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Guidance Notes
Tenant services authority update
From 1 April 2010, the nature of social housing will change with the Tenant Services Authority (TSA)...
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Companies Act 2006
The final round of implementation of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") comes into force on 1 Octobe...
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Directors' duties in a deteriorating trading position
In the current economic climate, it is more important than ever that company directors are aware of ...
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Guide to statutory wills
A Will made on behalf of someone who lacks the necessary capacity to do so themselves. This is known...
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Guide to the Court of Protection
The Court of Protection is a specialist Court set up to deal with issues relating to people who lack...
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Guide to acting as a personal welfare attorney
This is a very important role. You may be able to make the same decisions about personal welfare tha...
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Guide to acting as a property & affairs attorney
This is a very important role. You may be able to make the same decisions about property and finance...
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Redundancy
There are many challenges which businesses face on a day to day basis. Whether in 'good times' or 'b...
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When someone dies
The death of a relation or close friend presents a new set of practical problems at a time when the ...
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Buildings and surveys
Thinking of buying a property? You should always have your own independent survey of any buildings a...
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Guide to buying residential property
It can avoid disappointment and wasted expenses if you have already been told how much you can borro...
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Self-assessment
Self-assessment transfers to the taxpayer the responsibility for ensuring you pay the correct Income...
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Finance Act 2006 - do you need to change your will?
You should regularly review your Will and ensure it is up-to-date, bearing in mind any changes in yo...
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A guide to inheritance tax and tax planning
In principle, the value of an individual's estate on death (together with the value of any gifts mad...
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Duties of trustees
Trustees look after money and other assets on behalf of other people (the beneficiaries). The Truste...
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Executorship
Someone who has appointed you their Executor has just died and of course you want to know what are y...
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Guide to jointly owned property
When property is owned by more than one person it is held by them ?in trust?. The property is treate...
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Deeds of variation
A deed of variation is a document which changes the destination of gifts left by someone who has die...
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Under the old law, a company could only be convicted of manslaughter if a ?directing mind? of the or...
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Why make a Will
A Will is a legal document that sets out what you want to happen to your property after your death. ...
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Lasting power of attorney
The LPA is a legal document in which an individual appoints another person or persons (the Attorney)...
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