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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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There are now plenty of businesses preparing for Brexit, despite no-one still being quite sure what the final deal will look like. With this grows concern over the many staff...
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Breast cancer is a disease that is generally associated with affecting women, but men get it too. Around 390 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK,...
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Richard Foyster, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained over £600,000 in a settlement for a motorcyclist who was involved in a collision causing him severe injuries both...
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Hospitals in England are so overcrowded ahead of Christmas that experts say care is being put at risk, with some places having to turn away ambulances because they cannot accept...
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For years, the worry of cancer was one of the UK’s biggest health concerns. Now, another devastating disease has taken its place at the top of the list of diagnoses...
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Louise Harper, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has secured a settlement of over £17,000 for a lady who slipped in a puddle of water in her local supermarket...
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First-time buyers who bought a shared ownership property in the last twelve months should check if they are due a refund on any stamp duty paid. That’s because when Chancellor...
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The amount of readily accessible amounts required by Standard National and International operator’s licence holders has been varied slightly as follows: First vehicle: £8,000 (increased from £7,950) Additional vehicles: £4,450...
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has made suggestions for how to improve access to mortgages for first time buyers to the coalition government ahead of the Budget. According...
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Property investors could be set to benefit from a new inheritance tax relief case ruling. According to Stephen Barratt, private client director for James Cowper, those using business property relief...
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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Step) has revealed a draft model clause for Wills. It is proposing a reduced rate of Inheritance Tax (IHT) where there is a...
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