Few experiences are as disorienting as facing a significant legal matter without a clear sense of where to begin. Whether you are ending a long-term relationship, making decisions about your children’s future, or putting structures in place to protect your financial legacy, the law touches all of it – and
Buying or selling property is one of the biggest financial decisions most New Zealanders will ever make. The market conditions, the negotiation process, and the settlement timeline tend to get the most attention – but the legal work that sits underneath every transaction is just as consequential. Done well, it
Those who own a property in Europe are now able to exercise their freedom regarding who they decide will inherit their asset but if the owner wants to benefit from this they will have to take a look at their own will. The EU Succession laws are seeing a change
Every year, countless couples move in together unaware of how little legal protection they have when it comes to ownership of the home that they now live in. You can live with your partner for decades, but if things were to go horribly wrong and you end up going your
The Texas Real Property Transfer on Death Act, found under Chapter 114 of the Texas Estate Code, provides that after September 1st, 2015 the State of Texas will recognize a deed which transfers property upon the death of an individual. This opens new possibilities to Estate Planning which allows an
Most fire hazards are avertable with fire risk assessment. A fire risk assessment basically covers general guidance on fire safety and provision of direction on affluences that may lead to fire and flare-ups. Risk valuation helps ascertain all the fire threats and hazards in your premises after which, you can
There are many reasons why you should purchase the freehold to your house or flat – security, more control over the running of the building, not having to deal with landlords, increasing the value of your flat, having no ground rent to pay and so on – but what do
It is not uncommon for business leases to be contracted out of the protection afforded by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. When such leases come to an end, the tenant has no statutory right to be granted a new tenancy. However, the tenant may stay in occupation and seek
If you live in a block of leasehold flats in the UK but don’t own the freehold, you may have experienced several problems over the years, whether it’s small things not getting fixed, the flats falling into disrepair, or simply trying to communicate with the landlord or managing agents when
Owning property in a structured community brings issues into play that other homeowners often do not face. Sometimes it seems questionable whether the owner owns the house or if the community actually own the owner. There are positives and negatives of buying a property with a homeowners association, or HOA,
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