Is the elderly care cap actually a good deal?
The government announced on Monday that the costs of personal care for the elderly in England will be capped from April 2017 at £75,000. Health Minister Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons that the "historic" reforms would save thousands of people from having to sell their family home to pay for care. People who […]
Buy-to-let at four year high
Gross buy-to-let lending was up 19% from 2011 to £16.4 billion, the highest level for four years. Buy-to-let lending accounted for 11.5% of total gross mortgage lending in 2012, up from 9.8% in 2011, according to data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Over the last quarter there were 36,700 buy-to-let loans advanced, […]
SRA warns of con artists using Global Solicitors name
The following warning has been issued by The Solicitors Regulation Authority: "The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning involving con artists claiming to be from Global Solicitors. The SRA has received information that members of the public are being sent letters purportedly from Tim Neary and/or Mark Jerusin at Global Solicitors, Dreen, House, […]
Final Entry Date brought forward for LFS Conveyancing Awards
Law Firm Services have announced that the final entry date to enter the conveyancing awards will now be 31st March 2013. This is to allow sufficient time for the judging process to take place. Richard Mathias, Sales Director of LFS said “ we have had a superb response to this year’s awards and we already […]