In world flooded with advertisements for affordable DIY Wills and packs, the allure of saving money can be tempting. However, the real question is, do these DIY solutions truly save you money? Rebecca Armstrong, Senior Associate Solicitor in our Will and Inheritance Dispute Team, reports on the pitfalls of DIY Wills. The Cheap Appeal The […]
We have all heard that ‘preparation is key to success’ and this is certainly true when it comes to protecting your family wealth. A few relatively straightforward planning measures can help to protect your assets from erosion by Inheritance Tax, care fees, incapacity and irresponsible beneficiaries. Here are just a few examples: Lasting Powers of […]
A Parenting Plan is a voluntary, written agreement between parents (and can include grandparents and other family members). The Plan covers practical issues in relation to the children such as living arrangements, education, healthcare, and finances. The aim of the Plan is to assist parents in resolving arrangements amicably and informally. A written Parenting Plan, […]
Tynedale Solicitors Nicholson Portnell are pleased to welcome three new recruits to their busy Hexham Practice. Henry Box has joined Nicholson Portnell as a solicitor in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution department. Having qualified as a barrister in 2009, he later cross-qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and practised commercial litigation from a number […]
In the New Year thoughts will turn towards our New Year’s resolutions. Why not make a resolution this year to put your legal affairs in order? Making a Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney makes matters as easy as possible for your family to deal with if the worst happens. Making a Will […]
Hexham Solicitors Nicholson Portnell has recently added top talent to its bustling property team. Paralegal Tracy Bell and Solicitor Jenny Ford have been appointed to the company’s Property Department. Relocating from Devon, Tracy boasts an impressive 18-year legal track record. Originally from Lincolnshire, she enjoys reading, the theatre, travelling, and spending time with family and […]
For most people it is a daily occurrence to enter into contracts without realising that it has happened. We have employment contracts, tenancy agreements, business leases, contracts with childcare providers, builders, architects, the milk man, the coal man and many more besides. In most cases we don’t think about the contractual nature of the arrangement, […]
A question we are being regularly asked at the moment is how soon can a property be sold after a homeowner has died. The answer depends on various factors including the time involved in in the Probate Registry processing the application for the Grant of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration. Currently the Probate […]
Hexham Solicitors Nicholson Portnell are delighted to announce the recruitment of new members to their busy conveyancing and Private Client teams. Although steeped in farming thanks to his upbringing on a Devon Farm, Steve Bell took the opportunity on leaving school to enter the legal profession, initially in a clerical and later IT capacity. This […]
If you have ever acted as an executor or an administrator of someone’s estate, you will probably appreciate that this can be a very difficult and demanding job. It can also be a role which is fraught with personal risk. In many ways, dealing with someone else’s assets is more problematic than dealing with your […]