in Commercial Property. You should ask your solicitor to check how far your leases reflect the new guidance and where you may need to change your approach.
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