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Court upholds a woman’s second will despite suffering from dementia 12-year high for the number of first-time buyers Three brothers fail to overturn their mother’s will which leaves the estate to their sister People who have been overcharged for deputyships are eligible for claim refunds A Shared ownership scheme to help people get on to the housing ladder £600 million funding for new homes has been announced by the chancellor Father dies without a will, grand-daughters lose shares in a farm MPs say Help to Buy Schemes are not delivering the expected value Turmoil in parliament holds up a rise in probate fees New online probate application services have above 90% approval rating Onset of dementia, medical and legal steps against it 35-year mortgages with Help to Buy schemes Son able to inherit farm even though he fell out with his parents Number of affordable homes has increased according to latest figures Woman granted £1.2m from father’s estate even after family fall-out Christian campaigner loses court case over mother’s will Digital signatures make it easier to re-mortgage Cohabiting couples ‘should have automatic right to inherit’ Government supports Lasting Powers of Attorney Stamp duty surcharge ‘could reduce house price inflation’ Homeowners and tenants to get new complaints service Court corrects costly tax error in family’s trust fund Court outlines the scope of lasting powers of attorney Homeowners and tenants to get new housing complaints service Gold-Diggers are ‘marrying to exploit the elderly’ A delay in dealing with wills and probate could now prove costly New agreements to ‘reduce house sale failures’ Court settles family dispute over who should inherit house Over-60s failing to protect legacies if their children divorce New reservation agreements ‘could reduce house sale failures More than 450,000 homes sold to people using Help to Buy Court appoints deputy for patient unable to manage her affairs New plans to improve service for home buyers, sellers and tenants Make sure your will writer is ‘qualified, insured and regulated’ Inheritance tax exemption ‘should apply to cohabiting siblings’ Most new homes to be sold as freehold – leases capped at £10 Court orders sisters to pay £325,000 to dead father’s partner Stamp duty boost for first-time buyers of shared-ownership homes ‘Giveaway budget’ but no rise in inheritance tax allowances Sisters allowed to correct error to benefit from family trust Court settles siblings’ dispute over sale of family home Lack of preparation for old age threatens our future well-being £1 billion fund created to help build thousands more homes Homeowners win Japanese knotweed claim against Network Rail Brothers in dispute over house left in their mother’s will New Town Development Corporations to deliver more homes Housing Minister announces homes boost for rural families Nearly 70,000 first-time buyers benefit from stamp duty cut Lasting powers of attorney can help protect dementia sufferers Estate agents to be ‘professionalised’ to improve housing market Son fails to overturn father’s will to inherit extra land Tax on empty homes could be doubled to boost housing market Special ‘home inheritance tax allowance’ rises by £25,000 Widow granted £400,000 instalment from husband’s estate Government to create a new generation of town houses £300m investment to tackle challenges of our ageing society Court allows 91-year-old to buy home he shared with partner House price growth across the UK slowed down in 2017 MoJ refunding Power of Attorney overpayments Three executors in dispute over their mother’s will Survey discovers people’s most common “will blunders” New measures to prevent ‘abusive’ leasehold practices Protect your family with a will or lasting power of attorney Extra £10 billion to fund Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme Victims of sexual abuse fail to overturn their mother’s will Trusts Registration Service deadline extended Court clears up confusion caused by a homemade will Stamp duty cut for first buyers – but will it really help? Leading judge wants ‘living wills’ to be made compulsory Plans to make buying and selling a home less stressful £2.3 billion fund to unlock 100,000 new homes Daughter awarded share of father’s estate despite his wishes More than a million people have opened a Help to Buy ISA Three sisters win dispute over their father’s will Government plans to ban leasehold sales of new houses Move to bring ‘outdated law’ on wills into 21st century £90m to be repaid to thousands with Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) Government confirms its commitment to helping homebuyers Son not allowed to inherit house as a deathbed gift British families pay a record £5 billion inheritance tax Family can’t make a claim on their stepmother’s estate Help to Buy schemes used by over a million home buyers How LPAs can help protect your future from dementia Latest house prices show an annual rise but a monthly fall Increases to probate application fees postponed until after the election Government plans to unlock more brownfield land for new homes Wife wins appeal over share of estranged husband’s estate Now it costs less to take out lasting powers of attorney Woman removed as executor of her father’s will Woman loses dispute with charities over her mother’s will New proposals aim to make moving home easier, quicker and safer Inheritance tax main residence allowance comes into effect Starter homes sold to first-time buyers at 20% discount Daughter wins family dispute over mother’s lost will Government unveils plans for housing market Disinherited son fails to overturn his father’s will Government unlocks £7 billion for affordable housing Man must pay £44,000 in family dispute over will Over 220,000 home buyers have used Help to Buy Daughter’s bid to administer mother’s estate rejected UK House prices show an annual increase of 6.9% LPAs could help protect your future Make sure you have an up-to-date will in place How the law can help when someone loses mental capacity Plans to streamline buying and selling of homes Autumn Statement outlines boosts to house building Public prefer solicitors to write their will Dispute over pub held in a family trust settled Father & son in dispute over ownership of house Applications for living wills double Family overturn brother’s will Man left out of will can buy partner’s home Second marriage sparks disputes over wills House prices increase by 8.7% More than half a million people open Help to Buy ISAs Trust amended to give inheritance rights to gay partners Daughters lose appeal after being left out of father’s will Ex-Husband Allowed to Challenge Will of Former Mother-in-Law Safeguard your future with a Lasting Power of Attorney UK House prices rose by more than 8% last year Dementia sufferer’s will leaving estate to grandson invalid Charities to invest an extra £100m in research into dementia Shared ownership changes help 175,000 on to housing ladder Battle over Prince’s estate Court upholds woman’s will against challenge by grandchildren Stamp duty changes save homebuyers more than £650m More starter homes at 20% discount for first time buyers Inheritance tax revenue ‘to soar to £4.6 billion this year’ Husband’s ‘torn up’ will disinheriting wife is allowed to stand Housing zones ‘to provide thousands of homes on brownfield land’ More than 150,000 have bought a home through Help to Buy Charities take dispute over woman’s will to Supreme Court More public sector land made available to build new homes Partner can keep married partner’s home More than 250,000 Help to Buy ISAs opened Wealthy families face £20,000 rise in probate fees New safeguards for people using lasting powers of attorney Housing association tenants get Right to Buy Deceased’s bank accounts frozen due to dispute Government to commission new homes on publicly owned land Big rise in the number of people challenging ‘unfair wills’ Thousands of tenants now registering to buy their homes Charities benefit as woman’s second will declared invalid New measures to help more people buy their first home Family fails to inherit after dispute over will and UK assets Daughter appointed as mother’s deputy despite living abroad Help to Buy ISAs now available for first time buyers Son’s Power of Attorney Over Mother’s Estate Revoked by Court Housing Association Tenants Given Right to Buy Their Home Inheritance Tax Payments Soar as Family Wealth Rises Most People Still Prefer to Ask a Solicitor to Write Their Will Lasting power of attorney forms now ‘simpler and clearer’ Number of homes bought through Help to Buy tops 100,000
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