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EPCs for Commercial Property
What is an EPC? An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) provides a measure of the energy efficiency of a property on a scale of A – G (A being the most efficient). The EPC must be prepared by an...
Conveyancing Process
There are various words or phrases commonly used by conveyancers and it may help you to have a list of these and their meanings. Breach of Contract If either party to the contract fails to do...
Building Regulations
When are they required? Building regulation consent is usually required if you want to put up a new building or extend or alter (structurally) an existing one or install drains, heating or...
Chancel Liability Repair
This search is commissioned to reveal whether or not the property you are proposing to purchase may be affected by a potential "chancel repair" obligation to a Parish Church. Such obligations...
Owning Property Jointly
Ways to hold jointly owned property When buying property jointly there are two ways in which you can hold the title. These are known as Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common. Both terms describe the...
Moving Day
Within the conveyancing process your moving day is called Completion or the Completion Date. There are many arrangements you will need to take care of, some in advance and others on the actual...
Debt Collection
We assist both individuals and companies with debt recovery. In the event that monies are still outstanding despite reminders by you and our firm, there are various methods available to recover...
Lease Extensions (Statutory v Non-Statutory Lease Extensions)
Ownership of leasehold properties is for a length of time set out within the lease of the property, commonly known as the “Term”. The remaining term of a lease significantly affects the value and...
Partnership Agreements
What is a partnership agreement? A written document between two or more business partners which sets out the rules as to how the internal business of the partnership is to be conducted. ...
Disciplinary & Dismissal Procedure
The ACAS Code of Practice is a practical guide for employers, employees and their representatives to use when dealing with disciplinary situations in the workplace. All employers’ disciplinary...
Redundancy
Redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissing an employee. An employee may be made redundant for several reasons including the following: The business is closing down or relocating; The...
Settlement Agreements
A Settlement Agreement is a written agreement entered into between an employer and employee at the end of the employee’s employment. The basis of the Agreement is that the employee receives a...
Why Make a Will?
1. Avoid Intestacy rules 2. Tax planning 3. Choose your Executors and Trustees 4. Funeral instructions 5. Peace of mind 1. Avoid Intestacy rules There are many reasons why it is sensible...
How to make a Will
1. Instructing a solicitor 2. Information we require 3. Signing 4. Updating 5. Storage 1. Instructing a solicitor A Will is an important document which must comply with certain legal...
Inheritance Tax
A. EXEMPT TRANSFERS Provided these gifts satisfy the following conditions they are completely exempt from Inheritance Tax. 1. Small Gifts A Donor may make any number of gifts of up to a...
Normal Expenditure out of Income Exemption
What is the Normal Expenditure out of Income Exemption? In our experience many clients are unaware of the normal expenditure out of income exemption which is a very useful exemption allowing an...
10 Tips for Digital Estate Planning
Giving thought in your lifetime to your digital assets and digitally stored information can help your Executors with the administration of your estate. Here are 10 tips to consider for digital...
Digital Afterlife
Digital afterlife Most people, when making their Wills, do not give digital assets any thought. However, the majority of people in the UK own some sort of digital asset, be it an online bank...
Lifetime Discretionary Trusts
Please note that these notes are in no way intended to be exhaustive. Their purpose is to give clients some insight into the nature of a discretionary trust and the work involved in the creation...
Trusts for Vulnerable Beneficiaries Discretionary Trusts V. Disabled Trusts
Discretionary Trust A discretionary trust is one where trust income and capital may be paid at the discretion of the trustees to one or more of a class of beneficiaries as defined in the trust....
Lasting Powers of Attorney – Property and Financial Affairs
There are two types of LPAs: Lasting Powers of Attorney - Property and Financial Affairs (PFA LPA) and Lasting Powers of Attorney for Health and Welfare (HW LPA). Please see our separate...
Lasting Powers of Attorney – Health and Welfare
What is a HW LPA? A Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare (HW LPA) is a legal document by which you (the Donor) can appoint one or more persons (the Attorney) to make personal welfare...
Notes on the administration of a deceased person’s estate
Please note that these notes are in no way intended to be exhaustive. Their purpose is to give clients some insight into the nature and amount of work involved in the administration of an estate....
A guide for personal representatives (executors)
At the outset The role of the personal representative arises when someone who has died has named you in their Will as an executor. Personal representatives are also those individuals entrusted...
A guide for beneficiaries
What is the residue? The residue is what remains in an estate after paying any tax due, the deceased’s debts together with any cash legacies in the Will including specific gifts. In most Wills...
UK Trusts and FATCA
What is FATCA? FATCA (The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) was introduced in the United States in 2010 to ensure their citizens were fully disclosing their worldwide income to the US Internal...
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Gregory White & Abigail Pfister are the
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