Dealing with the death of a relative is stressful enough, without the added stress of a long drawn out winding-up of an estate. Well, a new protocol just agreed will reduce that stress level somewhat, and speed things up.  According to partner Victoria Boyer, “The major Banks, the Law Society...

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Lying to the east of Exeter beyond Whimple lie green fields upon which a gigantic construction project  is altering the landscape.

This is “Cranbrook”.

As I visited the Cranbrook site last Sunday and its visitor centres I was overwhelmed by the sheer size and ambition of this project...

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Should the law just be about solving problems and dealing with the bad things in life, or should it also be a means to a positive end?

When I first joined a law firm after gaining my professional qualifications, the firm, in Birmingham, specialised in litigation but also had...

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Do I need a survey?
Your home is probably the most expensive and important purchase you will every make and so it is important to ensure that the building is sound.  The price of a survey could save a huge amount of expense and will also give you peace of...

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When a plan is attached to a conveyance, it is often marked ‘for identification purposes only’ in order to ensure that the plan is not considered to be the definitive record of the property being conveyed.

Recently, a dispute reached court after the boundary of a property that had...

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A loved one has died, but left you nothing.  Can you do something about it? Maybe.  The will might be open to challenge on one or both of the following grounds:

• Lack of testamentary capacity, “knowledge and approval”, undue influence, or conflict with lifetime promises by the deceased
• Under the provisions of...

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