Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney – When is the right time to act?
Chris Kelly recently wrote an article for Age UK Essex about the importance of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney to ensure your personal wishes are [Read more]
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Clampdown on Tenant Fees is Now in Effect
In what some observers might see as merely the first step in the wider reform of the lettings and leasehold residential property markets, a number [Read more]
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Leonard Gray LLP Equality and Diversity Statistics July 2019
We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to providing a workplace which is free from discrimination and harassment. This means that all [Read more]
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Avoiding Online Scams & Consumer Rights
On 28 May 2019 Erin Duffy, Head of Litigation, was pleased to speak on air with the BBC Essex Radio presenter Sadie Nine regarding the [Read more]
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Making Gifts as an Attorney or a Deputy
Attorneys acting under an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney, or deputies appointed by the Court of Protection, should be aware of their limited power [Read more]
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Prepare for Payslip Changes
New legislation comes into force from 6 April 2019 which requires all employers to (a) provide payslips to all workers and (b) show hours on [Read more]
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Inheritance Tax Myths and Misconceptions
Inheritance Tax Myths and Misconceptions The UK’s Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) is an often difficult to navigate minefield littered with misconceptions and misunderstandings. Here are 10 [Read more]
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How do I reduce the risks of my Will being contested?
This is an extremely emotive, usually case-specific, subject and this article is aimed at being a brief overview of the subject. Anyone making a Will (known [Read more]
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Landlord and Tenant Update
Obtaining possession of a property after 1 October 2018, the Transitional Provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 and the new role of Local Authorities Following [Read more]
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An increase in Probate fees: to be, or not to be? Act II
For those keen readers of the Leonard Gray “News & Downloads” section of the website you may recall my article from May 2017, “An increase in [Read more]