News for Individuals

• Individual Drainage Systems

  • PostedJanuary 14, 2011

  Since 1 January 2011 new rules apply to the sale of all properties which are not connected to mains drainage. Buyers and sellers should be aware that a drainage report...

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• As more snow drives in, employers need to check the small print

  • PostedJanuary 5, 2011

  Companies hoping for a return to full production after December’s severe weather and Christmas look set to be disappointed with the first snowfall of January working its way across the...

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• Inheritance Tax Returns and Penalties

  • PostedDecember 20, 2010

  When someone dies usually the first stage is for the personal representatives (executors/administrators) to apply for a grant of representation in order to deal with the assets of the estate....

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• Personal injury compensation agreed for man hurt at work

  • PostedDecember 6, 2010

  A man who suffered lasting problems from a head injury he sustained at work has now been granted compensation. David Prince, 58, was a reception assistant at Yorkshire’s Rampton Secure...

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• Settlement agreed following student’s death on Norwich to Cambridge rail line

  • PostedOctober 25, 2010

  In May this year Norwich Coroner William Armstrong investigated the death of David Thompson, a 21 year old Cambridge University student who died on 22 January 2009. His body was...

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• Rental market ‘is buoyant’, Rics research shows

  • PostedAugust 31, 2010

  People renting out properties after going through the residential conveyancing process may find they have a good source of income after research revealed the lettings market is buoyant. According to...

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• Bank Accounts

  • PostedJuly 17, 2010

  Question I am retired and am about to move to France to live near my daughter who is already living there. Can I use my daughter’s address in France to...

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• Bank Accounts

  • PostedJuly 5, 2010

  Question: I am retired and am about to move to France to live near my daughter who is already living there. Can I use my daughter’s address in France to...

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• High Court victory for daughter after mother’s suicide

  • PostedMay 4, 2010

  The daughter of a woman who escaped from a hospital and committed suicide has successfully sued the NHS trust responsible for her care for negligence. Carol Savage, 50, was detained...

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• Notary Notes

  • PostedApril 17, 2010

  Question Is it necessary to have both a French Notaire as well as your own solicitor when dealing with a French property purchase? Perhaps you could run through the roles...

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• French Entrée Tax & Law Quarterly – Understanding Co-ownerships

  • PostedApril 5, 2010

  When you buy an apartment, villa or chalet in France that is part of a group of similar properties with shared facilities, the property will be subject to a legal...

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• Notary Notes

  • PostedApril 5, 2010

  Question: Is it necessary to have both a French Notaire as well as your own solicitor when dealing with a French property purchase? Perhaps you could run through the roles...

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