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HSBC’s agreement with CQS firms
The Law Society and HSBC announced today an agreement whereby HSBC will amend its conveyancing approach to enable all solicitors accredited with the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) home-buying quality mark to act for HSBC as well as its mortgage customers. The new arrangement will be introduced in August 2012 and is part of [...]
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 3:17 pm and is filed under Events, News, Press and Media.
Warning of new flood risk changes to insurance premiums
The Association of British Insurers warned that up to 200,000 homes could struggle to find adequate insurance cover for flooding next year. Recent bad weather and flash floods have only highlighted that it is not just coastal properties or those lying next to rivers that need to be adequately protected, but unexpected weather conditions can [...]
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 4:39 pm and is filed under Events, News, Press and Media.
New cut off dates to claim back for Care Funding
Under the current NHS Continuing Care legislation it is possible to claim retrospectively for Continuing Care funding. However, the NHS has now issued cut off dates which are as follows: These deadlines are for cases during the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2012. If you think you or someone you know might be [...]
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 2:12 pm and is filed under Events, News, Press and Media.
More than 40% of domestic abuse victims are men
Traditionally domestic abuse is viewed as a man’s domineering behaviour towards a defenceless woman. The stereotypical victim is weak, small and demoralized: it is easy to mistakenly assume that this is a woman with the abuser being big, bullish and belligerent; a man. However increasingly men are experiencing ill treatment from their partners but not [...]
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 at 4:56 pm and is filed under Events, News, Press and Media.
Are all your eggs in one basket?
The saying goes don’t put all your eggs in one basket, the same could be said of inherited assets and how the court treats those assets upon divorce. The treatment of inherited assets by the courts is far from predictable and is often reflective of the opinion of Lord Nicholls who stated that “ [...]
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 at 4:53 pm and is filed under Events, News, Press and Media.
