The EU wants lenders to provide homebuyers with more information about their mortgages, including “worst case scenarios” of what could happen if rates increase unexpectedly. It means lenders will have to show the maximum interest rate they have charged in the last 20 years. A statement from the European Parliament says: “”Anyone signing up for
The government is seeking international collaboration to tackle the growing challenge of dementia as people lead increasingly longer lives. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says there are currently 670,000 people suffering from various forms of dementia in theUKand this figure is set to double over the next 30 years. Mr Hunt said: “Dementia is far from
Six out of ten MPs believe the law needs to be changed to give unmarried couples more legal protection if they separate. A survey carried out by the family law group, Resolution, found that 69% of MPs agree that the public have a mistaken belief in the “myth of common law marriage”. This misconception leads
A homeowner has been awarded compensation for damage caused to his property by the roots of a hedge belonging to his neighbour. The issue first arose in 2006 when the homeowner noticed cracks in his property. Structural engineers investigated and reported that the damage was most likely caused by the roots from a cypress tree
Helping Machins’ clients in contentious probate issues it is often the case that a dispute arose as a result of a will which favoured one sibling over another or completely cut one family member out. This is a somewhat delicate and emotional issue and with English law following the basic principle that the Testator has
The number of buyers entering the housing market is at its highest level for four years, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The biggest increases in activity came in theWest Midlandsand the North East, which were among the areas worst affected by the market crash. However, every area of the country saw
A couple have been told they are committing financial suicide by running up huge bills in a fight over which country should deal with their divorce. Aloke Ray and Dr Charoo Sekhri met through an online dating agency in 2008. They married in 2009 and lived inLondon, but later moved toSingapore. They have one son.
A black driver has been awarded £27,000 compensation after he became upset at hearing a colleague being called racist nicknames. Roy Morgan worked for a fruit and veg wholesale company inGloucester. He was not subjected to direct racism himself but often heard his colleague, Brian Ennis, referred to by other workers as ‘golliwog Brian’ and
A woman has won the right to remain in her deceased partner’s home despite a legal challenge from his son. The case involved a couple who were not married but had lived together for 12 years. The man had made a will leaving all his estate to his son. The will didn’t leave anything to
The divorce rate among the over-60s is continuing to rise, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is in contrast to the overall divorce figures which are falling. The divorce rate for older people was relatively stable in the 1980s but then started to rise in the early 1990s.