Elizabeth Pender

Common Law Marriage – Myth-busting

common law marriage

The term “common law marriage” is often used to describe a relationship between two long term partners who live together but are not married or in a civil partnership. But what does it actually mean in the context of matrimonial law? Well, to put it bluntly, it means nothing. No such thing as common law…

Property Searches: Do I need them?

Samantha Bellamy, Head of Property at Penderlaw, talks through the different property searches you may come across and why they are necessary. The process of buying a property can be daunting enough in terms of finding the house you want, negotiating the price, getting a mortgage, arranging a physical survey etc, and then of course,…