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June 14, 2023
Heir hunters – The importance of making a valid Will
You may have seen on TV the programme Heir Hunters, following the work of firms who try to track down the distant relatives of a deceased’s estate in circumstances where they have died intestate (without a valid Will). Whilst being contacted by an heir hunter might be exciting as you could benefit from an inheritance […]
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April 3, 2023
What is overage and when will I have to pay it?
Overage is frequently used by landowners to enable them to receive additional post-sale value from their land when it has increased in value due to improved planning permission being granted or certain development taking place. Landowners need to weigh up whether they might achieve better value with a clean break sale and the tax implications […]
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March 23, 2023
Settlement Agreements – benefit of using one solicitor to act for your employees
When a business needs to make redundancies, it may want to consider offering enhanced terms to those employees via a Settlement Agreement. This controls the prospect of any future claims and gives certainty to the terms as well as being legally binding between the employer and the employee if drafted correctly. It is usually entered […]
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March 23, 2023
Cohabiting couples and inheritance
A question which unmarried couples should ask themselves is have they considered what happens to their Estate when they die, especially if they haven’t made a Will? When you make a Will, you set out your final wishes as to how you would like to see your wealth and assets distributed, and who looks after […]
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March 22, 2023
Employee Ownership Trust
An Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is a model to encourage business owners to set up corporate structures in a different way (think John Lewis) with employees owning a share of the business. Business owners looking to sell their business may choose to sell to an EOT for a faster and friendlier sale, to receive full […]
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March 20, 2023
Motoring offences – know the law
In March 2022 the law around the use of a mobile phone, sat nav or tablet while driving changed, but many drivers are still breaking the law 12 months on. New technology which many drivers might not be aware of is also helping to catch those not following the rules. For example, in 2021 during […]
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February 17, 2023
Employee awarded compensation for boss’ ‘bad joke’
A talented employee who had worked at BT Openreach for several years has been awarded over £20,000 compensation following a deeply insensitive ‘joke’ made by her boss along with other racially motivated comments. Ms Alexandre who is originally from the US, said she was left ‘deeply distressed’ when her manager ‘joked’ that she could get […]
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January 25, 2023
Gullands High Street Heroes Awards 2022
When we first discussed the idea of the ways we could help support local businesses in Maidstone town centre in the run up to Christmas, we concluded that celebrating excellent customer service was important. We wanted to find examples of the type of service that you only get when dealing with customers face to face […]
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January 25, 2023
Protect yourself from Property Fraud
Property fraud in the UK is rare, but instances of it are increasing, so how can you protect your property? This type of sophisticated crime essentially involves a fraudster tricking others into believing they are the true owner of the property and then when it is sold, they take the proceeds of the sale as […]
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January 25, 2023
Keep your dog on the right side of the law
During the Covid lockdowns there was a huge rise in the number of households owning a dog and there are now an estimated 13 million dogs in the UK, but how many dog owners are aware of the law and their legal responsibilities? We’ve teamed up with Dog Trainer and Behaviourist Justin Gilmore, www.dogtraininginkent.com to […]
