Remortgaging highest in a decade 18 January 2019 Recent reports show remortgaging is currently at a 10 year high. This may be due to the increased competition with lenders or the large volumes of fixed rate coming to their end, whatever the reason… Read more
Affordable Care Homes 18 April 2018 The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, Michael King, has been busy again. His role is to ‘remedy injustice and share learning from investigations to help improve public, and adult social… Read more
It’s my money and I’ll make gifts if I want to…. 16 April 2018 Where do you draw the line between allowable gifts and shovelling money out from under the mattress for someone who is in, or going in to long-term care? This case was reported recently and has made… Read more
Free lunch anyone? 26 March 2018 This week’s Law Society Gazette (our ‘trade press’) carries an article about Beyond, a ‘revolutionary’ online will-writing service. Prepare a will in ten minutes. Avoid paying ‘hundreds of pounds’ to… Read more
Long Grass? 23 August 2017 So, Theresa, thanks for that. You got us all giddy about a change in the rules that would actually have helped us out. The proposal to raise the current safety net from £23,250 to £100,000 has been… Read more