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Running a business means you are always looking for ways to cut costs, save time and increase client satisfaction. Countrywide Legacy’s paperless system allows you to do exactly that! Going paperless not only saves your business precious time and money, but it is also a huge step in improving your customer service. With Countrywide Legacy, […]
Remaining Up To Date With Key Changes To Legislation
As people are living longer, it is becoming more important than ever to ensure that the rights of vulnerable members of society and those who have lost capacity are upheld. In recent years, a myriad of organisations, including The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and politicians in Parliament […]
Majority Of Population Unprepared To Finance Retirement
The majority of the population remain naive about how much money they will need to live on when they retire. According to recent research, from Equity Release Supermarket, of over 4,000 people aged over 40-years-old, 80% of the respondents under the age of 60 were oblivious to how much money they would need to live […]
MOJ To Press Ahead With Closure Of Probate Registries
In the continuing £1bn reform of the courts and tribunals system, the Ministry of Justice is set to close regional probate registries. It was reported last week that some staff at the ten registries in England and Wales have been told that operations will be scaled back and eventually closed. The plan is to move […]
MCA Amendment Bill Omits Lords’ Proposed Deprivation Of Liberty Definition
The Mental Capacity Amendment Bill 2017-19 made its way for a final time through the House of Lords last week. Having been through eleven previous stages of development between the two houses, the Lords agreed with the final amendments suggested in the Commons third reading of the amended Bill. Whilst the Lords had aimed to […]