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  • Beware The Cash Buyer!

    Cash buyers are sometimes not all they seem….. If you want to sell your property you usually rejoice if a cash buyer comes along. However, you do need to ask some searching questions. Does this mean that they have no property to sell? If so, is...

  • Common Law Marriages

    According to a national survey, 57% of the population mistakenly believe that by living together with their partner, they gain a special legal status that entitles them to the same rights as a married couple. Wrong: this term of law was abolished in...

  • Divorce: My Ten Top Tips

    By Nicola Poole, family solicitor As a family lawyer, I am not going to pretend that going through a separation or divorce is anything other than a sad, painful and unpleasant time. I know too that sometimes it even has to get worse before it can get...

  • Getting Married Abroad

    An Exotic Happy-Ever-After OR A Disaster In The Making? Are you heading off to the sun to get married this year? Have you and your intended decided to shun the English grey skies and opt to tie the knot abroad? Getting married overseas is becoming...

  • I Haven't Made A Will!

    Give Me 10 Reasons Why I Need To A large proportion of the population have no Will. Many people either just don't want to think about the possibility of their own death, or assume that if they die, what they own will go to the people they want....

  • Splitting Up? Time To Put Your Oxygen Mask On!

    Remember that aeroplane safety advice that you always do your best to ignore just before take-off? Perhaps not then! You might just recall though, that in the event of an emergency, anyone with a child is advised to put their own oxygen mask on first...

  • Time to review your Will

    Good News The Finance Act 2008 included new rules which generally benefit married couples (and civil partners) who face an Inheritance Tax (IHT) liability on the death of the survivor. These new rules are based on the principle that the exempt amount for...

  • Top Ten Tips for a stress free house move

    So, you have decided you are on the move! What next? Hedges Solicitors are the lawyers of choice for thousands of local people and recognise that as well as being an exciting time, being on the move can also be highly stressful. Here are our tips...

  • What you need to know when a loved one dies

    The time following the death of somebody close to you can often be very difficult. At Hedges solicitors we specialise in probate matters and have helped thousands of people through similar times. Here are our top tips of things you need to know or do: ...
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