Legal Eye sponsor Professional Roundtable
Legal Eye was pleased to sponsor the Today’s Wills and Probate Roundtable which took place in London last week.
A Masterclass in CGT Planning & Trusts
Part 2 of our CGT Masterclass Trilogy will explore how Capital Gains Tax applies to Trusts including planning opportunities for you and your clients, to defer or mitigate any liability, either partially or completely.
Drop in share of small businesses describing lawyers as cost-effective
New research has revealed a growing level of scepticism among small businesses when it comes to lawyers providing value for money.
Do you check that a Will Writer (non-SRA regulated organisation) is not holding a Will or a later Will for the estate that you are about to distribute?
We are pleased to announce that when you use a Certainty Will Search Combined you can now include a search of Will Writers from both the Institute of Professional Will Writers (IPW) and The Society of Will Writers (SWW) in your search.
27% of equity consumers take out plan to clear existing mortgage
Recent research has found that over a quarter (27%) of people who took out an equity release plan in 2017 did so to clear an existing mortgage.
2017 sees retired homeowners gain almost £8k in property wealth
New figures have revealed that retired homeowners received over £7,900 in property wealth during 2017.
GDPR: A Ticking Time Bomb is Approaching – Another Millennium Bug or is this Real?
We are delighted to welcome Paul Holland and Jessica Pattison from Beyond Encryption who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars with Steve Sharpe from LAN2LAN on Wednesday 28th February at 12.00pm.
Labour leader concerned over ‘cab-rank’ burial policy
Jeremy Corbyn has highlighted what he calls ‘serious concerns’ over the ‘cab rank’ burial policy of a north London coroner.
Three new appointments made at Office for legal complaints
The Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has today welcomed the appointment of three new non-executive directors.
Government aims to ban pension cold calling “as quickly as possible”
The Government has expressed its aim to push through the pension cold calling ban “as quickly as possible”.
Cohabitees could see surge in pensions benefits
New legislation could mean cohabitees see a significant rise in the financial benefits that they’re entitled to.
Do your clients know when they should update their will?
A recent survey has revealed that over half of people have not updated their will.
Calls to compensate WASPI women dismissed
Calls to compensate a generation of women who campaigned to have their pension increased have been dismissed by the Government.
Employees could be missing out by choosing default pension fund
Recent research has revealed that many workers could be missing out by choosing the default fund options on their workplace pension.
Older people need national housing strategy says CLG Committee
A recent report has concluded that a national strategy on housing for older people needs to be introduced.
Property remains the top choice for boosting retirement savings
Just under half of the population believe that property is the best way to save for retirement.
Bill on end of life care provision for homeless approved for second reading
The Bill on Homelessness (End of Life Care) has been approved for a second reading.
The CGTrilogy continues… Supermen Webinar 39 – CGT Planning & Trusts
The Supermen Webinar Trilogy on Capital Gains Tax continues…
Solve Legal Marketing Achieves Legal Eye Quality Standard
Legal Eye is delighted to announce that Solve Legal Marketing, the full-service marketing agency dedicated to the legal sector, is the first business of its kind to achieve the Legal Eye Quality Standard (LEQS).
The Society of Will Writers today launches new product to market
The Society of Will Writers are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new pre-paid funeral plan.