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Installation of entrance gates across cul de sac would undermine social cohesiveness of the community (Planning Inspectorate)
Planning permission was refused for the installation of entrance gates across a cul de sac. The main issue of the appeal was the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, social interaction, community safety, crime and the fear of crime.
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How Do I Sell My Property Now My Wife Has Dementia
It is always a difficult time when a family member has moved into residential care because they are suffering from dementia and for various reasons their spouse may now consider selling the house they own together, perhaps to also move into care or to live with family. Is it that easy without a Power of Attorney in place?
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Court acts to stop father inheriting from dying child
In the case of LCN v CJF [2019] EWCOP 1 published earlier this year, the Court of Protection authorised the settlement of a child’s property on trust under section 18(1)(h) Mental Capacity Act 2005.
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Photos from Christina Blacklaws’ Visit
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Beneficial Ownership: Joint Committee Report On Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill
On 20 May 2019, the House of Commons and House of Lords Joint Committee on the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill published a report following its pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill, which would establish a public register of beneficial owners of overseas entities that own or purchase land in the UK.
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25 Year Environment Plan: Government Publishes First Progress Report
On 16 May 2019, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published its first progress report on its 25 year environment plan. The 25 Year Environment Plan is the government’s “roadmap for action, centred on the pledge that ours will be the first generation to pass the natural world on in a better state to our children”
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Inheritance Tax on the Rise
In the last tax year 2018/2019, inheritance tax receipts to HMRC rose to £5.4 billion which is an increase of around £160 million from the year before.
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You shall not pass!
My neighbour says I don’t have the right to use their driveway to access my property! What can I do?
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Changes To General Licences For Bird Control
On 26 April 2019, Natural England revoked three general licences for controlling 16 species of wild birds following a challenge by a new environmental NGO, Wild Justice. The licences which have been revoked allowed the killing or taking of certain species of wild birds to prevent serious damage or disease, to preserve public health or public safety or to conserve wild birds or flora or fauna.
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Let’s talk divorce – it’s not taboo
Divorce is a tricky subject. It’s said to be akin to suffering from bereavement.
