This week, the government launched a 12-week consultation into the modernisation of Lasting Powers of Attorney (‘LPAs’). An LPA is a legal document that allows someone to make decisions about your finances, health, and care for you should you lose mental capacity.
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Conveyancing Association Urges Leasehold Reform
The Conveyancing Association (CA), which is the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has urged the government to move forwards with delivering promised leasehold reforms.
Record High Property Prices For Third Consecutive Month
Asking prices for homes have hit a record high for the third month in a row, according to the leading property website Rightmove.
New iPhone Update Includes Digital Legacy
A big update from tech giants Apple will include a privacy feature that will make it easier to pass on your account and personal information after you die.
Why Unusual Wishes Need A Will
For many people, thinking about death is something they are very reluctant to do, but they may at least make provision in their will just in case.
How To Beat The Housing Market Bottleneck
A recent study has revealed where anyone selling their home can maximise their chances of beating the market bottleneck by securing a cash buyer.
Conveyancers Urged To Be Transparent
An estate agent has urged conveyancers to be more transparent after seeing increased fees due to stamp duty pressures.
UK Housing Market Continues To Thrive
The latest data from HMRC on monthly property transactions shows that the April figures were double those of April 2020, when the UK entered the first lockdown.
It’s Time To Check Your Will Details
The shocking death rates from the COVID-19 pandemic have shone a light on one’s own mortality, leading many into considering getting our affairs into order, should the unthinkable happen.
Land Registry Says New Technology Will Speed Up Conveyancing
The signing and the witnessing of key conveyancing documents can now take place the same day in 80 per cent of cases.