Buying a new home is exciting, whether it is a first-time purchase, a step up the property ladder or a buy-to-let investment. In all cases, you will need a conveyancing lawyer to act for you to ensure you are alerted to any potential problems or risks, and that your purchase proceeds as smoothly as possible. …
By Litigation Director, Katherine Flashman Kitson Mental health has been a dirty phrase for a long time, but that’s all changing. We have seen the younger Royals, William, Catherine and Harry promoting the importance of understanding and discussing mental health issues. I have known for a long time that mental health is something that …
If you are one of a growing number of businesses facing financial crisis following the business rates revaluation earlier this year, options for reducing your outgoings to keep the business afloat are likely to be high on your list of priorities. You may also have thought about whether you can challenge your assessment or take …
Leaving a gift to charity in your will Time spent with family and friends over the festive period can make you realise how precious life is and the importance of ensuring that those you love and care about are provided for when you die. Among those you wish to benefit from your will may be …
Cornish Solicitors, Parnalls, have recently helped two leading Devon organic meat companies to combine to become one – Eversfield Organic has acquired The Well Hung Meat Company. Ben Mitchell, project lead at Parnalls was instructed by Eversfield on Halloween and completed the deal a day earlier than planned, on Thursday November 16th 2017. Commenting on …
Director at Parnalls Solicitors, Katherine Flashman Kitson, has joined the Board of Governors of St Joseph’s School Launceston. Parnalls like St Joseph’s are longstanding institutions in the town both having premises in the town dating back to the 1920s. Both establishments are equally important to the town’s heritage and with a nod to the future …
In the second of a two-part series of articles on how different ways of buying a home can affect your legal rights, Louis Mathers conveyancing lawyer with Parnalls in Launceston, explained the implications of using self-funded options and government-backed schemes. In this article, he looks at the implications of using a mortgage or private loan. …
New rules on the procedure businesses must follow when trying to collect debts from individual customers could mean that you have to wait 90 days or more before you can issue court proceedings. To limit the damage this may cause to your cash flow it is important to review your credit control procedures following the …
In an earlier article, Deborah Adams, head of private client department with Parnalls in Launceston, explained how making gifts of money or property during your lifetime could help reduce the inheritance tax payable on your estate when you die. In this article she looks at how making potentially exempt lifetime transfers, under what is known …
Key Terms Lasting Powers of Attorney (‘LPAs’) are formal legal documents which allow you to appoint attorneys to make decisions for you in the event that you are unable to do so for yourself in the future. An LPA is a safeguard which gives you peace of mind that should you in the future, lack …
