Hi and thank you for reaching out. So sorry for your loss. Almost certainly yes, you will probably have to apply for probate. The answer to that question lays with the ‘asset holder’ and what they will require to release the money. It sounds like things are simple and there is just one bank account? When you register your mum’s [...]

Hey Konrad. Glad you enjoyed the article on ‘what are conveyancing enquiries’. We have a whole load of other content for everything from first time buyers, to joint ownership, to exchange of contracts. I was interested to see your service helping sellers and buyers through the conveyancing process. Do email me directly to chat further. Thanks again for reaching out. [...]

Hi Sharon, and thank you so much for reaching out with your query on how to cancel a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). You would need to submit a Deed of Revocation to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). This allows the Donor of the LPA (you) to revoke (cancel) the appointment in favour of certain Attorneys. If you [...]

Hi Colin and thanks for reaching out about your redundancy, and the back pay that you are due. To advise you specifically about what pay you are due from your employer, one of our employment solicitors will need to see your contract of employment, and possibly other documents so that they have all of the facts to hand around your [...]

Hi Jutta and thank you so much for reaching out with an excellent question about care fees and gifts in your will to charity. I think there is perhaps a much bigger picture for you to consider, not least what assets comprise your estate, and that of your husband. Firstly, do remember that local authority funding only kicks in when [...]

Thanks Paul – and really glad you found the article helpful. Great question Paul. But, sadly not, the only way to get a thorough investigation of ‘title’ is to do all searches etc. Actually, where buyers are taking a mortgage, it is part of all lending criteria that that happens. Even for cash buyers, our advice would always be to [...]

Hi Richard and thank you so much for reaching out. There isn’t a ‘precedent’ wording as everyone’s wishes are very personal to them. The key really is that it makes sense in plain English. There are often concerns that the OPG might reject an LPA at registration if preferences or instructions go against legal principles. From a human perspective (and [...]

There is no set timeframe for information and consultation under TUPE. If consultation is necessary (ie if the buyer intends to take any “measures” – which basically means make any changes regarding your employment), then seller and buyer should consult for a long enough period to make it meaningful, though the buyer might do this after the sale. You can’t [...]

Thanks so much John – really appreciate your comments and glad the article was helpful. I think the same conveyancing issues haunt first time buyers as do experienced movers! Its the nature of ‘chains’ and the smoke and mirrors that exists on information going up and down the chain that seems to cause the most anxiety. What is a Property Chain?. [...]

Hi – if your employer is closing the business because they’ve sold it, and the sale is a TUPE transfer, then basically, the employees should automatically transfer to the buyer. Employees aren’t redundant in that case, because TUPE makes them transfer to the buyer – precisely to avoid them being made redundant. On the other hand, if the business is [...]