Making a Will with Dementia
A question our team often get asked is what to do when a relative loses capacity without having made a Will. For a Will to be valid, a person must usually be deemed to ‘have capacity’ at the time of signing it. Solicitors Lucy Wilton & Leah Chenoweth , together…
20 May 2025
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Helping your kids to buy a house
With the average house price now at almost £380k, the dream of…
19 May 2025
We've been shortlisted again for the Cornwall Law…
We’re so excited that Tegan Pownall and Alice Vage have both been…
09 May 2025
WHAT TO DO IF YOU MISSED THE STAMP…
History of Stamp Duty Stamp duty land tax was introduced in England in…
06 May 2025
DYING MATTERS AWARENESS WEEK 5-11 May 2025
There seems to be an awareness day or week for everything these…
02 May 2025
Will disputes concerning the family business
A Will should be a true reflection of a person’s wishes. However,…
22 Apr 2025
Protecting yourself when appointing an Attorney for your…
You may have seen several stories in the news lately regarding abuse…
01 Apr 2025
Building an extension? 7 fundamentals to get right.
Whether you’re buying a house with lots of potential that you want…
25 Feb 2025
Who should I choose as an Executor for…
When drawing up your Will, one of the first things you will…
14 Feb 2025
Separation without Divorce – What you need to…
The prospect of divorce is never an enticing one, and many separated…
11 Feb 2025
How to avoid a divorce like Brangelina
Once the golden couple of Hollywood, it was reported recently by the…
07 Jan 2025
The January Divorce Phenomenon
It is a truth universally acknowledged that sadly January is the busiest…
03 Jan 2025
Diddly Squat? IHT, Trusts & Clarkson’s Farm
"People like me will simply put it in a Trust and, as…
16 Dec 2024
We've adopted a donkey!
We have decided that instead of sending piles of Christmas cards this…
13 Dec 2024
Wills and Divorce – What you need to…
Our team often get asked about the impact of divorce on existing…
09 Dec 2024
What are the grounds for contesting a Will?
Everyone’s Will should be a true reflection of their wishes. However, sometimes…
06 Dec 2024
Pensions and Divorce: what you need to know
In this blog which we published a while back, we discussed the…
29 Nov 2024
Christmas is coming : 7 tips for a…
The most magical time of the year - for children especially -…
25 Nov 2024
5 things farmers can do to help mitigate…
Jason Crocker, Solicitor in Penderlaw’s Wills, Trusts and Probate team discusses the…
15 Nov 2024
How to prevent your Life Insurance increasing your…
Taking out life insurance is something many of us do to protect…
13 Sep 2024
3 things first time buyers need to consider
We have seen a recent surge in enquiries from first time buyers,…
16 Aug 2024
Estate Planning for Blended Families
An estimated 1 in 3 families in the UK now fall into…
18 Jul 2024
What is a Flexible Will?
Lucy Wilton, a solicitor in our Wills, Trusts and Probate team talks…
15 Jul 2024
Meet Demelza from our Property Team
Our friendly and knowledgeable team at Penderlaw Solicitors are at the heart…
05 Jul 2024
Moving in Together: Your Legal Rights as a…
Amidst the thrill of moving in together and taking that next big…
05 Jun 2024
Do I need property searches as a cash…
Chatting about interesting articles to put on our blog the other day,…
31 May 2024
Guide to buying a second home in Cornwall
Going back to your Cornish roots? Over the years, we have found that…
30 Apr 2024
Meet Lucy Wilton, Solicitor at Penderlaw
We’re proud of our team at Penderlaw Solicitors. Both knowledgeable and friendly,…
08 Mar 2024
When do I need to update my Will?
You may think that once you have made a Will that your…
26 Feb 2024
Meet Alice Vage, Solicitor at Penderlaw Solicitors
We're proud of our team at Penderlaw Solicitors. Both knowledgeable and friendly,…
09 Feb 2024
Business LPAs - what they are and…
What would happen to your business if you couldn’t be there to…
05 Feb 2024
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) - 5 things…
Having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) may not be on your…
23 Jan 2024
Lasting Power of Attorney - The Basics
LPAs - The BasicsA Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”) is a legal…
19 Jan 2024
Probate - What you need to know.
Dealing with Probate when you have recently lost a loved one can…
09 Jan 2024
What happens if I die without a Will?
The rules of intestacy determine what happens to a person’s assets when…
13 Nov 2023
Leasehold Reforms in King’s Speech
Claire Gummow, Chartered Legal Executive at Penderlaw Solicitors, outlines the leasehold reforms…
06 Nov 2023
Tegan Pownall qualifies as a Solicitor
Tegan joined Penderlaw Solicitors in 2018 following work experience with the firm…
15 Sep 2023
Buying a house when you aren't married
Rachel Macwilliam, a Family Law specialist at Penderlaw Solicitors, discusses the potential…
26 Jun 2023
Apple's new Legacy Contact feature - passing…
We published a blog a while back now discussing what happens to…
13 Jun 2023
Penderlaw compete in Cornwall's Pretty Muddy 5k
On Saturday 20th May, some brave members of the team at Penderlaw…
22 May 2023
When Dylan turns out not to be Bob…
A friend of mine recently called me and said he had managed…
11 Nov 2022
Avoiding the alarming increase in property fraud
In recent years, property fraud has increased at a worrying rate with…
14 Oct 2022
Compulsory registration of all UK resident trusts required…
Did you know that all UK resident trusts (with some exceptions) are…
16 Aug 2022
No Fault Divorce - The 6 Key Stages
A while back we published a blog to try and help those…
10 Jun 2022
Trusts – What are they and do I…
Trusts are often perceived as complicated, surrounded by baffling terminology, expensive and…
18 May 2022
Considering selling part of your garden for development?
With the rising cost of land and spiraling house prices, many people…
17 May 2022
No Fault Divorce - What you need to…
The early part of the year tends to be an extremely a…
15 Feb 2022
Settlement Agreements – What you need to know
In good news, which feels like rather a rare commodity these days,…
17 Sep 2021
No Fault Divorce delayed until April 2022
In a blow to many couples seeking to get divorced, the government…
15 Jun 2021
Free / cheap Wills - What's the catch?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, around 6 in 10 of the UK population do not…
04 Jun 2021
End of the eviction ban – impact on…
As many people saw their incomes fall away during the pandemic, the…
01 Jun 2021
Unexpected E-mail from Penderlaw Solicitors?
If you have received an e-mail regarding an invoice you don't recognise,…
25 May 2021
Alice Vage begins her Training Contract
We are delighted to announce that Alice Vage, a Property Executive with…
29 Mar 2021
Lasting Powers of Attorney - What you need…
What is an LPA? A Lasting Powers of Attorney document (LPA) is a…
23 Mar 2021
Protecting your Grandchildren’s Inheritance with a Grandparent Will
The term ‘Grandparent Will’ is becoming more widely used these days but…
15 Dec 2020
The tangled web of Maradona’s Estate
Diego Maradona’s turbulent and colourful private life often hit the headlines during…
08 Dec 2020
Getting started : Estate Planning with your parents
The death of our parents is not something any of us want…
27 Nov 2020
What will happen to your 'digital life' when…
Some thoughts on your digital life and passing on your digital memories,…
17 Nov 2020
Power of Attorney - when is the right…
A sad story in the news this week got me thinking. Poor…
03 Nov 2020
Being an Executor, should I say yes?
Being asked to be someone’s Executor is a great compliment as it…
19 Oct 2020
Do I really need a solicitor for Probate?
As with DIY wills, some people see solicitors’ fees for probate as…
16 Oct 2020
Separating when you are unmarried with children
More and more couples are choosing to live together before getting married…
18 Aug 2020
Video witnessing of Wills now temporarily legal
The pandemic has presented endless challenges to our daily lives. One challenge…
10 Aug 2020
Estate Administration & Probate: A Beginner’s Guide
There is a bewildering array of terminology used around the process of…
04 Aug 2020
To move or not to move...
Current trends and shifting priorities within the property market It seems that following…
10 Jul 2020
Housing market to emerge from lockdown
England’s housing market can now begin to emerge from lockdown following the announcement…
30 Jun 2020
4 tips to help you navigate the choppy…
If you are struggling to come to an out of court child…
03 Jun 2020
Harry Perrin discusses the value of quiet spaces
A little something we thought you might be interested to read during…
22 May 2020
Can I get divorced during the coronavirus pandemic?
Being quarantined and self-isolating is tough even for happy couples. But for…
15 May 2020
Minimising inheritance tax with lifetime gifts
Will Inheritance tax apply to me? Many people do not consider themselves to…
05 May 2020
The different roads to divorce
Many of our family law clients tend to have something in common;…
28 Apr 2020
Making a Will whilst in self-isolation
In these strange and unprecedented times the Law Society are reporting a…
09 Apr 2020
Moving house in the time of coronavirus
Many property buyers and sellers have been left understandably distressed following last…
31 Mar 2020
5 reasons your DIY Will may be invalid
People often contact us to ask whether a DIY Will, such as…
26 Mar 2020
Will you still love me when I'm 64?
Silver Splitters: the rise of divorce amongst the over 60s A twin trend…
25 Mar 2020
Some silver linings to the coronavirus cloud
It has been such a gloomy time of it of late with…
18 Mar 2020
Penderlaw Business Continuity Plan
As government restrictions continue to be eased, I am writing to let…
17 Mar 2020
Planning ahead to save the farm
It is a sad fact that farmers’ families often face huge inheritance…
09 Mar 2020
Divorce demystified - The 6 key stages
The terms decree nisi and decree absolute are often mentioned in the…
16 Feb 2020
Child Custody - 7 common Q&As
When a relationship breaks down, whether you are married or not, agreeing…
15 Jan 2020
5 tips to avoid property fraud during the…
Our 5 tips to help you avoid becoming a victim of property…
18 Dec 2019
Can I remove an Executor?
The process of Probate (dealing with the Estate of someone who has…
03 Oct 2019
No Fault divorce edging a step closer
Our family lawyer Rachel Macwilliam says that the plans which are now…
08 May 2019
Seven tips for a happier divorce
Although the process of divorce and separation is never going to be…
08 Apr 2019
Common Law Marriage – Myth-busting
The term “common law marriage” is often used to describe a relationship…
05 Feb 2019
Property Searches: Do I need them?
Samantha Bellamy, Graduate Legal Executive at Penderlaw, talks through the different property…
23 Jan 2019
