Agriculture & Estates
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With New Year looming, many will be thinking about resolutions for 2020 and in turn if any changes will be forthcoming about who will be running the business for them...
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A recent high profile case (Scarle v Scarle) has shown the importance of succession planning, particularly in cases of second marriages or cohabitation where a joint approach should be considered....
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It was once said that the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner did not compose nine symphonies but composed one symphony nine times. More of that later. In the meantime the Health...
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A Will is one of the most important documents anyone can make. It lets people know what you want to happen to your money, possessions and property after you die...
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After a hugely successful first year, Ashtons has this month relaunched its Wills Year initiative where a donation for each Will completed in an entire year will be donated to...
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Distributing the estate of a deceased person is a challenge that often results in legal wrangles between family and friends, especially if they feel that they haven’t been included in...
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Though it may be tempting to delay making a Will until a later date, it’s essential if you want to ensure your estate is distributed among your beneficiaries without complications....
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When someone dies, it is common practice for the Executors of the estate to diligently gather up and consider the deceased’s financial paperwork in order to identify the assets and...
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The appetite to sell greenfield/rural land to a developer, or agree with a developer or promoter to build on such land, is as alive now as it ever has been,...
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Whilst many of us enjoy walks in the countryside and other rural pursuits, not everyone is aware of the legalities in place over rural land. We often hear the term...
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Businesses in the agriculture sector have to juggle many different sets of regulations, policed by different regulators such as the Environment Agency. The penalties for non-compliance have gone through the...
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Controversial court fees, branded a stealth tax on bereaved families, are expected to prompt a surge in probate applications before the hike takes effect. The new banded fee structure will...
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