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The thought of buying your first property can be both an exciting and daunting prospect. Luckily there is a range of options available to aid first time buyers wanting to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/assistance-available-for-first-time-buyers/
For those who want to stay safe from the efforts of pension scammers, help is out there. It’s just as well because such help is in high demand. Between August...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/savers-turning-to-watchdogs/
When talking about divorce it’s never long before pensions, finances and how much the whole process costs comes into the conversation. There has been the usual spike in January divorces...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/divorce-and-what-to-do-with-the-family-money/
No fault divorce for separating couples are going to be introduced into the law. In the next session in parliament the justice secretary David Gauke has confirmed he will bring...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/no-fault-divorce-to-become-the-law/
2019 is a landmark year for female lawyers as it’s 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was passed and what better time to recognise this than this Friday...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/women-are-empowered-in-100-year-anniversary/
Spring is always a busy time for making changes, it’s when houses go on the market with daffodils in the garden and a range of bank holidays to take advantage...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/spring-property-moves/
In January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released their latest Family Spending Survey, revealing the intimate details of British spending habits. In its 61st year, the report provides an...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/a-snapshot-of-average-weekly-household-spending/
The Department for Work and Pensions has hit its target of bringing 10 million workers into occupational pensions, a year ahead of schedule. To give that figure a sense of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/ae-policy-adds-pensions-for-10-million-workers/
You may have a defined benefit pension and be aware of pension transfers but not have heard of partial transfers. A partial transfer is a pension option that allows you...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-is-a-partial-transfer/
A record number of medical negligence compensation claims succeeded last year costing the NHS almost £120 million and nursing claims amount to just over £24 million of that bill. Whilst...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/compensation-for-nursing-claims-on-the-rise/
April sees a change in probate rules with fees of up to £6,000 now payable on estates for the first time. The fee would only be applied to estates worth...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/probate-changes-could-affect-families-from-april-this-year/
It’s a complicated state of affairs when an ex partner dies and pensions are brought into the equation – who benefits from the pension – the ex wife or the new...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pensions-divorce-and-death/
‘No blame’ divorce is now to become law making it easier for couples to split. The Justice Secretary has announced changes to the 50-year-old divorce laws meaning divorcing couples no...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/an-end-to-the-blame-game-in-divorce/
According to the Office for National Statistics, divorce rates are falling, latest statistics revealed show there were 111,169 divorces in 2014, a reduction of 3.1% compared with 2013, but the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/capital-protection-on-divorce/
Recent research indicates that a third of parents are not willing to offer an inheritance or financial aid to their married offspring due to the fear of divorce. Now, whilst...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/divorce-the-inlaws-and-inheritance/
Anyone over the age of 18 should consider making their 2017 New Year Resolution to make a Will warn solicitors as changing Intestacy rules mean more families are being disinherited or...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/why-making-a-will-should-be-your-new-year-resolution/
Inheritance tax (IHT) can be an incredibly punitive tax on your estate. However, by making the right choices, you can vastly reduce the amount of your estate liable for IHT....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/alleviating-your-inheritance-tax-bill-shouldnt-be-a-worry/
With your capital tucked away in savings accounts, investments and mortgages, you’d assume that there is some kind of protection in place. But exactly how safe are your savings in...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/how-safe-are-your-savings/
People simply aren’t saving enough into their pension funds. Despite the relative success of the auto-enrolment rollout and the increase of minimum contributions from 5% to 8%, there’s still a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/is-it-time-to-cut-out-the-jargon-from-pensions/
As property lawyers we are often asked about freehold, what does it mean, can I buy it, is it worth it, why would I want to? Freehold property can be...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/why-you-might-want-to-purchase-your-freehold/
In the case of Thompson v Ragget (2018) EWHC 688 Ch, the High court ruled in favour of an unmarried woman who had been left out of her partner’s £1.5m...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/cohabitants-entitled-to-challenge-their-late-partners-estate/
Equity release is no longer the niche lending area it once was with more and more homeowners over 55 choosing to release cash tied up in their homes and there...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/equity-release-is-still-popular/
A study found in 2018 that one in four adults have no savings. Many residents in the UK wish that they had cash to save, however high monthly outgoings and debt clearance...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-uk-is-struggling-to-save-what-are-the-implications/
The recent case of Gaskin v Chorus Law Ltd & Anor provides guidance for beneficiaries. This is a common problem experienced by beneficiaries Eileen Gaskin died, intestate, in 2012 and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/delay-in-administering-an-estate/
For a Will to be validly recognised in England and Wales, it must be signed in front of two independent witnesses, who print and sign their names, this aids when...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/contesting-a-will-does-a-will-need-to-be-signed/
Inheritance Act claims; can you claim if the time limit has passed? The short answer is yes; at the Courts discretion. The six month limitation on Inheritance Act claims has...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/can-you-make-inheritance-act-claims-if-the-time-limit-has-passed/
As defined contribution pension plans overtake defined benefit (in terms of money paid into schemes) for the first time ever, more and more people are taking an interest in how...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/defined-contribution-vs-defined-benefit/
We acted recently for a client who experienced unnecessary pain during an operation at Wythenshawe Hospital and recovered compensation of £3,500 for him. Mr D had successfully undergone coronary artery...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/compensation-recovered-for-avoidable-pain-in-surgery/
News that Tameside Hospital has made ‘significant progress’ and should come out of special measures has been welcomed by Pearson Solicitors Medical Negligence team. Progress has been made by improving...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/tameside-hospital-improvements-welcomed-by-ashton-solicitors/
Pearson Solicitors have successfully claimed back over £20,000 in care home fees for an Oldham client recently. We were instructed by our client Mrs Judith Lamb in her challenge against...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/victory-for-daughter-in-care-home-fees/
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a wife should be awarded 100% of her husband’s assets following a divorce ruling. In Aly v Aly the husband has been ordered...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/wife-receives-100-of-matrimonial-assets-in-550000-payout/
A Pearson Solicitors client whose husband committed suicide after health officials failed to address his suicidal tendencies has won her fight for compensation. Eileen Carey found her husband Patrick, hanged...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson_solicitors_client_receives_compensation_for_husbands_sui/
Exposure to a single asbestos fibre can have long-term serious health implications and all too frequently exposure is work-related and can often be fatal, warned North West Solicitor, Mike Talbot....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/asbestos-is-a-killer/
The BBC is reporting the outcome of an inquest into the death of Kristian Jaworski. Kristian died just five days after his birth in June 2015 at North Middlesex University...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/coroner-warning-over-baby-deaths-in-caesarean-cost-debate/
Pearson’s are proud to sponsor the Dr Kershaw’s Duck race this weekend Saturday, August 22, 2015 12:00pm 3:00pm Chadderton Hall Park On Saturday the 22nd of August 2015,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson-sponsors-dr-kershaws-duck-race/
Dubbed a ‘slow, lethal killer’ by many financial advisers, pension fund charges can potentially limit your overall pension pot without you even noticing. All pension plans comes with charges, but...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/how-understanding-pension-fund-charges-could-save-you-money/
Due Diligence (Part 1) What is Due Diligence? A due diligence review is an independent investigation of the target business by the buyer and its advisers. In English law, the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/due-diligence/
Due Diligence (Part 2) What you need to do In the second part of this article we will be covering the scope of the investigation The scope of the investigation...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/due-diligence-cont/
Following an in depth study conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR) and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), it has been discovered that only one in four...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/gifting-rules-and-inheritance-tax-what-you-might-not-know/
The idea of retiring in your 50s or even your 40s sounds like a pipe-dream to most, what with the increased cost of living, inflation and other economic factors slowly...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-does-it-take-to-retire-early/
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