News for Individuals

• BAE Systems reveals Redundancy Package

  • PostedSeptember 26, 2011

  BAE Systems has revealed it is making thousands of employees redundant in order to secure the long-term future of the company. The defence organisation announced up to 3,000 people could...

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• Planning law reform ‘could lead to twotier system’

  • PostedSeptember 14, 2011

  Planning law reform being considered by the coalition government may lead to a two-tier system, according to developer Hammerson. Head of retail at the company Robin Dobson stated that it...

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• Family fights for compensation after asbestos-related death

  • PostedAugust 31, 2011

  A claim for compensation has been launched following the death of a woman from mesothelioma, with her family stating it was due to working with asbestos earlier in her life....

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• Govt urged to take flexible approach to employment law

  • PostedJuly 24, 2011

  The government needs to take a more flexible approach to employment law, it has been suggested. In collaboration with Hays, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has released a new...

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• French Property News Q&A – Title Deed For First Of New-Build Property

  • PostedJune 5, 2011

  Question: We had a property built in France and it was completed in 2003. We bought the plot and then found a constructer to build from one of his designs....

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• Residential conveyancing news: Sellers ‘returning to the market’

  • PostedMay 9, 2011

  People looking to buy a new property and employ a conveyancing solicitor could find there is a greater range of choice in the market as more sellers put their homes...

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• Do I Really Need Home Insurance?

  • PostedApril 14, 2011

  Question I recently read that a French property must be insured in your own name, yet nobody including notaires, can tell me which law stipulates this. I have also asked...

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• High LTV mortgages ‘will increase’

  • PostedApril 12, 2011

  More first-time buyers may soon be able to use the services of a residential conveyancing solicitor after an expert said he thinks an increasing number of high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages...

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• French Entrée Tax & Law Quarterly – Purchasing Land in France

  • PostedApril 5, 2011

  How is it different from buying property? The purchase of land in France is reasonably similar to the purchase of an existing property however there are a few differences to...

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• Of Myths and Mayors

  • PostedMarch 14, 2011

  Question My husband and I are considering buying a property in France but are by nature very cautious. We have read different reports about what is and is not commonplace...

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• Mortgage industry must help first-time buyers

  • PostedFebruary 7, 2011

  The mortgage industry needs to do more to help first-time buyers if they are ever to use a residential conveyancing solicitor and get a foot on the property ladder. This...

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• ‘It is of great importance’ to ask a solicitor to draft a Will

  • PostedJanuary 24, 2011

  People should make a Will with a solicitor if they want to be sure of how their assets will be distributed when they die, it has been noted. Writing for...

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