As you go through your life, many things change. Your relationships might change – you might get married, enter into a civil partnership or get divorced. You might move house and build up assets. You might build up a business or otherwise create wealth. If you have...
In this article, we intend to look at the arrangements between cohabiting couples who have or are in the process of separating. Cohabiting couples are couples who are neither married nor in a civil partnership. In other words, there is no legal basis for the...
In this article, we look at how you can buy a property with a partner. By that we mean someone you are or intending to cohabit with but are not married to or in a civil partnership with. It is perfectly normal for cohabiting couples to buy a property in their joint...
If you are a landlord and wish to remove your tenants and recover your property, it can be expensive if you do not follow the proper procedure. In a recent case, tenants were served with a notice to leave on the basis that the landlord wished to recover the property...
In a recently heard divorce case in Edinburgh Sheriff Court, the sheriff ruled that the couple’s children should leave their fee-paying school and attend state school. This is a very unusual step for a sheriff to take when the wellbeing of children are paramount in...
Having lost its initial Employment Tribunal case brought by a couple of Uber drivers, Uber took the decision through every appeal process it could find, ending up in the UK Supreme Court, where it finally lost. Uber persisted in its claim that it was merely a...
The property market has rarely been more hectic with mortgage lending and house prices rising strongly. No wonder then that many parents are anxious to help their children secure a first rung on the property ladder before it is out of reach. That is easier said than...
If you think of Powers of Attorney as preparation for your declining years, then it might be time to think again. In fact, Powers of Attorney existed long before the ‘Continuing’ and ‘Welfare’ versions we associate with Powers of Attorney (POA) came into existence –...
Many people believe that Scottish law prevents parents from disinheriting their children. While there is some truth to that, the position is more complex. Whether your children have a right to inherit depends largely on whether you leave a Will, and on the balance...
Do you ever have that nagging feeling in your mind that you’ve forgotten to do something? You’re thinking about the future, but you just can’t put your finger on it? Then it comes to you – you haven’t provided for your loved ones for after you go and it’s left you...
