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World-first UK Beneficial Ownership Register

The government has recently announced that a register of overseas beneficial ownership of UK property will be launched in 2021, to protect the integrity and reputation of the UK property market. This register will be the first of its kind in the world and will require overseas companies that own or buy property in the […]

“Overage” arrangements when selling land

Driving through the Suffolk countryside, it is noticeable how many new housing developments are springing up on the edge of towns and villages. Where previously the village “envelope” would have prevented housing on open fields, the demand for new housing and the relaxation on planning controls has spawned a rash of new housing estates of […]

Research on the cost of relationship breakdown

Research on the cost of relationship breakdown shows that divorces can be expensive. If spouses or civil partners decide to separate and cannot agree on the basis for dividing their assets or how to present the court with evidence of the breakdown of their relationship, one or both can incur high legal fees in negotiating […]

Elder abuse – the postcode lottery

Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) has recently published a new report “A patchwork of Practice”. This highlights troubling statistics regarding abused adults and reports how whether concerns are investigated appears to be strongly linked to where you live. The report shows that in 2016-2017 an average 1,000 concerns a day were reported to local authorities. […]