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Can you make your own will? More to the point, should you make your own will?

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Darren McGuinness, Solicitor at Harold Stock & Co, tackles the issue of wills, whether you can write your own will and, if you do, whether it is legally valid.

One of the most important issues we help people with is forward planning – in some cases very far forward planning! Because there is one sure thing in life, that one day, we will all “pop-our-clogs”.

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How Does Conveyancing Actually Work?

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In our last blog we looked at why you need a conveyancing solicitor to help you through the various processes of your move. This week, Rachel Inwood, Conveyancing Solicitor at Harold Stock & Co, goes into a little more detail about the process of buying a home and what you can expect from your conveyancing solicitor at each stage of your purchase.

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Will the number of prenuptial agreements increase following the Court of Appeal’s divorce ruling in Hart v Hart?

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Family lawyers predict a rise in the number of couples seeking prenuptial agreements after the Court of Appeal divorce ruling in which a woman’s bid for an equal share of her and her ex-husband’s combined assets was dismissed. Ruling in Hart v Hart, Lord Justice Moylan, said His Honour Judge Wildblood QC had not erred when awarding Karen Hart £3.5m, out of total resources of just under £9.4m, in a financial remedy order made in June 2015.

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