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Property lawyer, Terese Kingman, takes a look at easements and profits a prendre

What is an easement?
An easement is a right  to use land belonging to a third party in a particular way or to prevent the owner of that land from using it in a certain manner. An example of an easement is a right of way.

Terese Kingman looks into the murky world of unregulated will writers
 
Walter Ventriglia was the owner of a will writing firm called Legacy & Law and a will storage business called UK Will Register.  He has just been sent to prison for fraudulently charging clients for fixing non-existing problems with their wills.
 
IS HE TYPICAL?

Trustees: An overview by Terese Kingman

Trustees have a great deal of responsibility when dealing with trust property.  A trustee has a range duties which includes safeguarding trust assets by checking the terms of the trust, collecting money due to the trust or estate (even if this means enforcing any loans due to the trust), investing the trust fund in accordance with the trust deed and distributing the assets.

What happens if the trustee makes an overpayment of income to a beneficiary?

Terese Kingman of our South Molton office takes a look

If you are concerned about your future health, wellbeing and financial affairs a Lasting Power of Attorney will allow you to plan now and choose who will make essential decisions for you in the event that you become physically or mentally incapacitated.

At this stage you can choose your attorneys. They are the people who act for you once you become incapable of looking after your own affairs. 

Therese Kingman of Slee Blackwell’s South Molton office takes a look at some of the searches solicitors carry out when buying property.

Although we have covered this topic previously on this site, many clients tell us they would like to learn more about the topic.

We know that the relevant law can be traced back to medieval times. The church has long been permitted to demand payment from owners of former rectorial land in certain parishes for the upkeep and repair of the church chancel. For those of you who are not familiar with the internal layout of a church, the chancel is the area around the altar.

A Privileged Will is an informal will which remains valid even though it does not fulfil the usual legal requirements. Privileged wills are normally written but can be oral. What distinguishes this type of Will from a conventional Will is the fact that normal formalities are dispensed with. So, a Privileged Will does not, for instance, need to be signed in the presence of two independent witnesses as is usual; in fact, there is no need for any witnesses at all for the will to be valid. Nor do any alterations to a Privileged Will need to be witnessed.

What are the duties of a personal representative (PR)?

The Personal Representative, or PR, is a person with responsibility for winding up a deceased’s estate,. The PR calls in the assets, pays all debts and distributes the net estate to the beneficiaries named in the will or in accordance with the intestacy rules.