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Seller of land should have pointed out defect in title
355,000 homeowners benefit from Help to Buy scheme
LPAs can help protect your interests as dementia figures rise in UK
New fund established to help build 10,000 new homes by 2025
Dementia sufferer was aware of his actions so his will was valid
Ban on ground rent will cut costs for future leaseholders
Writing on back of envelope not enough to alter woman’s will
Homeowner overturns restrictive covenant so he can build extension
‘Unwanted’ son claims share of late father’s estate from niece
Make sure you have an up-to-date will in place
Lasting Powers of Attorney could help protect your future
Taylor Wimpey frees leaseholders from ground rent terms
Key workers step on to housing ladder through First Homes scheme
Widow granted injunction to prevent husband’s will being challenged
£8.6 billion allocated to boost the number of affordable homes
Streamlined land scheme to boost number of new homes
UK House Prices rose by more than 10% over the last year
Inadequate online wills could lead to surge in family disputes
Thousands of homes to be built on derelict and underused land
£150m package to deliver more homes for first time buyers
Court interprets woman’s will to enable all her children to inherit
Court settles brothers’ dispute over administering mother’s will
Homeowners lose appeal over stamp duty on ‘large gardens’
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
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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