Homes England provides new guide to Help to Buy scheme
July 6th 2020Homes England has issued a new updated guide to the Help to Buy equity loan scheme, which has helped thousands of people get on to the property ladder. Linsey Hayes Residential Conveyancer provides an update. These are some of the main points covered. With Help to Buy, you can buy a new home on a new build development with assistance from Homes England in the form of an equity loan.…
Solicitor who helped clients through lockdown makes it a global award treble for leading law firm
July 5th 2020A SOLICITOR who helped give clients peace of mind during lockdown has won a top global award. Rebecca Adams 30, of leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors which has the largest team of wills estates and trust lawyers in Cumbria, achieved a prestigious STEP Worldwide Excellence Award. Rebecca received the stand-out award for achieving the highest mark globally in her Advanced Certificate in Will Preparation as part of her four-part…
Lockdown takes its toll on relationships as couples opt to split
July 1st 2020AS lockdown eases the true impact the three-month confinement has had on personal relationships and family life in the UK is starting to emerge. Amy Fallows Associate Solicitor specialising in family law with leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors, has seen a surge in cases from cohabiting and married couples wanting to split. Amy, who is also a part-time Deputy District Judge in the county court and family court, says…
Solicitor champions more awareness of dementia in community
June 26th 2020A TYNEDALE solicitor is encouraging more people to understand the challenges those living with dementia face on a daily basis. Alice Whittome a private client solicitor with leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors which has one the largest teams of Wills, Estates and Trust Lawyers across Cumbria and Northumberland, is championing more awareness of dementia in the community. Alice, who works from Cartmell Shepherd’s Haltwhistle office, has completed a course…
No-Fault Divorce is nearly here!
June 18th 2020Amy Fallows Associate Solicitor in our Family law team provides update. The moment many separated couples have been waiting for is nearly here… the true ‘quickie divorce’. A law should be passed by Parliament in the next few days which will allow couples to divorce if they wish. Currently one spouse has to cite unreasonable behaviour or adultery if they want to divorce straight away. Many instead opt to wait…
Court corrects ‘unintended windfall’ error in man’s will
June 9th 2020By Zoe Calway Director The High Court has corrected a clerical error in a man’s will that would have given his nephews and nieces an unintended windfall. Patrick Joseph Kelly was born in Ireland but moved to England, where he remained until his death apart from visits to his family. He never married and had no children. In 2010, he made a will in Ireland appointing his brother Vincent as executor…
Property sales pick up as estate agents and conveyancing services get back to work
June 5th 2020RESIDENTIAL property sales are on the move again across Cumbria and Northumberland, prompting conveyancing services to bounce back. Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors conveyancing department reports that activity has returned much quicker than many expected. “While it was quiet during the initial stages of lockdown, now that estate agents are open again activities have picked up significantly” said Elizabeth Crouch Head of Residential Property at Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors. Several estate agents are…
Advice for home Help to Buy customers during Covid-19 outbreak
June 2nd 2020Sam Bulman Conveyancer in our Residential Property team provides some useful advice for Help to Buy customers. Homes England has issued advice for Help to Buy: Equity Loan customers on how they can proceed with purchasing a home during the Covid-19 outbreak. It says that many people are worried because the situation seems so uncertain. In response, it has published a document containing the answers to some frequently asked questions.…
Child arrangements during Covid-19
May 26th 2020Amy Fallows Associate Solicitor in our Family Law team provides some helpful advice. The lockdown has challenged many parents. Home schooling and home working are difficult to combine successfully. Not least for separating parents who are already balancing childcare between two homes. The government made it clear: Children can pass between parents despite the current restrictions. It is equally clear that younger children are least vulnerable to Covid-19. However, it…
Haltwhistle solicitors working from home to help give people peace of mind during pandemic
May 11th 2020WITH people wanting to ensure their legal affairs are in order during the Covid-19 pandemic a team of solicitors from Haltwhistle are working from home to help. While many businesses have closed temporarily, or scaled back, Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors at Haltwhistle are working as hard as ever for their clients – the only difference being that they are based from home, rather than the office. Nicholas Devlin one of Cartmell…
