Some of you may have noticed receiving email and text message reminders for appointments recently. We’ve been gradually introducing our appointment system on a trial basis. This system not only enables automatic reminders to be sent to clients but also empowers clients to book appointments themselves without the need to call our office. This flexibility […]
The Law Society and PSNI have been made aware of a number of attempts to defraud people in Northern Ireland in the process of purchasing a house. Please see the below information and remember – We will never change our bank details in the middle of a transaction. You should always refer to our Call,
Stay Alert: Rising Conveyancing Scams and Essential Precautionary Measures Read More »
Just a quick note to advise we’ll be closing on Thursday 21st December 2023 and reopening on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas.
Executor Walkthrough: Obtaining a Grant of Probate in Northern Ireland Introduction Being appointed as an executor of a deceased person’s estate can be a complex and emotional task. This walkthrough provides step-by-step guidance on how to obtain a Grant of Probate in Northern Ireland, a legal document that allows you to administer the deceased’s assets
You will no doubt have heard all about the PSNI data leak, revealing the names and rank of all 10,000 personnel. This has led to a predictable rush from solicitors to get as many of those affected in and signed up to retainers for their claim. You can practically see the money signs flashing in
A few relevant announcements made by the Chancellor today: Stamp duty cuts will remain in place until 2025. That means no SDLT payable on residential purchases up to £250,000 (provided it’s not classed as a purchase of an additional dwelling). Capital gains tax allowance is cut from £12,000 to £6,000 from April 2023 and to
Attention Landlords All Landlords who pay lump sum rates on their rental properties have until 30th September 2022 (9 days time!) to pay to avail of the discount. If you pay your rental property rates by monthly direct debit you are unable to avail of this 10 % discount.
There have been a number of alterations made to the club licensing regulations and the main amendments are highlighted below: Sporting Clubs – Commenced 6 April 2022 This section deals with extending an area of a sporting club authorised to supply intoxicating liquor. New Article 15A in the Clubs Order (Extension authorisations for sporting clubs)
HMRC has recently updated its Trust Registration Service Manual in relation to penalties for trustees of relevant trusts within the scope of registration on the Trust Registration Service (TRS) for either Failure to register on time or failure to keep the information held on TRS up to date. A full link to the guidelines in
Confined once more to five-day isolation I’ve been able to keep up to date with everything happening in the office. I thought I’d run through the jerry-rigged solutions we use to keep things moving whilst working from home. Email/Microsoft 365 (hardly groundbreaking), Dropbox for cloud storage, VOIP system where calls can be transferred directly to
Please note we’ll be closed from Friday 8th July 2022, reopening Monday 18th July 2022 for the 12th week holidays.
The length of notice period is dependent on the length of the tenancy. For Landlords this is: Tenancies less than 12 months = no less than 4 weeks written notice. Tenancies longer than 12 months but less than 10 years = no less than 8 weeks written notice. Tenancies longer than 10 years = no less
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Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and Bitcoin have been steadily growing in value and publicity over the last number of years. This post isn’t to debate the relative merits of each but to give some practical advice on how you can ensure that your coins, tokens, and jpegs can be left to your loved ones, rather than joining
Not Your Keys, Not Your Crypto (to leave in your Will) Read More »
It seems like only last week we were posting this for Christmas 2020… We’ll be closed for Christmas from Thursday 23rd December 2021 until Tuesday 4th January 2022. Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
